Some seven years ago, Lukas Graham released the song 7 Years. The song boosted their career and has 1.4 billion streams on YouTube and even slightly more on Spotify. On 20th January, he is releasing a new album. I had a listen to 4 (The Pink Album).
Lukas Graham – About The Artist
Even though Lukas Graham sounds quite like a British solo artist, both assumptions are wrong: Lukas Graham is a three person soul-pop band coming from Copenhagen in Denmark. They are active since 2011. The three active members are all founding members, who partially take other roles nowadays. Lukas Forchhammer is the lead singer and is also doing guitar, bass and percussion. Mark Lovestick Falgren is the drummer and percussionist, while Magnus Larsson is majorly doing the bass. Lukas Graham is typically supported by The Rusty Trombones, three brass players, Lukas Vissing, Nikolai Bogelund and Thomas Edinger.
Lukas Graham released three albums so far. Any of them made it to the top of the Danish charts, but the second one, Lukas Graham (Blue Album), is the first one which also had an international breakthrough. One of the key reasons why it is a twelve time platinum sale in their home country is – of course – 7 Years released in late 2015. It topped multiple charts worldwide and also was a #2 chart entry in the United States. However, the first single of the album, Mama Said, also came with some decent chart rankings. The last album release by Lukas Graham has been 3 (The Purple Album), which the Danes published in 2018.
Lukas Graham – 4 (The Pink Album) – Track by Track
The eleven song album lasts 34 minutes.
1. Stay Above
We all need a bit of love – the happy sound of the Danish band which is crossing over pop and soul sounds is catching you in the very first song already. Summer feeling in January 2023 – bad luck that this kind of musical sunshine just lasts some 2:29 minutes.
2. Wish You Were Here (feat. Khalid)
The album also features some remarkable collaborations, which help to create a very entertaining and versatile sound. .The second track with US R&B singer Khalid is thereby one of the nicest listens. The song feels very modern – even though that means that Wish You Were Here is diverting a bit from the Lukas Graham signature sound.
3. This Is Me Letting You Go
Does the trio already save the spot in our “Middle of 2023” playlists at an early stage? The soul-pop-reggae style just feels perfect for the festival and party summer. If you happen to run into these guys during that time: I promise, you will love it!
4. Share That Love (feat. G-Eazy)
The fourth song has been recorded together with US-American rapper G-Eazy. .The single release comes with a very catching sound and vibe.- which rather feels interrupted than upgraded by the rap part to me.
5. Home Movies (feat. Mickey Guyton – album version)
Lukas Graham released this collaboration with Mickey Guyton just a week before the album. I absolutely liked it and featured the song in my 13th January 2023 Songs of the Week. Beautiful one.
6. All Of It All
This three minute song is the last one which Lukas Graham fans know already. All Of It All defines a very different style of Lukas Graham songs. Very strong groove, the bridge is also adding a nice touch.
7. By The Way
By the way, I am not the only, who has been afraid of feeling something – seventh song has a very melodic pop style. The song creates rather nostalgic thoughts – and stays in my mind.
8. Lie
Not (yet) a ballad, but Lie is a beautiful, emotional listen. The song gives a great focus on Lukas Forchhammer’s voice. Unfortunately, I struggle with the chorus.
9. Never Change
This part of the album is definitely the one for emotions and romance. Never Change is a beautiful, gentle arrangement for anything related to love you want feel like doing while listening to a Danish pop band. However, you need to rush – the song is 3:21 minutes.
10. Say Forever
Say Forever is the only track on the album which exceeds a duration of four minutes. The songs begins with the potential for a nice pop-rocker – but it rather stays ion the gentle side of music – and that works out well, too. Nice listen.
11. One By One
One By One is the intimate finale – it is also the emotional finale of the album to be. A bit of kitschy, but also beautiful – and definitely a great opportunity to add a three minute overtime to the things which did not fit into the duration of Never Change. How could you say
Every day with has been the best day of my life
I’m sorry if I’m being sentimental… tonight.
in a more beautiful manner? The last part of the song even has a bit of a world music touch.
Lukas Graham – 4 (The Pink Album) – Spotify
Here is the album on Spotify:
Lukas Graham – 4 (The Pink Album) – My View
Listening to 4 (The Pink Album) simply leaves me with a smile. The Danish trio created a beautiful collection of songs, which range from lovely ballads to modern pop songs, from nostalgic feels to songs which make you dance. I feel they did absolutely great – hope they don’t let us wait another four and a half years next time before they release a new album. Top Pick!, of course.
Top Pick! 2023
Travel, Music, whatever… Here are my Top Pick!-rated reviews posted in 2023:

