Sailor & I

Sailor & I, real name Alexander Sjödin, is a singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist from Stockholm, Sweden.

Known for his unique voice and instrumentation Sailor & I's work has received critical acclaim from the likes of BBC Radio 1, Resident Advisor, Magnetic Magazine, and KEXP-FM.

His 2012 single Tough Love, released on Black Butter Records features powerful string arrangements and has been compared to artists such as Bon Iver, The xx and Active Child. Having played instruments since he was a child, Sailor & I's music has been described as deep and dream-like by MixMag where his debut EP release Tough Love received praise in 2012.

Alongside previous releases on The Invention of Loneliness, Life and Death and Black Butter Records, Sailor & I's songs have also been remixed by Âme, Eric Prydz, Kidnap Kid and Joris Voorn. As well as his work as a vocalist, Sjödin has also collaborated in the studio with electronic artists such as Adriatique and Nic Fanciulli, and is known for his unique voice and emotive style.

Sailor & I's Turn Around remix by AME struck a chord with a large audience, with blogs such as Resident Advisor, The Line of Best Fit and Mixmag rating it as one of their Top 10 tracks of the Summer, alongside the song spending several weeks in the Beatport chart.

In 2015, Sailor & I took his live show on tour, playing festivals such as Open Space Festival in Paris, Electrowerkz in London, Pacha in Dubai, Poplands Festival in Sweden and many more across Europe. As well as drawing influence from elements of Jazz, Rock, Classical and Punk in his music, Sjödin describes his work as a form of escapism from reality, and strives to "fill the void with sounds and have the sounds create emotion in return".

In early 2024, Sailor & I released The Finals, the accompanying soundtrack for the first-person shooter game The Finals. It was composed alongside Embark Studios' audio team and mixed by Tobias Kampe Flygare, to "evoke the big, inviting feeling of classic television game shows".

Discography Title Details Tough Love Released: 2012 Label: Black Butter Records Format: Digital Turn Around Released: 2014 Label: Life and Death Format: Digital, vinyl Leave the Light On Released: 2015 Label: The Invention of Loneliness Format: Digital Sweat EP Released: 5 May 2015 Label: The Invention of Loneliness, Album Format: Digital The Invention of Loneliness Released: 21 February 2017 Label: BMG UK Format: Physical, digital Coming Down Released: 25 January 2019 Label: SvT Format: Digital Rainmaking Released: 4 February 2019 Label: Beating Heart Records Format: Digital Komorebi Released: 22 March 2019 Label: Deutsche Grammophon Format: Digital The Longest Goodbye Released: 27 September 2019 Label: Metaphysical Format: Digital Best of Me (w Artbat) Released: 11 September 2020 Label: Metaphysical Format: Digital Thinking About You Released: 23 October 2020 Label: Metaphysical Format: Digital Clues Released: 20 November 2020 Label: Metaphysical Format: Digital Sleep feat Luca Vasta Released: 15 January 2021 Label: Metaphysical Format: Digital Call To Arms Released: 12 February 2021 Label: Metaphysical Format: Digital The Life That Kills You feat Rude Hagelstein Released: 28 May 2021 Label: Metaphysical Format: Digital Diving For Lost Treasure Released: July 2021 Label: Metaphysical Format: Digital Tough Love (Wize Remix) Released: 3 December 2021 Label: Arvet Format: Digital