Genom Natten releases their new single “Så lätt” today, Friday, November 6, 2026, the same day that Alessandra Günthardt and Joel Sjöö play at Nalen in Stockholm. The concert is reported to be sold out in the provided material. The indie power ballad is the third single from the duo’s upcoming second album, planned for spring 2027, and revolves around a decisive no: realizing a relationship belongs to the past and choosing not to return to it.
This starting point gives the song a different emotional direction than the familiar ballad about longing. Instead of asking for another chance, “Så lätt” is about setting a boundary and sticking to it. The subject is not just the separation, but the moment when the possibility of reconciliation no longer holds the same appeal. In the duo’s description, the choice to put oneself first becomes the song’s central action.
Günthardt traces the song’s creation to an unexpected encounter with a former partner who wanted to try again. According to her account, the conversations in the studio afterwards became the starting point for songwriting. She describes the talks as therapeutic: a way to process the meeting and put words to the realization that she did not want to resume the relationship. The personal experience gives the song its foundation, while the actual song gives the decision a broader emotional form.
During the writing process, the duo used “Nothing Compares 2 U” as a reference, Günthardt says, but with the emotional message turned in the opposite direction. The comparison is useful as a description of their intention, rather than as evidence of a direct musical similarity. Where the reference song conveys the longing for someone who is still wanted, Genom Natten’s stated goal was to capture the moment when you finally say no and close the door.
In Sjöö’s account, the chorus came at the end of the first writing process. When the duo left the studio, the song still needed a chorus; the line that later came to him links learning to hate with not being able to go back. It is a deliberately harsh phrasing that gives the song’s theme of self-protection a sharper edge than a pure declaration of independence. Sjöö also shares that the audience has sung along to the line at concerts, indicating that the chorus already works as a common point of recognition in the room.
The provided material describes Genom Natten’s overall sound as a meeting between Swedish melancholy, shimmering dream pop, and big melodies. Within this framework, the power ballad becomes a fitting form for a song built around a final decision: emotional weight and melodic breadth can together carry the same message. This concerns the song idea the duo presents, rather than a statement about specific details in the production.
“Så lätt” also continues a release history that began with the debut single “I ett annat liv” in February 2025. As the third single from the planned second album, this November release ties into the next step in the duo’s record production. At the same time, the concert at Nalen becomes the start of a winter tour that, in addition to more Swedish shows, also extends to Denmark and Norway.
Winter Tour 2026–2027
The provided tour schedule includes eight shows, starting in Stockholm in November 2026 and continuing through January and February 2027:
- 6 November 2026 – Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden – reported to be sold out
- 14 January 2027 – Rust, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 15 January 2027 – Mejeriet, Lund, Sweden
- 16 January 2027 – Pustervik, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 29 January 2027 – Nyköpings Teater, Nyköping, Sweden
- 30 January 2027 – Nygatan 6, Växjö, Sweden
- 12 February 2027 – Røverstaden, Oslo, Norway
- 13 February 2027 – Sagateatern, Borås, Sweden
For Genom Natten, the single release and the Stockholm show bring together the song’s two contexts: a personal story developed through studio conversations and a chorus that, according to Sjöö, has already prompted the concert audience to sing along. The underlying idea remains clear throughout the story: a ballad can give a former relationship its full emotional weight without pleading to have it back.