Treaty Oak Revival – Have a Nice Day

Hampton Inn & Suites Pittsburgh Downtown

Museum of the Everyday Culture (Museum der Alltagskultur, Waldenbuch)

Maelfoy – Failures, Fears and Forgiveness

Cathay Pacific First Class Lounge London (LHR) Terminal 3

Presidents Hall of Fame

Dennis Durant – Fragile

Dogma – Dogma

Dining at Pokemon Cafe Tokyo

Finn & Jonas – Kiosk

Myrtle Beach Colored School Museum

D’Virgilio, Morse & Jennings – Sophomore

ibis Hotel Cologne Frechen

The Struts – Pretty Vicious

The Joni Project – Shades of Blue

Luke – Strange Boy in Town

Acrisure Stadium (Pittsburgh) Highlight Tour

Doro – Conqueress – Forever Strong and Proud

Gatwick Aviation Museum

The Gaslight Anthem – History Books

Mini Golf at Gator Golf Adventure Park Orlando

Chris Shiflett – Lost At Sea

Angelus Apatrida – Aftermath

Israel Nash – Ozarker

FRAUPAUL – Was, wenn wir dann durchdrehen… ?! EP

Holly Humberstone – Paint My Bedroom Black

Owl Cafe “Akiba Fukurou” Tokyo

Car Rental Review – RentYourCar.Fo at Vagar Airport (FAE) – Hyundai i20

Fun Spot America Kissimmee

Exploring Regent’s Canal with London Waterbus Company

The Royal Park Hotel Tokyo Haneda

Alexandra Hofmann – Grün

Antje Schomaker – Snacks

Darius Rucker – Carolyn’s Boy

Krakow Airport (KRK) Business Lounge

Hotel Andromeda (Ostend)

Alex Diehl – Das ist keine Übung

Topgolf Oberhausen

Wynwood Walls (Miami)

Atena – Subway Anthem

Collapse Unter The Empire – Recurring

Joe Leila – Breathing EP

Air France Lounge Paris (CDG) Terminal 2G

ibis Styles Bern City

ibis London Shepherd’s Bush

Post-Plaza Guesthouse Husavik

Danko Jones – Electric Sounds

Arabia Steamboat Museum

Flying with FLN Frisia-Luftverkehr from Harle (EDXP) to Wangerooge (AGE)

Hilton Garden Inn Faroe Islands

Bellucci Boi – Lost in Berlin EP

Allison Russell – The Returner

Durry – Suburban Legend

Quality Inn Arena (Wilkes-Barre)

Henri Tudor Museum (Rosport, Luxembourg)

Holiday Inn Express Dublin City Centre

Andorra National Automobile Museum

Marduk – Memento Mori

Melanie Wiegmann & Carl Carlton – Glory of Love

Gregor McEwan – Going Solo

Philipp Artmann – Guten Morgen schönes Leben

Alice Cooper – Road

RiKu Hotel Pfullendorf

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik

TracieLynn – More Than a Bad Habit EP

Bobby Rush – All My Love For You

Madsen – Hollywood

Hampton Inn Pittsburgh – Bridgeville

Airport Marrakech-Menara (RAK)

