Cave may have never met Swedish rock star Thastrom before, but the series — literally the result of a dream by Marlind — pits them as idealistic, philosophical 14-year-old friends living in Sweden and searching for truth, beauty and wine.
, both Cave and Thåström speak like idealistic adults, with a discourse described as bordering on the philosophical. Thåström is written as a harsh existentialist, political and speaks succinctly, while Cave is the opposite, a struggling Dionysian agnostic, and a romantic dreamer who swims in words. It’s set in Sweden, but all dialog is in English.
“This is a dream project that literally came to me in a dream,” Mårlind. “While asleep, I watched two of my musical heroes as young teenagers, drinking cheap beer while discussing love and the meaning of life. I woke up writing and have been trying to catch up with them ever since.” Said Cave: “Since I was never in Sweden in 1971 and haven’t ever met Thåström, I am obviously intrigued to find out what we never did.”Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are currently performing a 34-date tour across key cities, such as London, Berlin, Helsinki, Zagreb, Gothenburg and Paris. His latest film,, directed by Andrew Dominik, went to cinemas worldwide in May, following its critically acclaimed world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival.
Thåström, who like Cave was also born in 1957, played in Sweden’s most famous punk band Ebba Grön, new wave group Imperiet and industrial band Peace, Love and Pitbulls, and last year released his tenth album entitled. He recently completed a sold-out tour across Scandinavia and will be a special guest with The Rolling Stones in Stockholm this July.