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Dates Appearing: July 18 - 29 Current Release: First Band on the Moon |
With the release of their third full length album, First Band On The Moon, The Cardigans announce their arrival as a pop quintet with a panoramic worldview, a growing audience, and ever expanding musical visions.
The Cardigans American debut, Life, displayed their infectious amalgamation of beatnik jazz and wistful 6Os kitsch-pop. The follow up, First Band On The Moon, shows The Cardigans fine tuning their pop smarts, and provides a strong argument that they may be Sweden's hippest export since the Volvo P-1800.
The Cardigans formed October 1992 in Jonkoping, Sweden when guitarist Peter Svensson and bassist Magnus Sveningsson aborted their heavy metal phase and made it their new mission in life to be "as good as The Beatles." The band now includes Peter and Magnus, Nina Persson on lead vocals and finger snapping, Bengt Lagerberg on drums, and Lasse Johansson on guitar/keyboards. On the previous albums, Peter composed the music and and Magnus the lyrics, however, First Band On The Moon shows the debut of Nina as a major contributor, writing half of the lyrics on the album.
The Cardigans released their Swedish debut, Emmerdale, in May of '94. The first single "Rise & Shine" instantly became a radio fave and Emmerdale was eventually voted Best Album of 1994 by the readers of Sweden's leading music magazine Slitz. The Cardigans soon found themselves darlings of the Swedish indie pop scene.
Following their 1995 summer tour of Europe, The Cardigans began writing and recording their second album, Life. The Stockholm Records version of Life was then licensed to the Chicago based Minty Fresh label, resulting in The Cardigans first domestic release and an eight city, sold out tour of the US. The Life album bloomed into an international success, with worldwide sales exceeding 1.5 million.
First Band On The Moon was produced and engineered by Tore Johansson on 24 track analogue at the Tambourine Studios in Malmo, Sweden.
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