Silverbullit is a Swedish rock band based in Göteborg.

Silverbullit
OriginGothenburg, Sweden
GenresAlternative rock, post-punk, noise pop
Years active1995–present

History

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Formed in 1995 under the name "Silverbullet", which was changed after a conflict over the rights for the name. They are known under the name Citizen Bird in the US, and toured under that name and released their album Citizen Bird as a "self-titled" LP there in order to avoid trademark confusion with an American rapper.[1] The band plays synth-influenced rock music. Amongst others, sources of inspiration are DAF, Depeche Mode, New Order and The Stooges, as well as video game music. The group was nominated for a Grammis for Best Rock Act.[2] Their album Arclight was announced to be the best Swedish album of 2004 by a vote of music reviewers.,[3] but have not yet made a real popular break-through.

They have done numerous festival gigs and have also toured together with The Soundtrack of Our Lives, to whom they are sometimes compared.[4] Lead singer Simon Ohlsson is usually very wild and erratic on stage and several performances have gone awry. For example, early in the band's career, a gig in Varberg ended with Simon being dragged away by police who thought he was on drugs; and at Rookiefestivalen 2004 he jumped out into the sparse crowd and was thrown out from the venue by a security guard, while the rest of the band kept playing.

Members

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  • Simon Ohlsson (vocals, keyboards)
  • Jon Ölmeskog (keyboards)
  • Andreas Nilsson (guitars)
  • Jukka Rintamäki (bass, vocals)
  • Anders Gustafsson (drums)

Discography

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Albums

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  • Silverbullit (1997)
  • Citizen Bird (2001)
  • Arclight (2004)

Singles

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  • "King of the line"
  • "Star"
  • "Magnetic city"
  • "Run"

References

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  1. ^ Citizen Bird review, Allmusic
  2. ^ Citizen Bird biography, Allmusic
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ Review, NME, September 12, 2005.