Kristofer Astrom returns to the Northern Blues with his new album "Hard Times" - the melancholic Scandinavian version of the Americana genre. For 20 years already Astrom embodies the popular Nordic songwriter from Sweden. Following three band albums ("Go, Went, Gone" 1998, "Leaving Songs" and "Northern Blues" 2001) he began a phase when he concentrated on acoustic solo recordings, as showcased on his EP trilogy from 2003-2006 ("Black Valley", "Dead End" and "There For"). "Hard Times" now is the tenth studio album by the artist and its a return to his roots. By the way, the album title had already been chosen before the Covid-19 disaster hit the world. Its inspired by a country song by Stephen Foster, "Hard times come again no more". Astrom: "Though the music on Hard Times is not Country, it certainly has the feeling of it."