24-year-old Jaakko “Kulta” Ingraeus squatted his twenties on the floor at the sold-out Tavastia

Rock, pop

“Where is the gold of Lapland? I can already see a brand collaboration!”

Realization erupts from the audience when the performer’s name is reflected on the back wall of the darkened Tavastia stage.

Jaakko Kulta.

Of course, the children’s song everyone knows comes to mind. That’s what the audience chants later before the encore and the climax of the gig: “Wake up already!”

The sold-out and electrified Tavastia, who looks like she’s in her twenties, screams and claps when the star of the evening, dressed in a white beanie and an oversized t-shirt, steps into the spotlight at the front of the dark stage.

Everything around points to a rap gig, but what else: the Tiktok song that opens the gig Janne hit the gas comes crashing down like a massive rock roar.

24 years old already in the opening number Jaakko Ingraeus squats twentysomethings on the floor in the same style as The Flaming Sideburnsin sweaty rockers like

Diary-song plays like an intro J. Karjalainen Lännen-Jukan in spirit. It also comes to mind Arttu Wiskariwho made “jaakkollat” i.e. swam Finnish rock to the youth already 15 years ago.

Finished the year has been revolutionary for Jaakko Kulla, “sick” according to the musician’s own words.

When Ingraeus performed in the small Semifinal in Tavastia’s courtyard in the spring, Spotify’s third place was on the bottom Room-paragraph.

The actual breakthrough took place in May Norwegian wood – with the hit. It was almost impossible to avoid hearing the song of happiness, which sounds timeless and describes a youth rich in spirit.

According to Jaakko Kulla’s record company representative, the songs appeal to people of different ages. The artist is booked next summer for mass festivals for young adults like Ruisrock and for more conscious events like Bättre Folk.

In the end, the Emma nomination only came in the rookie category. Norwegian wood found in the song category Mirellan and Received would have been justified, even though the phenomenon is more interesting than the song.

Ingraeus, who started with electronic dance music and rap and was encouraged to sing by car tune, sings about sweatpants lying in the room, the reality created by pizza boxes and fighting in Lofoten. Guitar music jogs along in a leisurely, playful adult rock spirit.

Every generation needs its own stars, but the admiration of Finnish rock and “faija rock” like Fleetwood Mac is a constant theme in the music culture of young adults dominated by rap.

James Kulta performs Dingo, an extended version with Metallica ballads About the girl in the leather jacket. The original song has gone wild on summer Sundays at the Siltanen club’s disco popular with young adults and even teenagers. There, young people dance on the tables and shout to their heart’s content to the rhythm of Finnish rock from the last millennium played by a DJ.

The output of Jaakko Kulla, who last performed at Tavastia’s Arts Night, is remarkably strong. The fragility that characterizes the publications seems to shake on stage.

The styles of the nineties stand out from the rambling realizations, as do the center partings from the hair of young men in the audience imitating the same era. Published a week ago Magicin the song, the songwriter roars alive Samuli Sulu shoegazing-style guitars and a drummer Janne Huopion junttaavat task. Stearin sounds like Apulanna’s performance Nine Inch Nailsia. A triphop ballad can fit in between.

Last the expected happiness manifesto is heard. The catch line of the chorus “accounts in the red, this is happiness” sounds like a provocation for pensioners.

Of course, the phrase adorns the neckerchiefs and t-shirts of the point of sale in Tavastia’s lobby.

Twenty-somethings shape hearts with their fingers while Jaakko Kulta takes a group photo with the audience.

“This is happiness!” one cheers as he slips from the bar into the hall.