Osukaru - Tall Tales Osukaru

Osukaru didn’t start as a band - it started as a vision. Formed in early 2010 in Gothenburg, Sweden, guitarist Oz Hawe Petersson (then known as Oz Osukaru) set out to bring something to life that didn’t quite exist yet. It would take a couple of years of shaping that idea - through early EPs and relentless refinement - before the debut album "Salvation" finally arrived in 2012. At that point, Osukaru wasn’t just a project anymore. It was starting to become something real. With "Transition" in 2015, the pieces began to fall into place. Line-up changes and growing experience turned the vision into a fully formed entity - something the band themselves has pointed to as a first real milestone, and when Osukaru truly began to find its identity. Rooted in classic stadium rock, the early releases leaned more heavily into a solid AOR sound. But even then, there were signs of something more beneath the surface. Over time, little by little, that edge became sharper. The melodies stayed strong, but the sound gained weight, attitude and a harder punch. By the time "House of Mirrors" arrived in 2018, Osukaru had fully stepped into a world of their own - melodic, yet heavier and more driven. That momentum carried into "Starbound" in 2021, which took the band to new heights, multi-million streams on Spotify alone and set the stage for what would come next. Enter "Tall Tales" - the band’s seventh album, and the clearest statement yet of how far that original vision has come. It was produced by Oz Hawe Petersson together with long-time singer and band partner Fredrik Werner (Daytona, Air Raid), mixed by Svein Jensen (Alicate, Sister Sin) and mastered by Mats Eriksson (Degreed). The cover and booklet artwork was created by Oz Hawe Petersson alongside actress/model Eliza Sica and carries a subtle sense of both unease and wonder that mirrors the album’s mysterious lyrical themes.