“April is the cruelest month / it brings back to life the lust / well buried in September,” begins Astrid Swan telling the story on her new song “Four Months To Kill”.

A bittersweet first taste from the Finnish singer-songwriter’s fourth solo album Astrid4, “Four Months To Kill” captures the biography and the mood of the new album perfectly: “a minimalist dogmatic album of piano, horns and drums.” This is the perfect song to kick off the autumn with.

Astrid4 is due out 25 October via Soliti.