ALDÉN, Sara: Force of Nature

So how do we move forward? In Force of Nature the life we need to create emerges, takes shape and starts to sing. Lust, force, courage, hope, sex and energy moves this album into a space of the future as we know it. Bright, strong and flourishing. Swedish Grammis winner 2025, Sara Aldén and her trio present the sound of Swedish jazz 2026, where the voice is the core, the nerve, and the soul, and where every tone is carefully balanced by the musicians, creating a blend of dizzying arpeggios and driven improvisations, creating intimacy and a hearable trust within the trio.

This album begins with “World” – after leaving the previous album There Is No Future behind the listener is left with its final track – “What a wonderful word” – where the last word is left out – leaving a question mark, asking where are we actually going? The end of There Is No Future is taking the leap, daring to jump, not knowing what catches you. Force of Nature is the answer, and allows the listener to land in the naked space of the first track – “World”. Opening up to the new world – to what happens when everything is burnt to the ground and force of nature – and we as a part of it – steps in.

Tracklist

Aldén, Sara
Aldén, Sara - Lyricist
Aldén, Sara (vocals)
Runevad, Daniel Andersson (double bass)
Björn, August (piano)
Evenstad, Terese Lien (violin)
Möller, Alma (viola)
Lundberg, Johannes (synthesizer)
1 World 03:41
Aldén, Sara (vocals)
Runevad, Daniel Andersson (double bass)
Björn, August (piano)
Evenstad, Terese Lien (violin)
Möller, Alma (viola)
Lundberg, Johannes (synthesizer)
Aldén, Sara (vocals)
Runevad, Daniel Andersson (double bass)
Björn, August (piano)
Bennich, Hannes (alto saxophone)
Evenstad, Terese Lien (violin)
Möller, Alma (viola)
2 The Rain 07:26
Aldén, Sara (vocals)
Runevad, Daniel Andersson (double bass)
Björn, August (piano)
Bennich, Hannes (alto saxophone)
Evenstad, Terese Lien (violin)
Möller, Alma (viola)
Aldén, Sara
Björn, August - Arranger
Aldén, Sara - Lyricist
Aldén, Sara (vocals)
Runevad, Daniel Andersson (double bass)
Björn, August (piano)
Landgren, Nils (trombone)
Lundberg, Johannes (backing vocals)
Björgen, Madeleine Fick (backing vocals)
Edvardson, Tove (backing vocals)
Hjärtstam, Eira (backing vocals)
Lindgren, Maja (backing vocals)
Lindgren, Lotta (backing vocals)
Malmström, Elise (backing vocals)
Evenstad, Terese Lien (violin)
Möller, Alma (viola)
3 Lean On Me 05:55
Aldén, Sara (vocals)
Runevad, Daniel Andersson (double bass)
Björn, August (piano)
Landgren, Nils (trombone)
Lundberg, Johannes (backing vocals)
Björgen, Madeleine Fick (backing vocals)
Edvardson, Tove (backing vocals)
Hjärtstam, Eira (backing vocals)
Lindgren, Maja (backing vocals)
Lindgren, Lotta (backing vocals)
Malmström, Elise (backing vocals)
Evenstad, Terese Lien (violin)
Möller, Alma (viola)
Runevad, Daniel Andersson
Aldén, Sara
Björn, August
Aldén, Sara - Lyricist
Aldén, Sara (vocals)
Runevad, Daniel Andersson (backing vocals)
Runevad, Daniel Andersson (double bass)
Björn, August (backing vocals)
Björn, August (piano)
Björn, August (hammond organ)
Björgen, Madeleine Fick (backing vocals)
Edvardson, Tove (backing vocals)
Hjärtstam, Eira (backing vocals)
Lindgren, Maja (backing vocals)
Lindgren, Lotta (backing vocals)
Malmström, Elise (backing vocals)
Lundberg, Johannes (backing vocals)
4 You Taught Me 03:32
Aldén, Sara (vocals)
Runevad, Daniel Andersson (backing vocals)
Runevad, Daniel Andersson (double bass)
Björn, August (backing vocals)
Björn, August (piano)
Björn, August (hammond organ)
Björgen, Madeleine Fick (backing vocals)
Edvardson, Tove (backing vocals)
Hjärtstam, Eira (backing vocals)
Lindgren, Maja (backing vocals)
Lindgren, Lotta (backing vocals)
Malmström, Elise (backing vocals)
Lundberg, Johannes (backing vocals)
Aldén, Sara
Aldén, Sara - Lyricist
Aldén, Sara (vocals)
Willis, Michelle (vocals)
Runevad, Daniel Andersson (double bass)
Björn, August (piano)
5 Unlearn 03:41
Aldén, Sara (vocals)
Willis, Michelle (vocals)
Runevad, Daniel Andersson (double bass)
Björn, August (piano)
Aldén, Sara
Runevad, Daniel Andersson
Björn, August
Aldén, Sara - Lyricist
Aldén, Sara (vocals)
Runevad, Daniel Andersson (double bass)
Björn, August (piano)
6 Come! 04:19
Aldén, Sara (vocals)
Runevad, Daniel Andersson (double bass)
Björn, August (piano)
Björn, August
Björn, August (piano)
7 The Seed 02:45
Björn, August (piano)
Aldén, Sara
Aldén, Sara - Lyricist
Aldén, Sara (vocals)
Runevad, Daniel Andersson (double bass)
Björn, August (piano)
Björgen, Madeleine Fick (backing vocals)
Edvardson, Tove (backing vocals)
Hjärtstam, Eira (backing vocals)
Lindgren, Maja (backing vocals)
Lindgren, Lotta (backing vocals)
Malmström, Elise (backing vocals)
Evenstad, Terese Lien (violin)
Möller, Alma (viola)
8 This Tree Once Used to Bloom (for Palestine) 06:20
Aldén, Sara (vocals)
Runevad, Daniel Andersson (double bass)
Björn, August (piano)
Björgen, Madeleine Fick (backing vocals)
Edvardson, Tove (backing vocals)
Hjärtstam, Eira (backing vocals)
Lindgren, Maja (backing vocals)
Lindgren, Lotta (backing vocals)
Malmström, Elise (backing vocals)
Evenstad, Terese Lien (violin)
Möller, Alma (viola)
Aldén, Sara (vocals)
Runevad, Daniel Andersson (double bass)
Björn, August (piano)
9 Hands Full of Love 04:19
Aldén, Sara (vocals)
Runevad, Daniel Andersson (double bass)
Björn, August (piano)
Aldén, Sara
Aldén, Sara (vocals)
Runevad, Daniel Andersson (double bass)
Björn, August (hammond organ)
Hjärtstam, Eira (backing vocals)
Edvardson, Tove (backing vocals)
Malmström, Elise (backing vocals)
Lindgren, Maja (backing vocals)
Lindgren, Lotta (backing vocals)
Björgen, Madeleine Fick (backing vocals)
10 In the End 01:18
Aldén, Sara (vocals)
Runevad, Daniel Andersson (double bass)
Björn, August (hammond organ)
Hjärtstam, Eira (backing vocals)
Edvardson, Tove (backing vocals)
Malmström, Elise (backing vocals)
Lindgren, Maja (backing vocals)
Lindgren, Lotta (backing vocals)
Björgen, Madeleine Fick (backing vocals)

Total Playing Time: 43:16