The fifth song for Yle’s 2025 Contest for New Music UMK have been released. Listen to One Morning Left‘s song “Puppy”
One Morning Left has been making music for 16 years, and consists of five members from different parts of Finland. The founder and lead vocalist of the band is Mika Lahti, second lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Leevi Luoto, bass player and background vocalist Miska Sipiläinen, drummer Dennis Hallbäck and songwriter, guitarist and background vocalist Juuso Turkki. The story of the band began when Lahti met Teemu Rautiainen from Jyväskylä in the Finnish social media service IRC Galleria. They had a similar taste in music, which led them to found One Morning Left in 2008.
The band’s first EP was released in 2008, and the following year they went on their first European tour. In 2010, the band signed a recording contract with Spinefarm Records and the following year released their first full-length album, The Bree-Teenz. Metalcore Superstars, which was released in 2016, featured the hit song You’re Dead, Let’s Disco. The song became particularly popular in Japan, and the band’s gigs in Tokyo sold out. In 2022, One Morning Left toured Europe with UMK winner Blind Channel and the German band Electric Callboy. Today, the band makes music under the German record company Arising Empire.
The band describes themselves as a hyperactive, boundary-pushing feel-good act. Their unique sense of humor sets them apart from other Nordic metal bands.
“Musically, we rely on the 80s and 90s, and we do not take ourselves too seriously. Sometimes, people look at you in a funny way if you mess around too much. You can dance to the beat of our music, and that’s fantastic,” Leevi Luoto says.
The band had been planning to apply for UMK for a long time.
“We already spoke with our previous drummer that UMK would be a great experience. After meeting Kiro, who produced Cha Cha Cha for Käärijä, we began to think about making an UMK song with him,” Mika Lahti reveals.
The UMK song Puppy is exactly what the name suggests. It is, very simply, about a puppy.
UMK expert jury: “It is impossible to listen to Puppy without a reaction. Modern metal and dance elements meet beautifully in the song. The song sounds angular and edgy, but at the same time it is full of joy and the chorus is really catchy. The three-minute song is loaded with different musical hooks. It is easy to imagine a sold-out Nokia Arena singing this song in February.”
The songs competing in UMK 2025 to represent Finland will be revealed in this order:
Thu, 9 January NEEA RIVER– “Nightmares”Fri, 10 January Nelli Matula – “Hitaammin Hautaan”Mon, 13 January costee – “Sekaisin”Tue, 14 January VIIVI – “Aina”Wed, 15 January One Morning Left – “Puppy”- Thu, 16 January Goldielocks – “Made Of”
- Fri, 17 January Erika Vikman – “ICH KOMME”
The UMK grand final will take place on Saturday, 10 February, 20:00 CET and will be broadcast on Yle TV1, Yle Areena and Yle radio channels.
LYRICS “Puppy” by One Morning Left
English
Puppy
La la la…
Puppy
(Puppy, puppy, puppy puppy)
Puppy
Puppy
(Puppy, puppy, puppy puppy)
Puppy
Eat, sleep, play and puke
Hair so fluffy and a tail so cute
Hey puppy – what you got in mind?
Okay – we can go outside
Hey puppy – what you wanna do?
Oh i know – i love you too
When i call your name
Love the way you wag you tail
Every night and day
Having so much fun when we play
Puppy
(Puppy, puppy, puppy puppy)
Puppy
Puppy
(Puppy, puppy, puppy puppy)
Puppy
Eat, sleep, play and poop
Paws so small and they smell so good
Hey puppy – what you wanna eat?
Oh honey – we got no meat
Hey puppy – what you wanna do?
Oh i know – i love you too
When i call your name
Love the way you wag you tail
Every night and day
Having ѕo much fun when we play
La la lа…
(Breeeee)
Puppy
Puppy
Puppy
Puppy
(3, 2, 1)
Puppy
(Puppy, puppy, puppy puppy)
Puppy
Puppy
(Puppy, puppy, puppy puppy)
Puppy
Puppy
| One Morning Left | Mika Lahti, Miska Sipiläinen, Leevi Luoto, Juuso Turkki, Dennis Hallbäck |
| Title | Puppy |
| Songwriters | Johannes Naukkarinen, Juuso Turkki, Leevi Luoto, Mika Lahti, Saku Ahola |
| Language | English |
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