Contributing WriterA remarkable 15-year career culminates in a defining full-length opus, featuring the focus single and album opener, “Arrival”.
Globally recognised Swedish DJ, producer and Vivrant label head Jeremy Olander unveils his long-awaited debut album, When The Rain Falls — a landmark moment that arrives 15 years after his breakthrough debut on Eric Prydz’s Pryda Friends in 2011. The album stands as a deeply personal statement, and a body of work shaped by transformation, introspection and creative rebirth.
Opening the record is the album’s focus single “Arrival”, a cinematic and emotionally charged piece that sets the tone for the journey ahead. Built around sweeping atmospherics, restrained tension and a slow-burning melodic arc, the track feels symbolic: a crossing of thresholds, a stepping into clarity. It encapsulates the spirit of the album; expansive yet intimate, refined yet instinctive. If When The Rain Falls represents an ending and a beginning, “Arrival” is its doorway.
Written during a period of profound personal reset — including sobriety and becoming a father — the album channels themes of renewal, identity, exhaustion and rediscovered purpose. After years defined by club-focused EPs and global touring, Olander approached this project with a radically different mindset: album-first structures, patient arrangements and storytelling that moves beyond DJ functionality.
Speaking about the album, Jeremy Olander commented:
“This album means a lot to me beyond the music itself. It’s a closing and an opening. The end of the first chapter of my career and my life, and the beginning of the next. I started it at a time when I was stuck in a destructive headspace, and I finished it piece by piece as things improved and I made some necessary changes. It’s very personal, so putting it out there feels both scary and incredibly exciting.”
Across its ten tracks, When The Rain Falls moves fluidly between propulsion and introspection. From the celestial pulse of “Stardust” and the brooding tension of “In Limbo,” to the shape-shifting energy of “Kameleon” and the driving force of “Turbo,” the album reflects the full spectrum of Olander’s sonic identity. Breakbeat anthem “Mechon” and the much-loved collaborative single “Apollo” (with Swedish duo Moontalk) anchor the record’s club lineage, while the expansive closing title track “When The Rain Falls” unfolds across six minutes of emotive resolution.
The result is an album that resists easy categorization. While Olander first rose to prominence within progressive house, this debut deliberately sidesteps genre confines, embracing a broader melodic and atmospheric language; one informed as much by life experience as dancefloor culture.
Since becoming the first artist to sign a multi-release deal with Pryda Friends, Olander has forged a singular path through electronic music, releasing on esteemed imprints including Last Night On Earth, Diynamic, Drumcode, Watergate Records and Anjunadeep.
In 2015, he launched his own label and event brand, Vivrant, now a respected tastemaker platform within the global melodic scene. From sharing stages with Eric Prydz at Madison Square Garden and Brixton Academy to becoming the first Nordic artist to perform on Cercle, Olander’s career has been defined by steady evolution rather than fleeting trends.
In support of When The Rain Falls, Olander will embark on an extensive world tour with his album-focused DJ sets.
The first phase of the tour spans North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. The tour launches on March 13 in Houston, coinciding with the album’s release, and includes stops in Dallas, Montreal, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Stockholm, Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Seoul, London, Manchester, Chicago, Vancouver, New York City and Boston, among others.
Known for performances built almost entirely around his own productions, the tour will showcase a more immersive, narrative-driven approach, reflecting the emotional depth and pacing of the album itself.
Jeremy Olander – When The Rain Falls is out now via Vivrant: https://vivrant.ffm.to/viv054