Boy Omega - Han Solo Tour 2013

Boy Omega is the roof under which Swedish multi-instrumentalist Martin Henrik Hasselgren (formerly Gustafsson) collects his songs.

Martin was born in 1978 and raised in a small town in the southern woods of Sweden. The first records he bought were “Creatures of the night” and “Music from The Elder” by Kiss. It was also these two albums that got him playing drums at an early age. At age 12 Martin broke his right leg at soccer practice and that summer in plaster he picked up his grandmother’s salvation army guitar, got hooked and never looked back.

Boy Omega’s unique brand of pop is at once fragile, vibrant and wholehearted, and has drawn comparison to the likes of Elliott Smith, Sparklehorse, The Cure, Bright Eyes, Sufjan Stevens, Iron & Wine and Xiu Xiu.

Since he began writing songs under the Boy Omega moniker in 2001, Hasselgren has put out an impressive, rich body of work, including five full length albums, two compilations, four eps, and numerous singles.

Over the last decade, Boy Omega has played tons of shows all over Europe and shared stages with the likes of Isobel Campbell, Great Lake swimmers, Califone, Akron/Family, Maria Taylor, John Vanderslice and Mark Lanegan, to name a few. Hasselgren is also a member of the bands Tu Howl and Kubot.

Tapete Records will release the sixth Boy Omega album “Night Vision” in September 2012.