The Cardigans
The Cardigans is a Swedish band that are attributable to the genres of rock, indie pop and alternative rock. It was founded in 1992 by the heavy metal musicians Peter Svensson and Magnus Sveningsson. Over time, The Cardigans was one of the most successful Swedish bands and one of the critics darlings of the European pop-rock and alternative rock genres.
- 3.1 Studio albums
- 3.2 Compilations
- 3.3 Singles
- 3.4 As a guest musician
Band History
Peter Svensson and Magnus Sveningsson, both really heavy metal musicians, formed the group The Cardigans to German as much as " The Cardigans ", 1992, in southern Sweden, Jonkoping. A self- recorded demo tape was the producer Tore Johansson so much favor, that he invited the band in a studio in Malmö. The debut album Emmerdale appeared in 1994 under the label Stockholm Records. The band won through the album exclusively in Sweden in importance, but this was not a minority success, as the album there received the award for record of the year.
First international attention
1995 saw their second album Life, which contained the hit singles Carnival and the two songs Sick And Tired and Rise & Shine already published on the debut album. In general, the second album contains five tracks of the first album. Life With the band gained importance outside Sweden, making themselves known even to first placements in the UK Top 40 singles chart for the first time.
The third album was released in 1996 First Band On The Moon. The extraction Lovefool came in the fall of 1996 almost in the British Top 20 and was used in the remake of Romeo Juliet starring Leonardo di Caprio and Claire Danes. Lovefool was then re-released in 1997 and reached number 2 in the British charts. Due to the increased international interest in the band, she landed guest appearances on David Letterman or the then-popular series Beverly Hills, 90210th
Manifestation
Published in 1998 the Cardigans Gran Turismo, the most successful with more than 2.5 million copies sold album of the band. The three coupled-out singles from it, My Favourite Game, Erase / Rewind and Hanging Around, were quite successful in the UK Singles Chart - Erase / Rewind even made it into the Top 10, the album title was apparently intended as a reminiscence of the console game Gran Turismo; the title of My Favourite Game was used as a remix in the second version of the game as the background music of a bonus or intro videos.
In the same year, the Cardigans involved in the soundtrack to A Life Less Ordinary with the song War. To the music to X-Files they contributed the song Deuce.
With Tom Jones they took in 1999 for his album Reload the cover version of Burning Down The House on which reached the top ten in the UK.
Reorientation
After the release of Gran Turismo and the following grueling, worldwide tours, the Cardigans were exhausted. And at the time was not clear whether and how it would go with the cardigans. The band members concentrated on solo projects: Svensson wrote songs for Titiyo and worked with Joakim Berg on the project Paus. Sveningsson published under the name Righteous Boy his solo album, and Nina Persson tinkered with friends on the project A Camp.
New beginning
A joint meeting in a hotel room in Los Angeles initiated the turn. In 2003 she finished her break and released the album Long Gone Before Daylight atmospheric. Hailed by critics, but it failed to match the success of the previous album. Of the two coupled- singles only managed For What It's Worth in the top 40 of the UK charts - You're The Storm flopped, however.
On 14 October 2005, the new album Super Extra Gravity appeared. The first single from it was I Need Some Fine Wine And You, You Need To Be Nicer, as the second single Do not Blame Your Daughter ( Diamonds) was published on 10 February 2006.
Trivia
Due to the musical preferences of some members of the Cardigans, the band played songs of Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne at their concerts again and again especially in the early years. Some of them also found space on the early CDs of the band:
- Iron Man ( First Band on the Moon, 1996)
- Iron Man ( first try, 1996) ( The Other Side of the Moon, 1998)
- Mr. Crowley ( Performed live & acapella in Swedish radio 1995) ( The Other Side of the Moon, 1998)
- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath ( Emmerdale, 1994 & Life, 1995)
The remarkable thing is that all the cover sound on one side by the Cardigans, on the other side but are still recognizable as Black Sabbath songs. Similarly, the Cardigans played the B-side of their single For What It's Worth a 2003 power plant - piece The model with German text.
In early 2004 appeared the album Tribute to the Cardigans, on the eleven European groups have grossed the band's hits. In the 32th episode of season 7 in the TV soap Beverly Hills, 90210 they also had a guest appearance.
Discography
Studio albums
Compilations
Singles
As a guest musician
- 2004: The Cardigans - Live in London
The 18 songs were during the tour First Band On The Moon on 20-21. Included in the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, November 1996. Previously, the DVD was released in 1997 on VHS. In 2004 it was decided to re-release in a contemporary quality and contemporary format. The DVD contains - in contrast to the previous VHS - also a short documentary about this tour, the U.S. promo - video for Been It and an interactive gallery.