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Jönköping, Småland, Sweden (1992 – present)
The Cardigans are a Swedish band that formed in Jönköping, Småland, Sweden in 1992. The band’s musical style has varied greatly from album to album; encompassing their early indie-leanings passing through ’60s-inspired pop and more band-based rock. Their current lineup is Nina Persson on vocals, Peter Svensson on lead guitar, Magnus Sveningsson on bass guitar, Bengt Lagerberg on drums and Lars-Olof Johansson on keyboards and guitar.
The five-piece met as teenagers in Jönköping, Sweden, a town whose only distinguishing feature is its 52 churches. In October 1992, bonded by their mutual love of hard rock and folk music (they listed Nick Drake and Iron Maiden as their two biggest influences by 1994), guitarist Peter Svensson and bassist Magnus Sveningsson conceived The Cardigans. As their hometown was hardly a Mecca of musical enterprise, the group packed up and moved to the somewhat more central fishing port of Malmö, Sweden’s third largest city, to seek their fortune. With Peter writing most of the music and the band as a whole composing the lyrics, the quintet set out to find a deal.
After an early recording of “Rise & Shine” appeared on a local independent label in 1994, The Cardigans were swiftly signed to Stockholm Records. The same year the band made their debut for the label with Emmerdale and later won the accolade of “Best Album of 1994” from Slitz, at the time Sweden’s leading music magazine. The rise of The Cardigans has since been gradual, allowing them the time to develop naturally as their sales and positive exposure grew with each release.
The five-piece met as teenagers in Jönköping, Sweden, a town whose only distinguishing feature is its 52 churches. In October 1992, bonded by their mutual love of hard rock and folk music (they listed Nick Drake and Iron Maiden as their two biggest influences by 1994), guitarist Peter Svensson and bassist Magnus Sveningsson conceived The Cardigans. As their hometown was hardly a Mecca of musical enterprise, the group packed up and moved to the somewhat more central fishing port of Malmö, Sweden’s third largest city, to seek their fortune. With Peter writing most of the music and the band as a whole composing the lyrics, the quintet set out to find a deal.
After an early recording of “Rise & Shine” appeared on a local independent label in 1994, The Cardigans were swiftly signed to Stockholm Records. The same year the band made their debut for the label with Emmerdale and later won the accolade of “Best Album of 1994” from Slitz, at the time Sweden’s leading music magazine. The rise of The Cardigans has since been gradual, allowing them the time to develop naturally as their sales and positive exposure grew with each release.
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Gran Turismo
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First Band on the Moon
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My Favourite Game
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For What It's Worth
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You're The Storm
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Live and Learn
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Communication
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Hanging Around
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Higher
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Explode
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And Then You Kissed Me
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Paralyzed
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Erase / Rewind
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Shoutbox
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equusong wrote:
Communication...
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indie-cool wrote:
Guys, check out the new A CAMP album, Colonia... is SUPERB!
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gutobega wrote:
Lovefool, Carnivel and My Favourite Game.
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Heidality wrote:
я собираю на сайт команду прошу обратитьса ко мне или написать в рупор..сайт о рок музыке
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Heinrish wrote:
lofmi lofmi!
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meredith999 wrote:
Why didn't I know that I know Lovefool? What a nice surprise xD
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a_dot_s wrote:
CARNIVAL AND LOVE FOOL!
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Renko-Kun wrote:
most underrated band ever....
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NariiEffBaybee wrote:
I <3 THE GROUP AND THE CLOTHING lOls.
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Steve2603 wrote:
They're awesome, but I fear that we'll be hearing more from A Camp rather than The Cardigans.
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r3mus wrote:
Erase/Rewind is their best track imo. But most their songs are great.
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No_gravitation wrote:
super extra gravity = perfect..! number one
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No_gravitation wrote:
overload/ = little more time
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Mexicola7 wrote:
i prefer their happier sounding days. why did they have to get so dark =/
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indie-cool wrote:
Lovefool is sweet but so NOT what The Cardigands and Nina are about...
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Spongebabe55 wrote:
If you like them check out Vedera.. Theyre awesome & their new album dropped today...YAYYY!!!
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VirginiaWoolf80 wrote:
I equally love all of their albums, from Emmerdale to Super Extra Gravity. All different, all amazing.
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laurence2174 wrote:
they basically stole the lovefool riff from elevation by television
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indie-cool wrote:
don't blame your daughter (diamonds) <3
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Homebody911 wrote:
Nina has the sweetest voice I've heard^ ^
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