ABOUT ERIK KOSKINEN

  Erik Koskinen is an American singer-songwriter,  multi-instrumentalist and producer, whose music is not categorized by sub-genres.  Stylistically he is on his own while heavily influenced by American roots music. The rhythmic integrity and musical tone is as important as the lyrical content and the artistic intent.  Koskinen has reverently entered the anthology of uniquely crafted wry songs with the likes of Woody Guthrie and Ry Cooder while speaking as plainly as your neighbor. The Minneapolis Star Tribune calls Koskinen “the real deal” and “The best country songwriter in Minnesota”

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GLIDE MAGAZINE:
“In the vein of his close friend, Jeffrey Foucault, Koskinen’s songs are stripped-down, breathe the Midwestern air, paint character portraits, and have a deceptively haunting quality.”

AMERICAN ROOTS UK:
“…melodies that stay with the listener long after the last notes of the final track have died away.”

“Erik is very much his own man stylistically. Sub-genres are no use at all in describing Erik's music, and perhaps a new genre is more appropriate.”

MINNPOST:
“one of anti-country music’s up-and-coming stars.”

MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE:
"as dazzling a guitarist as he is an evocative storytelling songwriter.”

“the real deal”

“the best country songwriter in Minnesota.” 

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FULL DISCOGRAPHY

Down Street / Love Avenue (2024)
Burning the Deal (2019)
Cruising Paradise (2018)
Erik Koskinen Live at the Real-Phonic Radio Hour 2011/2015 (2015)
American Theatre (2014)
Keep It To Yourself (2010)