The Sounds

Members

* Maja Ivarsson – vocals, guitar
* Felix Rodriguez – guitar
* Johan Bengtsson – bass
* Jesper Anderberg – synthesizer
* Fredrik Nilsson – drums

The Sounds are a New Wave band from Helsingborg, Sweden. They formed in 1999 while in High School together. Their musical style is primarily New Wave but also includes both punk and pop / electronica influences. Most songs include the use of synthesizers and the band has been compared to other European pop acts like ‘Blondie’ and ‘The Cars’ . Their debut album was recorded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2002. The album earned the band several ‘Best Newcomer ‘ awards as well as a Swedish Grammy Award.

The band have not only made a name for themselves in Sweden but in the United States as well. They were performers at both the 2004 and 2006 Warped Tour and have performed alongside such bands as the Foo Fighters and The Strokes. They have performed over 200 gigs in the USA already and have built a large following of celebrity fans with Pharrell Williams , Quentin Tarantino and Britney Spears being admirers of the band. Their second album ‘Dying To Say This’ , was released in 2006 and the band followed up the album release with a European Tour alongside the band ‘Panic! At The Disco’ .

Also in 2006, the band took part in Myspace’s Secret Concert Show in Miami, Florida on Halloween and then traveled Coast to Coast in the USA alongside ‘Shiny Toy Guns’ . Lead singer Maja Ivarsson is also featured on Cobra Starship’s Snakes on a Plane (Bring It), for the film Snakes on a Plane. You can catch the band performing in selected cities in Europe in 2007.

Thanks to http://www.wikipedia.org for some biographical information.
Image source: http://thesoundsonline.com/

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