When You Know

Ain't no winter like a Swedish winter, and when celebrated trombonist and songwriter Ebba Asman embarked on her "cabin in the woods" moment to record When You Know, the temperatures outside would make a July morning in Dunedin blush. Cutting herself off from the world to record culminated in a lush and progressive collection, with the album spanning "jazz, alternative R&B, indie, hip-hop and ambient sonics". Berlin-based producer Lucy Liebe helped infuse this "smoky and melancholic" set with her own electronic wizardry, ensuring that this will be no ordinary jazz outing. - Flying Out 

With a Swedish Grammy (GRAMMIS) nomination for her 2023 sophomore album Be Free and a packed touring schedule, the in-demand trombonist, songwriter and producer sough to quiet the noise around her and challenge the jazz genre's rigid rules for her next project.

The end result is When You Know; a smoky and melancholic 10-track cocktail of jazz, alternative R&B, indie, Hip-Hop and ambient sonics that experiments at every turn. On hand to co-produce the record and provide the electronic elements that move 'When You Know' away from the jazz world and into more avant-garde territory, Ebba collaborated with Berlin-based producer Lucy Liebe.

Packing a potent emotional punch, the 10 tracks are a reflection of Ebba herself: direct, driven, precise. Retreating to a cabin outside of her small hometown of Hammaro, 200 miles west of Stockholm, she recorded the album in the dead of winter. With the temperatures outside nearing minus-thirty degrees, Asman logged off for a month - disconnecting from TV, social media and emails. Embracing with vigour both the deep sense of calm and the challenges that come with the cold but also the stillness and solitude that is yielded by being in the wilderness.

Tracklist

1. Lately 
2. Did I Go
3. When You Know
4. No Answer
5. Found You
6. Time Out
7. Open Your Eyes
8. Grandma
9. Go On
10. What I Want