Those Dancing Days were an indie pop band from Nacka, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden.[2] Most frequently compared to Northern Soul and 1960s era girl-groups, the band formed in 2005 while the members were all still in school.[3] They were signed to Wichita Recordings. The band consisted of five people from Stockholm. Their name derived from the Led Zeppelin song "Dancing Days" pitched by the band's bassist, Mimmi.[4]
Those Dancing Days | |
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 Pictured in July 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Indie pop, twee pop |
| Years active | 2005–2011 (hiatus) |
| Labels | Wichita Recordings |
| Members | Linnea Jönsson: Vocals Lisa Pyk: Hammond organ Rebecka Rolfart: Electric guitar Mimmi Evrell: Bass guitar Cissi Efraimsson: Drums[1] |
History edit
Two of the band members completed school as late as summer 2008,[5] and they received a lot of publicity during 2007, including being featured in NME and on MTV2. They were also nominated for the Best Swedish Act prize at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007.[6] The band has played many gigs in their native Sweden as well as in the United Kingdom and Germany.
They released a 5-track EP in Sweden before being signed by UK label Wichita Recordings, who released a self-titled single in October 2007 (described as "Blondie backed by The Attractions",[7] and "The Slits rehearsing with Bow Wow Wow whilst breaking in a new drummer"[8]), with a second single, "Hitten". Their debut full-length album In Our Space Hero Suits was released on 6 October 2008, preceded by a single Home Sweet Home on 29 September.[9]
The band was chosen personally by Belle & Sebastian to perform at their second Bowlie Weekender festival presented by All Tomorrow's Parties in the UK in December 2010. A second album, Daydreams & Nightmares was released in 2011. The band made a number of festival appearances in the summer including Glastonbury finishing with Popaganda in Stockholm on 27 August. Four days after this performance, the band announced on their website that the group would be 'put to bed for a while'. The same announcement revealed the final release will be the single "Help Me Close My Eyes".[10] Some band members founded Vulkano in late 2011.
Discography edit
Albums edit
- In Our Space Hero Suits (2008) – UK No. 180
- Daydreams & Nightmares (2011) – SWE No. 58
EPs edit
- Those Dancing Days (2007)
Singles edit
- "Those Dancing Days" (2007) - SWE No. 17
- "Hitten" (2008)
- "Run Run" (2008)
- "Home Sweet Home" (2008)
- "Fuckarias" (2010)
- "Reaching Forward" (2011)
- "I'll Be Yours" (2011)
- "Can't Find Entrance" (2011)
- "Help Me Close My Eyes" (2011)
References edit
- ^ "Wichita Recordings artist page". Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
- ^ "First Sight: Those Dancing Days by Maddy Costa, The Guardian". London. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
- ^ Cruz, Araceli (28 May 2009). "Five Questions for Sweden's Those Dancing Days, 2009's Most Adorable All-Female Alt-Pop Quintet". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
- ^ "Those Dancing Days: Interview (video) from Neu magazine". Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
- ^ "Those Dancing Days: Interview with the band by Tom Mendelsohn, from new-noise.net". Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
- ^ "MTV Europe Music Awards 2007 nominations". Archived from the original on 13 January 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
- ^ "Artist of the day: Those Dancing Days, Spin magazine". Archived from the original on 27 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ^ "Single reviews: Those Dancing Days - 1,000 Words, by Steve Barker, Manchester Evening News". Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
- ^ "Those Dancing Days announce debut album details". NME. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- ^ "Those Dancing Days | Start". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
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