A slight jazz feel, fast tempo yet laid back. Gorgeous French horn / trombone arrangement. Featured on the soundtrack to 'A Colombia' by Ryan Byrne, this is still one of my personal favorites.

Mark Corben on bass
Bill Dowling did the horn charts
Babyhead on bass
Krister Axel - vocals, guitar

I woke up today and my voice was
Older than my heart
Which carries a new scar

from the debut recording by Krister Axel, Swexico. Acoustic, folky, finger-picking melancholic ballad about regret and forgiveness.

Wasn’t it fast, my sweet?
We lost what we couldn’t keep…
When did it all become
Like a loaded gun?
Out in the rain you live
Chasing another year
If you believe in me
Say it out loud

You’re not going to waste it all
Turning around without

Not everyone believes that they are beautiful.
A dirty lap steel, strong middle tempo Southwestern style. Almost cowboy-ish.

krister axel - electric guitar, vocals, wurlitzer, B3
Adam Marcello - drums
Carson Cohen - drums

You suffered on the wheel
You don’t know how you feel about this living
All the signs are there
The good news and the bad conversation

A song about starting over.

Sparse, greasy straight feel. Hints of Tom Petty. A strong southern rock element.

krister axel - electric guitar, vocals, wurlitzer, B3
Adam Marcello - drums
Carson Cohen - drums

I set out in the morning
And she’s watching over me
This angel on my shoulder
Crying into the sea

Georgia rain in my walking shoes
I’ve got nothing to lose

The original Axel anthem. Written for a girl from Brooklyn.

Acoustic strum-fest. Faster to medium tempo. Steely Dan elements, with horn arrangement by Bill Dowling.

krister axel - electric guitar, vocals, wurlitzer, B3
Adam Marcello - drums
Carson Cohen - drums

She said show me all the ways that you would hold me
The way that you feel empty to know I’m not around