Melpo Mene is indie-pop musician Erik Mattiasson from
Stockholm
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,
Sweden
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. His 2008 album release, ''
Bring the Lions Out'', included the single ''"I Adore You"'', which was used in a 2008
Volvo car commercial.
Melpo has played many cities, from New York City to Paris, and has shared the stage with
Bon Iver,
Loney Dear
Loney Dear is the pseudonym of Swedish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Emil Svanängen (born March 26, 1979). He has self-released four albums of music in his native Sweden. His first major release came in February, 2007 in the U.S. ...
,
José González, and more. In 2012 Melpo put out ''Behind The Trees'', which he released independently via
Redeye Distribution. This album was featured on
iTunes
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in the Indie Spotlight and Singer/Songwriter sections, as well as featured on
Spinner in their home page "Listening Party" section. The single "We Should Be Walking" received airplay on numerous college and specialty radio stations, leading him to chart at #9 in the SubModern Singles chart and was featured in an episode of ABC's
The Middle. The track "Ain't Gonna Die While Sitting Down" was featured in Netflix's
Hemlock Grove and the Warner Bros. Film,
The Good Lie, starring
Reese Witherspoon. The music video for this track premiered on
Paste (magazine) and stars Actor,
Peter Stormare
Rolf Peter Ingvar Storm (born August 27, 1953), better known as Peter Stormare (), is a Swedish actor who holds both Swedish and American citizenship. He played Gaear Grimsrud in the film '' Fargo'' (1996) and John Abruzzi in the television ser ...
's, daughter.
Melpo wrote the original theme song for Hulu’s Shut Eye (Season 2).
He also has over 20 commercial and television placements, including AT&T, Awkward (MTV), Bored To Death (HBO), Faking It (MTV), Fishbowl California, Franklin & Bash (TNT), Graceland (USA), and Lexus. He co-wrote and produced
Matt Simons “Catch and Release,” the Deepend Remix of which went #1 in Europe.
On April 22, 2021, Melpo released ''Vernalagnia'' on the record label HyperExtension. It is his first album after an eight-year hiatus. The first single from the album, “Get A Rocket” was released on October 30, 2020.
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Discography
Albums
*''
Holes'' (2004)
*''
Bring the Lions Out'' (2008)
*''Behind The Trees'' (2012)
*''Vernalagnia'' (2021)
Vinyl records
*''Lady 7"''
*''Don't Save Me 7"''
Extended plays
*''Don't Save Me EP''
*''Hello Benjamin EP''
*''Jedi EP''
Singles
*"Holes" (''Holes'', title track)
*"I Adore You" (''Bring the Lions Out'')
*"Snakes and Lions" (''Bring the Lions Out'')
*"We Should Be Walking" (''Behind The Trees'')
*"Get A Rocket" (''Vernalagnia'')
*"Once Had It All" (''Vernalagnia'')
*"All Of This Is True" (''Vernalagnia'')
*"Wrong At Last" (''Vernalagnia'')
References
External links
Official website
Swedish indie pop groups