Moonlit Sailor is a

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band from

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, formed in 2006. The group consisted of Joakim Wiik (keyboards/guitar), Oscar Gullbrandsen (guitar), Adam Törnblad (drums/guitar/piano), and Markus Rundlöf (bass). In 2008, the band released their debut EP ''A Footprint of Feelings'' through the independent record label

Deep Elm Records 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''. Hist ...

. The following year they released a full-length album, ''So Close to Life,'' and in 2010 they embarked on a small European tour that included stops in Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom, and Finland. The band released a second album in 2011, ''Colors in Stereo'', also through Deep Elm Records. On May 8, 2017, Törnblad died at the age of 27.

Discography

Albums

* 2008: ''A Footprint of Feelings'' (

) * 2009: ''So Close to Life'' (Deep Elm Records) * 2011: ''Colors In Stereo'' (Deep Elm Records) * 2014: ''We Come From Exploding Stars'' (Deep Elm Records)

References

External links

* {{Authority control Swedish post-rock groups Musical groups established in 2006 Musical groups from Borås