How Much Works is the debut album of Sweet Whirl, aka Esther Edquist. The accomplished singer, songwriter and musician offers an original, and timeless, collection filled with folk ballads, melancholic pop, blues-infused love songs and philosophic prose. The album pulses with playful keyboard rhythms, ornate piano chords and languid bass grooves.

There's a passing reference to Albert Camus, the French existentialist, on Something I Do. Camus once wrote "[The artist] has only to translate the sufferings and happiness of all into the language of all to be universally understood. As a reward for being absolutely faithful to reality, [they] will achieve complete communication among [people]." And so it is with Edquist who faithfully captures the longing, resilience, and sometimes inexplicable sadness common to everyone. Sweet Whirl evokes both the glow of love and the chill as it wanes.