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# Music: Erja Lyytinen
- URL: https://www.sweatyspice.com/music-erja-lyytinen/
- Published: 2025-03-29T12:12:14.000Z
- Updated: 2025-03-29T12:12:14.000Z
- Description: I guess if the sun doesn't rise for months, that means you can practice and write kick-ass music. Today, my discovery of the Finnish musician Erja filled me with joy.
- Author: Geoff Anderson

I have a back-channel with fellow Stacker, , where I drop almost daily a new music find. A couple of weeks ago, I dropped a video by Erja Lyytinen in that DM feed, and not only did Susan say it rocked (because it did), but she said I clearly have a type.

And, upon reflection, yes, yes I do have a type. Allow me to explain…

My day starts early. I am usually up by 4:30AM[1](#footnote-1). That is just who I am, an unreconstructed morning person.

I wake up, I brew coffee, I take my blood pressure (as a heart attack survivor, it is a daily ritual along with a slew of medications), and then I go hunting for music on Youtube.

Like [Marlon Perkins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlin%5FPerkins?ref=sweatyspice.com)[2](#footnote-2), I hunt for gems in the wild, the gold among the chaff, and my quarry? Kick ass women who play guitar, or make great rock music.

So, yeah, I do have a type. And fortunately, the ecosystem is chock-a-block full of great talent.

Today’s find is from Finland, [Erja Lyytinen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erja%5FLyytinen?ref=sweatyspice.com) is an old school, straight up rocker. Her guitar chops are spectacular. The band behind her complements her style, and as a front woman, she excels. I see that from her bio on Wiki that she’s about a decade younger than me, so not an up and comer, but a seasoned, battle-hardened warrior of the rock wars.

Erja blends soulful interludes with frenetic connective tissue, to deliver a compelling thematic riff that falls on your ears like tonal poetry.

Just a soothing song, sound, and atmosphere. It all fits, and boy is it *tasty*.

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!

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1. The one benefit is, I am pretty sure it has been more than a decade since I have needed to set an alarm to wake up in time for … well *anything* [↩](#footnote-anchor-1 "Jump back to footnote 1 in the text.")
2. Gen X alert here, if you remember “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom” as a kid, you probably need to schedule a colonoscopy [↩](#footnote-anchor-2 "Jump back to footnote 2 in the text.")