Kim Herold has been an acclaimed artist already for a few years with his band Humane with whom he has released two albums and a handful of hit singles. The spring of 2008 was a time for a change so Kim signed a record deal with Universal Music Finland and launched his solo career. He immediately started working on his debut solo album with producer Okko Laru. Social Butterfly, the first single from the new album, became a huge radio hit during the summer of 2008. The single was #4 on the Finnish Radio Airplay Chart and on the Official Download Chart in July and #1 in iTunes downloads.
The sunny flow and funny, self-ironic lyrics of Social Butterfly are a perfect example of the forthcoming album’s sound. The album will be offering fun and even intimate singer-songwriter tunes, sometimes very laid-back, sometimes rootsy rock’n’roll, with even some reggae vibes here and there. Musicians on the album include Okko Laru (production & drums), Abdissa "Mamba" Assefa (percussion & programming), Mikko Kosonen (guitar), Heikki Laine (bass), Timo Kämäräinen (guitar) and Ville Riippa (keyboards). Also featuring on the album is Ghanaian reggae artist Rocky Dawuni (vocals, www.rockydawuni.com). The album is recorded by Tommi Vainikainen and Julius Mauranen and mixed by Jyrki Tuovinen.
Kim Herold’s debut solo album will be released in October 2008.
