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The Wannadies are an alternative rock band formed in 1988 in Skellefteå, northern Sweden.
The bands initial line-up featured Pär Wiksten (vocals, guitars), Christina Bergmark (keyboards, vocals), Stefan Schönfeldt (b. 5 June 1965) (guitars) and his younger brother Frederick Schönfeldt (bass) with Gunnar Karlsson (drums) and Björn Malmquist (violin).

Early influences included Australian band The Go-Betweens as well as The Sisters of Mercy with The Pixies having a big effect on their later material.

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Ro_Chad wrote:
Tuesday morning

Been really enjoying this band the past few days... Brings back a lot of memories.

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bartalicious wrote:
30 days ago

Love 'em. A lot.

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Foggster wrote:
November 2009

great power pop or whatever you will call it...one league with weezer...love 'em !!!

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auntchilada wrote:
November 2009

dagommit, so underrated! @/@

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MUSIKFREAKx wrote:
November 2009

new found love!! anyone who knows where you could get their album 'Yeah' un-digital perhaps?

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Stjaernstoft wrote:
October 2009

Brainpool and Popsicle are perhaps the most popular Swedish bands from that era. It's impossible not to love them.

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bluebed wrote:
October 2009

Do message me if you know any bands like wannadies. I don't know much about swedish pop, but it looks terribly charming.

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bluebed wrote:
October 2009

Totally forgot about this cute band. Loved "before&after" cover art a million years ago and bought it instantly without even listening. Love it! I wish there were more bands like wannadies. Such a lovely name too.

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brownieboy wrote:
September 2009

I love your skin

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tarkmeenia wrote:
July 2009

New love found... Maybe it's my soft spot for Swedish pop, but I really do not agree with you Stjaernstoft. Even if they do have average sound, it's not boring. Their songs are quite the same pattern over and again, but who cares -- it's pop. Or maybe I'm in love...

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bethegoat wrote:
July 2009

one of my favorite bands of all time <3<3

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Stjaernstoft wrote:
July 2009

The reason why they were a one hit wonder over there is probably that they have a quite average sound and every song sounds practically the same. But some songs will always be a part of my nostalgic swedish mind anyway. In the early 90s swedish indie pop was very young, very naïve, it was a hit here mostly because we didn't know better. In the same way a fourteen year old could consider The Killers or Coldplay cool "alternative" indie bands.

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medullaman wrote:
June 2009

@pricey123 nope, they split this year actually, and it sucks balls cuz they rule!! But I don't really think we need another Wannadies album and if they were to release one it would probably not be that good anyway

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gustavorichieri wrote:
March 2009

Yeah is one of my favorite songs ever.. I just cant listen to it only once.

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pricey123 wrote:
March 2009

are they actually still a band or what? ive heard nothing from them in years

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TippinMyStuff wrote:
March 2009

the wannadies sound special live =)

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fullspeed_ahead wrote:
February 2009

waaaay underrated.

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Lurholm wrote:
February 2009

Along with Eggstone, Popsicle, and bob hund, The Wannadies are the everlasting icons of Swedish indie. The 1990's really were a golden age of music in this country. I think at least 75% of everything I listened to back then was domestic pop. Btw, if you like The Wannadies you should really check out their neighbour band from Skellefteå: Hardy Nilsson.

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camtjr wrote:
January 2009

4ever

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alinevida wrote:
January 2009

See them live!

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