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Formed out of a shared love for experimental art, fashion, cinema and classic songwriting, Finnish folk duo (Paola and Olli Suhonen) LONE DEER LAREDO present their passions with loveland ballads, songs of the solitude, melodies from the dark magic forests, light cotton fields, and the enchanting charm of the highways on their music.

Recorded with legendary producer Brad Jones (Dolly Parton, Josh Rouse) in Nashville, TN with musicians including Chris Carmichael (Lionel Richie, Taylor Swift) and Jim Hoke (Emmylou Harris, Paul McCartney, Van Morrison, The Beach Boys, Joan Baez), Laredo (Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 out of series of seven) accentuates the couple’s intimate bond with its artistic and delicate nature over Slavic-Scandinavian imagery and Americana-tinted road trip vibes.

Lone Deer Laredo takes you to a cinematic Roadtrip.
Band is working on an ambitious seven album series. They just finished recording in Nashville their album vol: 3/7.

Lone Deer Laredo has played their visually acclaimed boutique gigs at several venues in Finland, Japan, Europe and USA. Their universe has been compared to a moment where “David Lynch, Aki Kaurismäki and Björk meets. It´s a summer night union of Nancy Sinatra and Gram Parsons”.

Paola spent her childhood wearing Laredo jeans by his father’s factory, dreaming of the red-haired raspberry boy and endless road trips. Olli listened through his big brother’s rock’n’roll albums, had a close deer friend living in a forest and knew that Paola existed there somewhere.

Many years had to go by, so much vague longing to endure, miles to pass and seasons to flow, until those who once knew each other were finally rejoined.

While waiting Paola directed her feature films, wrote children´s books and founded Ivana Helsinki. During the years Ivana Helsinki became the most recognized Scandinavian Art and Design house. In the meanwhile Olli has been working with producer Gordon Raphael on a Rock Band mission, New Silver Girl.

Olli and Paola met and out of this encounter, the very next day, in the summer of 2016, Lone Deer Laredo folk duo was born.

The Jeans Factory girl met the boy of the Capricorn highways.

Please listen here:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1scboHOfwUJYuOECq7enNN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_SiR3ai4zo

Reviews:

“Our newest favorite Finnish band Lone Deer Laredo are a revelation, in that they somehow manage to sound soulfully Scandinavian, and yet hauntingly Lynchian at once.
—The dreamy duo is comprised of New Silver Girl’s Olli Happonen, and ethereal vocalist Paola Suhonen, founder of fashion house Ivana Helsinki.
—Intringuingly enigmatic video for their wistfully beautiful new single ‘Golden Harvest ”
—BlackBook Premiere (Adam Pollock)

“Music goes visual poetry with @lonedeerlaredo’s new vinyl album cover magazine”
— Imperfect Fifth

“The beauty of spring is offered up in this beautiful song (the video is also breathtaking).
—[Paola Suhonen and Olli Happonen] offer up a sound that is unique, almost sounding Muse-like, but with a heavier bass and drum rolls that keep the song from drifting too far out of your reach. This is dreampop for spring.”
— Audiofuzz (Phil King)

“Life brought these two together to make this wonderful new project known as “Vol. 1/7”.”
— Desertofmyeye (Ana Pao)

“Lone Deer Laredo just released their debut self-titled album — and it’s a good one, with sweet, commanding vocals accentuating twangy guitar riffs.

It’s music perfect for carefree rides through the long plains or daydreams on the grass when bison roam under blue skies and wispy clouds.”
— Newswhistle (Dan Kadison)

“Formed out of a shared passion for experimental art, fashion, photography and classic songwriting, Finnish folk duo LONE DEER LAREDO present their passions with loveland ballads, songs of the solitude, melodies from the dark magic forests, light cotton fields, and the enchanting charm of the highways.

—Recorded with legendary producer Brad Jones in Nashville with musicians including Chris Carmichael and Jim Joke, Laredo (Vol.1) accentuates the couple’s intimate bond with its artistic and delicate nature of Slavic-Scandinavian imagery and Americana-tinted road trip vibes.”
— Broadwayworld

“Biisijoukon hitikkäintä laitaa edustaa puhdas rakkauslaulu True Light of Mine, jonka päämelodia on silkkaa kultasadetta ja muoto hipoo täydellisyyttä. Toinen avainkohta on kiistatta muusta materiaalista ulkorajoillaan erottuva Silver World, sekä Suhosen kirjoittama ja Rauli ”Badding” Somerjoen muistolle omistettu Stars, Stars, Ligths and Paradise, joka kertoo samalla paljon musiikillisista vaikutteista. Taustoihinsa nähden hieman kuivasti nimetty Vol. 1 on vavahduttava tuttavuus, joka muistuttaa ajoista jolloin albumikokonaisuudet olivat nimenomaan kokonaisuuksia.”
— Desibeli (Mika Roth)

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