We have been big fans of Victoria Bergsman since her days with the Concretes, and when she left that band, and then turned up on Peter Bjorn & John’s breakout single “Young Folks,” you had to wonder what was in store next for this shy Swedish chanteuse. Open Field by Taken By Trees, Victoria’s stellar solo debut (disguised as a new “band” project, and produced by Bjorn Vittling), fulfilled all the promise of this talented artist, and when we heard that she was going to be in New York on a rare U.S. tour, we insisted that the band come by to play some songs. Honestly, I had a pit in my stomach throughout this entire performance. Victoria is notoriously reluctant to take the stage, and in the close quarters of the store, her squeamishness was palpable; add to that her soon-to-be-legendary admission in our interview that she does not like humans, and I just wasn’t sure WHAT we had. You can take a look and decide for yourself, but in the end I think we have a stellar performance and revealing interview with a talented and iconoclastic artist. We hope you agree.

-Josh Madell

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