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Sailor & I
Sailor & I in 2016
Background information
Birth name	Alexander Sjödin
Also known as	Sailor & I
Origin	Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Indie pop, electronic
Occupation(s)	Producer, singer, multi-instrumentalist
Years active	2012–present
Labels	BMG UK Deutsche Grammophon Life And Death Atlantic Records/Big Beat Black Butter Records

Sailor & I, real name Alexander Sjödin, is a singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist from Stockholm, Sweden.

Known for his unique voice and instrumentation Sailor & I's work has received critical acclaim from the likes of BBC Radio 1, Resident Advisor, Magnetic Magazine, and KEXP-FM.

His 2012 single Tough Love, released on Black Butter Records features powerful string arrangements and has been compared to artists such as Bon Iver, The xx and Active Child. Having played instruments since he was a child, Sailor & I's music has been described as deep and dream-like by MixMag where his debut EP release Tough Love received praise in 2012.

Alongside previous releases on The Invention of Loneliness, Life and Death and Black Butter Records, Sailor & I's songs have also been remixed by Âme, Eric Prydz, Kidnap Kid and Joris Voorn. As well as his work as a vocalist, Sjödin has also collaborated in the studio with electronic artists such as Adriatique and Nic Fanciulli, and is known for his unique voice and emotive style.

Sailor & I's Turn Around remix by AME struck a chord with a large audience, with blogs such as Resident Advisor, The Line of Best Fit and Mixmag rating it as one of their Top 10 tracks of the Summer, alongside the song spending several weeks in the Beatport chart.

In 2015, Sailor & I took his live show on tour, playing festivals such as Open Space Festival in Paris, Electrowerkz in London, Pacha in Dubai, Poplands Festival in Sweden and many more across Europe. As well as drawing influence from elements of Jazz, Rock, Classical and Punk in his music, Sjödin describes his work as a form of escapism from reality, and strives to "fill the void with sounds and have the sounds create emotion in return".

In 2023, Sailor & I began work on a soundtrack for the first season of the first-person shooter game The Finals.

Discography

References

1. Article in Resident Advisor
2. Article in Magnetic Magazine
3. Article in Resident Advisor
4. Article on Pigeons and Planes
5. Article on IndieShuffle
6. Interview in MixMag
7. Article in MixMag
8. Song Premiere in Mixmag
9. Resident Advisor Review]
10. Black Butter – Releases
11. Article in MixMag
12. Article on Beatport
13. Article on Billboard Magazine
14. Review – The Line of Best Fit
15. Article in Mixmag
16. Review, Resident Advisor
17. Review, The Line of Best Fit
18. Mixmag – Review
19. Beatport Chart
20. Resident Advisor – Show feature
21. Interview – Mixmag
22. Interview – Mixmag
23. Interview – Mixmag

• Living people
• Swedish pop singers
• Swedish record producers
• Swedish multi-instrumentalists
• Swedish electronic musicians
• Black Butter Records artists