Marching Band is a musical duo consisting of Erik Sunbring and Jacob Lind from
Linköping, Sweden.
History
In 2008, the band released ''
Spark Large'', their first full-length album on U & L Records. Music from the album received radio airplay in Los Angeles when tracks from the debut surfaced on
KCRW
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and
KDLD. In the months to follow, their music was featured on ''
World Cafe'', ''Second Stage,'' and ''Song of the Day''. Marching Band was also featured in BillboardUnderground.
Marching Band songs have been featured in ''
Zombieland
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'', ''
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
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'',
''90210'', ''
How I Met Your Mother
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'',
''Scrubs'', ''
Cougar Town
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'', and
''Greek''.
Marching Band’s second album, ''Pop Cycle'', was released in May of 2010 on U & L Records.
Marching Band’s debut album was recorded in
Los Angeles
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with
Adam Lasus
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Career
Lasus credits include albums by Yo La Tengo, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Lilys, Helium, Juliana Hat ...
(
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
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,
Yo La Tengo
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). Their sophomore album, ''Pop Cycle'' was recorded in
Stockholm
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with Swedish producer
Jari Haapalainen
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,
Camera Obscura
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,
The Concretes
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History
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).
Marching Band's song "Aggravate" was included on the indie compilation ''Indiecater'' Volume IV in August 2009.
Marching Band's EP, 'Pop Cycle Naked - EP' was released November 9, 2010 on U & L Records.
Marching Band's new EP, "And I've Never Seen Anything Like That", will be released on Jan 15, 2013.
MTV
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debuted the band's music video "And I've Never",
Marching Band's, third full length "So Much Imagine", was released on Feb 21, 2014 digitally and as a double Vinyl containing 21 new tracks.
Members
*Erik Sunbring - Guitars, Vocals
*Jacob Lind - Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
Supplemental Musicians
*Benjamin Forsberg - Guitars, Vocals
*Ludvig Kennberg - Drums
*Gustaf Nygren - Bass
Releases
Albums
*''EP 1'' as Second Language - 2004
*''EP 2'' as Second Language - 2005
*''EP 3'' - 2006
*''
Spark Large'' - 2008, U & L Records, Inc.
*
Pop Cycle' - 2010, U & L Records, Inc.
*''Pop Cycle Naked - EP'' - 2010, U & L Records, Inc.
*''And I've Never Seen Anything Like That - EP'' - 2013, U & L Records, Inc.
*
So Much Imagine' - 2014, UNC Records (Europe), U & L Records, Inc. (North America), And Records (Japan)
*''Heart Jewel'' - 2016, And Records.
References
NPR Second StageNPR World CafePitchfork Review on May 15th, 2008Record LabelIndiecater Volume IVMTV "And I've Never"
External links
Official Site
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Swedish rock music groups