Fibes, Oh Fibes! is a
Swedish
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funk rock band that rose to fame in early 2004.
The trio, from
Gothenburg
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on the west coast of Sweden, was formed in 2001. Their first release was a self-titled EP in 2003. The band name is from drum company
Fibes Drums
Fibes Drum Company was a US musical instrument manufacturing company that produced drum kits. Founded in 1966, it was acquired by guitar manufacturing company C. F. Martin & Company in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, in 1970. It sold the Fibes assets t ...
, of which the band had a beloved drumset in its early career.
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In May 2004, their first album, ''Still Fresh'', was released. In August 2006, they released a second album, ''Emotional''. In autumn 2009, the band released the album ''1987'', on which they collaborated with Gary Kemp
Gary James Kemp (born 16 October 1959) is an English songwriter, musician and actor, best known as the lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and principal songwriter for the new wave band Spandau Ballet.
Kemp wrote the lyrics and music for all 2 ...
, Pontus Winnberg
Bloodshy & Avant are a Swedish songwriting and production duo consisting of Christian "Bloodshy" Karlsson and Pontus "Avant" Winnberg. They have worked with many prominent artists, including Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue, Ms. Dynamite, Madonna, ...
, Petter Winberg and Oskar Linnros
Hans Oskar Linnros (born August 15, 1983) is a Swedish singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He was part of the alternative hip hop band Snook alongside Daniel Adams-Ray, before going solo and releasing his solo studio debut album ' ...
. The album also contains duets with Björn Skifs
Björn Nils Olof Skifs (; born 20 April 1947) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, actor, and screenwriter. Skifs has represented Sweden twice in the Eurovision Song Contest, in the 1978 contest and in the 1981 contest.
Career
Björn Skifs formed ...
and Kim Wilde
Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, 18 November 1960) is an English pop singer. She first gained success in 1981 with her debut single "Kids in America", which peaked at no. 2 in the UK. In 1983, she received the Brit Award for Best British Female solo ...
. The album won Pop Album of the Year at the 2010 Grammis
The Grammis (sometimes referred to as the Swedish Grammy Awards) are music awards presented annually to musicians and songwriters in Sweden. The oldest Swedish music awards were instituted as a local equivalent of the Grammy Awards given in t ...
Awards.
Fibes, Oh Fibes! take their inspiration from the soft rock
Soft rock (also known as light rock or mellow rock) is a form of rock music that originated in the late 1960s in the United States and the United Kingdom which smoothed over the edges of singer-songwriter and pop rock, relying on simple, mel ...
genre of artists like Phil Collins
Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis (band), Genesis and had a successful solo career, ac ...
, Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of the Motown group Commodores; writing and recor ...
and Toto.
Members
* Christian Olsson - vocals and piano
* Mathias Nilsson - guitars
* Edvin Edvinsson - bass guitar
Discography
Albums
*2001: ''Fibes, Oh Fibes!'' (EP)
*2004: ''Still Fresh''
*2006: ''Emotional
Emotions are physical and mental states brought on by neurophysiology, neurophysiological changes, variously associated with thoughts, feelings, behavior, behavioral responses, and a degree of pleasure or suffering, displeasure. There is ...
'' (#25 Sweden)
*2009: ''1987
Events January
* January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency.
* January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade.
* January 3 – Afghan leader ...
'' (#8 Sweden)
*2012: ''Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...
'' (#20 Sweden)
Singles
*2009: "Love Child" (#56 Sweden)
*2009: "Run to You" (credited to Fibes, Oh Fibes! with Kim Wilde) (#24 Sweden)
References
External links
Official Website
Fibes, Oh Fibes!
elsewhere
Fibes, Oh Fibes! on Last.fm
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Musical groups from Gothenburg
Musical groups established in 2002
English-language musical groups from Sweden