Solace In Sore Hands

Amandine's sophomore LP, Solace In Sore Handsfeaturing eleven new bitter-sweet songs, that nevertheless purvey a more extensive sonic palette, and display a further-refined take on their already poignant lyrical content. The album was written in the spring of 2006 and rehearsed the following summer. Again working with producer Ove Andersson, the basic tracks were recorded live in late August in a cabin north of Umea, Sweden, overlooking the bay of Bothnia.

Solace In Sore Hands, serves as a concise document of that specific period. Lyrically influenced by the harsh and slightly absurd imagery of Swedish contemporary authors Sara Lidman, Torgny Lindgren and Lotta Lotass among others, major themes include forgiveness, redemption and moving on in the wake of hardship. The title is a reference to the labour and hardship often portrayed by those authors.