Jaakko Eino Kalevi releases new single & video “Hell & Heaven”

Ahead of the release of his new album Chaos Magic on Friday, Jaakko Eino Kalevi today releases final taster “Hell & Heaven”. Written with the livewire Faux Real brothers, aka Elliott and Virgile Arndt, the track is a high-energy romp with free-association lyrics and pulsating synths making it an instant album stand out. 

“I sent a drum track to the Faux Real boys and asked them to make a song out of it,” Jaakko comments. “It was only drums but somehow they understood the vibe completely. This song feels to me like some kind of gothic Abba pop song. Also, it needed dramatic lyrics so I went biblical. It is the most biblical song I have ever written.” 

Filmed in a derelict 1960s fairytale castle on the west coast of Greece and directed by Jaakko’s frequent collaborator Frank Holbein, the video for “Hell & Heaven” follows Jaakko as he enters another world, taunted by the Faux Real brothers playing angel and demon characters, whispering advice in Jaakko’s ear and finishing his sentences. "’Hell & Heaven’ is a very intense baroque-pop song. In my mind it demanded a video that would be shot in a castle,” says Jaakko. “Even in heaven you might bring your own hell, and vice versa." 

Upcoming live dates 

16th November - Arkaoda, Berlin, DE 
17th November - Eigelsteintorburg x Oté, Cologne, DE 
18th November – Cinetol, Amsterdam, NL 
20th November - Rotonde @ Botanique, Brussels, BE 
21st November - Point Ephémère, Paris, FR 
22nd November - Two Palms, London, UK 

13th December – Stadsgårdsterminalen, Stockholm, SE 
14th December – Parkteatret, Oslo, NO 
15th December - Ideal Bar @ Vega, Copenhagen, DK 
16th December – Korjaamo, Helsinki, FI