Surrounded are an
alternative rock/
space rock band from
Växjö,
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
, who have been described as "Sweden's answer to
The Flaming Lips".
[Luerssen, John D. " ''Safety in Numbers'' Review, '' Allmusic'', Macrovision Corporation]
Biography
The band was formed in 2000 by Marten Rydell (vocals, guitar) and Marcus Knutsson (guitar), with Emil Petersson (keyboards, sampling), Fredrik Solfors (drums), and Jesper Petersson (bass) soon added to the lineup.
[Jeffries, David " Surrounded Biography, '' Allmusic'', Macrovision Corporation] With influences ranging from ''Meddle''-era
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philo ...
,
The Flaming Lips, and
Neil Young, the band were included on ''The Emo Diaries, Vol. 9'', before their debut album, ''Safety in Numbers'', was released in 2003 by
Deep Elm Records.
A second album, ''The Nautilus Years'', was issued in 2007, the band now signed to large indie label
One Little Indian, and Rydell and Knutsson now joined by Tom Malmros (bass), Johannes Linder (drums) and Erik Gustafsson (keyboards).
[Crawford, Belle (200]
Surrounded: ''More than Harmless Beauty''
, Aesthetica Magazine 1 April 2008 The album was partly recorded in a summerhouse in a forest in southern Sweden, and received positive critical reviews, with ''
Drowned in Sound
''Drowned in Sound'', sometimes abbreviated to ''DiS'', is a UK-based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway. Founded by editor Sean Adams, the site features reviews, news, interviews, and discussion forums.
History
''D ...
'' calling it "a work of such understated, almost casual beauty that it would be a crime for it to go unnoticed".
[Patashnik, Ben (2008)]
Surrounded ''The Nautilus Years''
", ''Drowned in Sound
''Drowned in Sound'', sometimes abbreviated to ''DiS'', is a UK-based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway. Founded by editor Sean Adams, the site features reviews, news, interviews, and discussion forums.
History
''D ...
'' ''
Crawdaddy!'' said of the album "this stuff is so perfectly engineered to be pleasurable it’s hard to find any specific weak points".
[Elliott, Joel (2008)]
Surrounded ''The Nautilus Years''
, '' Crawdaddy!'' In 2010 the band performed at the renowned Austin festival
South by Southwest
South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and Convention (meeting), conferences organized jointly that take place in m ...
(SXSW)with songs from the upcoming ''Oppenheimer and Woodstock'', mixed and co-produced by
Tony Doogan(Belle and Sebastian, Mogwai,
Snow Patrol), Bill Racine(Sparklehorse, The Flaming Lips) and Paul Mahajan(The National, TV on the Radio).
[Bowman, Dean(2010)]
Surrounded: ''Oppenheimer And Woodstock''
, Rhythm Circus, 1 October 2010
The band's style has been described as "a rare hybrid of
shoegazing[Walters, Tom(201]
Album reviews: Surrounded-''Oppenheimer And Woodstock''
The Line of Best Fit, 28 October 2010 and
Americana".
[Lester, Paul (2008)]
New Band of the Day: No. 275 Surrounded
, '' The Guardian'', 14 February 2008 Comparisons have been made with several bands including
The Flaming Lips,
Doves,
[Lees, Alasdair (2008)]
Surrounded, Tommy Flynn's, London
'' The Independent'', 24 April 2008 Super Furry Animals,
[Ross, Becky (2008)]
Album Reviews: Surrounded - ''The Nautilus Years''
, '' This Is Fake DIY'', 10 March 2008 Grandaddy[H-Halinski, Katie(2010)]
Surrounded: ''Oppenheimer&Woodstock''
, AAA Music, 11 October 2010 and
Sparklehorse
Sparklehorse was an American indie rock band from Richmond, Virginia, led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous. Sparklehorse was active from 1995 until Linkous' 2010 death. Prior to forming Sparklehorse, Linkous fronted local bands ...
.
Discography
*''Safety in Numbers'' (2003)
Deep Elm
Deep Elm Records is an independent record label releasing albums by bands such as Lights & Motion, The Appleseed Cast, Brandtson, The White Octave, and Planes Mistaken for Stars. It also released the compilation series ''The Emo Diaries''.
Histor ...
*''The Nautilus Years'' (2007)
One Little Indian
*''Oppenheimer and Woodstock'' (2010)
One Little Indian
References
External links
FacebookSurrounded
on Myspace
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Swedish musical groups