Atreyu – The Moment You Find Your Flame EP

Hilton Garden Inn Krakow Airport

Uncaved – Dogmatorraistes

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum (Boston)

Pullman Cologne

Ludwig Wright – Turn of Tides or Where the Waves Come From

Bianca James – Bianca James

Mammoth WVH – Mammoth II

Mercure Hotel Severinshof Cologne City

Sasha – Toto und der Mann im Mond (music album)

Santans – Koi Boi EP

Fury in the Slaughterhouse – Hope

Hampton by Hilton Dortmund Phoenix See

Pinball Perfection (Pittsburgh)

Icelandair Boeing 737 MAX Saga Premium Class

Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway – City of Gold

Hamburg Coffee Museum Burg

Lori McKenna – 1988

Iberia Dali VIP Lounge Madrid T4 (Madrid MAD)

nhow Frankfurt

Tom Astor – Wieder da!

Jim “Kimo” West – Of Wood and Spirit (American Guitar Stories)

Homewood Suites by Hilton Orlando Theme Parks

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real – Sticks and Stones

Sean Patrick McGraw – Hillbilly Hippie

1476 – In Exile

Maihaugen Lillehammer

Hafdals Hotel Akureyri

Sylvia Aimee – Identity EP

Lucinda Williams – Stories From A Rock N Roll Heart

Whale Watching with North Sailing Husavik (Iceland)

Lane Motor Museum (Nashville)

Pascal Blenke – Gedankenspiele

American Space Museum (Titusville)

Ayron Jones – Chronicles Of The Kid

Wuppertaler Schwebebahn (Wuppertal Suspension Railroad)

Saturnus – The Storm Within


Steve Lukather – Bridges


Deer Tick – Emotional Contracts


Larnaca Airport (LCA)


Lava Show Reykjavik


Melia Berlin


Bergen Belsen Concentration Camp Memorial


Puffin Watching at Hafnarholmi in Northeast Iceland


Omnium Gatherum – Slasher EP


Ron Pope – Inside Voices


Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum Nashville


Hrafnavellir Guest House (Hornafirdi, Iceland)


Tanya Tucker – Sweet Western Sound


Oryad – Sacred & Profane


Sören Vogelsang – Optimismus Prime


Brandy Clark – Brandy Clark


Marathonmann – Maniac


Yes – Mirror To The Sky


Forest Lagoon Akureyri


Moor – Heavy Heart


Bunk’Art 1 (Tirana)


Anna Demetriou – More To This


Adagio Hotel Bremen


Indecent Behavior – Therapy In Melody


Husavik Eurovision Exhibition


Museum of Jewish Heritage


Andreas Diehlmann Band – Long Way To Go


Sebel – Der Boxer


Local Archaeological Museum of Kourion (Cyprus)


Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor Museum


Philip Bradatsch – Philip Bradatsch


Storm Seeker – Nautic Force


Walking the City Walls of Dubrovnik


Dave Hause – Drive It Like It’s Stolen


Nature Museum (Naturmuseum) Dortmund


Flying Contour Airlines Embraer E135


As Everything Unfolds – Ultraviolet


Kati von Schwerin – Welcome Back Home


Esther Rose – Safe To Run


Texas Hippie Coalition – The Name Lives On


Car Rental Review – if Rent Andorra La Vella (Carlemany)


Grand Design – Rawk


Dutch Railway Museum Utrecht


German Rail (Deutsche Bahn) Lounge Hamburg – Premium Area


Al Noor Island and Butterfly House (Sharjah)


