Ava is the second EP in a trilogy from Fredrik.

The buzz surrounding the band Fredrik has been considerable since the release of their debut album Na Na Ni last spring. A string of unforgettable performances and sparkling reviews both in Sweden and abroad have established them as one of the year’s most talked about secrets.
Holm is the first EP in a trilogy to be released in 2008 and early 2009.
Whether you are transported to the rural Scandinavian countryside or spiraled into the hazy wetlands on a late autumn day, Holm is your soundtrack and the reason you’ve forgotten where you are, where you came from or where you ever belonged.

"Fredrik is a new remarkable music sensation, casually capturing the spirit of classic storybook drama through a unique brand of experimental pop.
What started out as a side project to The LK by the two pop visionaries Fredrik and Lindefelt, pretty soon grew to become a six piece featuring members of some of the very finest of the swedish pop and experimental underground.
Drawing on traditional european folk influences like The Fairport Convention or Bo Hansson, crooning songwriters as well as a host of eclectic references like Moondog, Steve Reich, Jim O'Rourke, Maja Ratke or Barbara Morgenstern, Fredrik forges a sound that is as daring and eclectic as it is homecomingly soothing. Some of the peaks of the debut album "Na Na Ni" evoke a very primal feeling of being ten years old again, lost in a dark, threatening forest with only a faint, humming voice leading you to safety. But apart from sheer escapism the music carries a considerable emotional heft. Themes of light versus darkness, good versus evil as well as coming-of-age and seasonal changes are painted in rough but colourful strokes, leaving just enough room for us to fill in the blanks. The lyrics and vocal expression, although sketchy and subdued, also manage to punctuate the episodes of the record with remarkable clarity. This is particularly apparent in the low key narration of Evil and I: "we could analyze what has caused me so much pain, i didn't mean it" or the slammer "noble blood will nobly die" from the ...