Rita Lovise

Rita Lovise: Craving Coffee

by Jakob Baekgaard
January 11, 2014

The Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer once wrote a beautiful poem about coffee called “Espresso." In the poem, Tranströmer noticed the ambiguities about the drink, which looks “like drops of black melancholy captured by the soul" and yet, at the same time, is able to give: “a beneficial kick: Go. Inspiration to open your eyes." Norwegian singer/songwriter Rita Lovise's album Craving Coffee has the same qualities as Tranströmer's poem. Her music is a brew that is both smooth ...