IntercityHotel Hannover Hauptbahnhof Ost


Jennifer K. Austin – Cards EP


Lordi – Screem Writers Guild


VIVA – Das ist die Wahrheit


Hampton by Hilton Frankfurt Airport


Milow – Great To Know You EP


British Airways Boeing B777 Club Suite Cabin


Black Hawk – Soulkeeper


Katie Melua – Love & Money


Sophie B. Hawkins – Free Myself


Sophia – Niemals Allein


Hampton by Hilton Utrecht Central Station


Kourion Archaeological Park


Leony – Somewhere in Between


Watching Kansas City from Liberty Memorial Tower


Premier Inn Hamburg St. Pauli


American Airlines / British Airways Soho Lounge New York JFK Terminal 8


Night Demon – Outsider


Stephen Jay – understatement


Timesbold – Not Still Here


Ailbhe Reddy – Endless Affair


Kendall Lujan – Forget Me Knots EP


GEODIS Park Stadium Tour (Nashville)


Brian Falduto – Gay Country


DoubleTree by Hilton Pittsburgh Downtown


Car Rental Review – Sixt Goslar – Audi A6 Quattro


Umberto Panini Collection Motor Museum


Gateway Arch St. Louis


Wolfgang Petry – Stark wie wir


Lina – 24/1


Drayton Farley- Twenty on High


AnnenMayKantereit – Es ist Abend und wir sitzen bei mir


Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa Downtown Convention Center


Helge Schneider – Torero


Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum (Pittsburgh)


Dierks Bentley – Gravel & Gold


Tanzwut – Silberne Hochzeit


P!nk – Trustfall


Ron Sexsmith – The Vivian Line


Hampton by Hilton Dublin City Centre


Malte Vief und Malte Viefs Kammer – Kammer III


The Legendary – Warlord


Simone Kopmajer – With Love


Cyprus Museum (Nicosia)


The Rehats – Heart & Mind


Eamonn McCormack – Eamonn McCormack


Premier Inn Saarbruecken City Centre


Hampton Inn & Suites Albany Downtown


Puttshack White City (London)


Pristine – The Lines We Cross


Joe Henry – All The Eye Can See


German Rail (Deutsche Bahn) Premium Lounge Berlin Main Station


Sofitel London Heathrow (Terminal 5)


Laura Cox – Head Above Water


Sonic Wildhearts – Get It On


Richard Lynch – Radio Friend


Hilton Garden Inn Tirana


Groenalund – #lovestorm


Riding the TECO Line Streetcar in Tampa


Clarion Collection Hotel Hammer (Lillehammer)


National World War I Museum (Kansas City)


Car Rental Review – Hertz Kansas City Airport (MCI) – Ford Explorer


Hotel Fürst Bismarck (Hamburg)


Wasserturm Hotel Cologne (Curio Collection by Hilton)


Museum of Miniature (Ordino, Andorra)


Brightline Premium Lounge West Palm Beach


Frankfurt Airport (Fraport) Visitors’ Center
Postings about Denmark
Here are all my postings related to Denmark:


Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 3rd November 2023)


Carlsberg Aviator Lounge Copenhagen (CPH)


Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 08 September 2023)


Food I Had Onboard X (July 2023 til early September 2023)


Nyhavn Copenhagen (Pictured Story)



Saturnus – The Storm Within


Food I Had Onboard VIII (April 2023 til Mid-May 2023)


Drew Sycamore – Superfaith


Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 13 January 2023)


Weird Al Yankovic is touring Europe 2023 – Tour Dates and Travel Hints


Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 16 September 2022)


Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 3 June 2022)


Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 29 April 2022)


Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 01 April 2022)


Tristan Harders’ Twilight Theatre – Drifting Into Insanity


My Top 15 Airports Flown – With Some Brief Thoughts


Volbeat – Servant Of The Mind


Go Go Berlin – Expectations


Flying with DAT (Danish Air Transport) from Saarbruecken to Hamburg


The Twelve Best Flights Of My Life (… so far)


Bricky Trouble over Germany


bett1HULKS Indoors 2020: Gonzales (MEX) / K. Skupski (GBR) – Nielsen (DEN) / Puetz (GER) 4-6 6-1 10-5


Billund Airport (BLL) Review


Flying Sun-Air of Scandinavia