22/04/2026
👽A very warm welcome to Valo Ato! A new project by Melby's Matilda Wiezell and Lucifer Sunshine's Jonas Persson. Debut single "1 & 1/2" out now!
⁉️WHO ARE VALO ATO!?⁉️
Valo Ato began as a series of loose studio sessions, where Melby's Matilda Wiezell and Lucifer Sunshine's Jonas Persson set out to explore ideas and genres they hadn’t previously had the space to pursue in other projects. What started as an open-ended experiment quickly took shape, evolving into a full five-piece featuring some of Stockholm’s most compelling indie musicians.
Drawing on influences from shoegaze and grunge, Valo Ato’s sound moves between hazy textures and heavier, more grounded passages, something the band themselves describe simply as “stoner indie.”
Jonas explains that the name Valo Ato is a tribute to his South Sámi family roots, combining Valovardo, the mountain behind the family’s summer house where he spent much of his childhood, and Atostugan, one of the first Sámi-built houses allowed to remain standing after his great-grandmother fiercely defended it from demolition. While the songs do not necessarily deal with these themes directly, the landscapes of Lapland remain a constant source of inspiration in the songwriting.
Debut single "1 & 1/2" is out now via Rama Lama Records. On May 30th Valo Ato plays the Echo Three Fest in Stockholm alongside Cabaret Voltaire, Bo Ningen, Makthaverskan, Ulrika Spacek and more.