Monolord’s Mika Häkki returns with his sophomore solo album »Mørker«; out now on Majestic Mountain Records!
Mika Häkki (Monolord, ex-Rotten Sound) presents his sophomore solo album, »Mørker«, which was just released on April 11th, 2025 via Majestic Mountain Records.
»Mørker« is available now on Spotify and all major streaming platforms!
Tracklist:
01. Take This Light Away
02. When You’re Old
03. Time Stod Still
04. Couch Anthem
05. Make No Sense
06. Another Reason To Stay
07. Weighted Daze
Courtesy of Sheltered Life PR:
The bass playing monolith turns auteur to direct another round of flawless, self-reflective rock from the darkest reaches of time and space…
Best known to those above and below the underground as one third of the most sonically devastating bands in recent memory, »Mørker« is the second solo album from Swedish bassist Mika Häkki.
Aided and abetted once more by fellow countrymen and peddler of all things heavy, Majestic Mountain Records, much like his 2022 debut »Vemod« his follow-up is another uncompromising labour of love for the Monolord man. Where his previous album touched upon aspects of classic country and singer/songwriter-centred material, »Mørker« takes a confident step into the unknown and finds Hakki painting a broader range of styles with a defter and more masterly stroke. From dreamy progressive pop to raw tripped-out proto-punk, hidden within these compositions are hints and hammer blows from the back catalogues of The Stooges, Pink Floyd and even the Americana thrum of Neil Young.
As Hakki himself explains, “»Mørker« continues the same path which my previous album started. Looking back, looking in and forward, trying to embrace the darkness while finding your place in it. In the darkest of times, you must look into the core to pick apart the strains and see what makes it tick.”
Joined by Klas-Henrik Hörngren on keys, Krister Selander on bass and drummer Kristoffer Ragnstam, who also produced the album alongside Hakki at LÜXFÄLLAN Studios, »Mørker« by Mika Häkki is released worldwide via Majestic Mountain Records on April 11th, 2025.
Artwork by Emma Häkki.
Video for »Take This Light Away« by Fall Jonas Ivarsson.
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well