Shivering Spines is a pop band from
Jönköping, Sweden, who were active from 1988 to 1993
The band won the
PolyGram
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competition "Rockband of the year-90", and released a single on this label.
The discussions with PolyGram seemed endless, so finally the band decided to release the album on a local label. It showed to be a good move. Their debut CD, Garlic Escargots, gave Shivering Spines much publicity. Many songs from the CD were played several times on the Swedish national radio. The CD also received good reviews in
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Notable mu ...
s such as Pop, Sound Affects and Backstage. The video Lying Awake has been shown on the MTV-show
120 Minutes
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After its cancellation, MTV ...
and on Swedish national television.
Shivering Spines has during the years played at pubs and smaller clubs from northern to southern Sweden. They have also appeared on festivals such as Dalarock-90 (about Dalarock),
Hultsfredsfestivalen-91, Hultsfredsfestivalen-93 (about Hultsfredsfestivalen) in Sweden and Påskfestivalen-93 (Easter Festival) in
Copenhagen.
Discography
Desert Hum / Power
(7", Tilt Records, Spines 001, -89)
Judas Kiss / Pros and Cons of Convertible Homes
(7", Tilt Records, Spines 002, -90)
Live Kulturhuset 14 sept-91
(MC, Tilt Records, Spines 003, -91)
Heaven is.../ The Night Before Today
(7"/CD, PolyGram, 866750-7, -92)
Garlic Escargots
(CD, Brimstone Production, BRCD 9301, -93)
Videos
Heaven is...
(from
CD-single
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Heaven is.../ The Night Before Today, PolyGram -92)
December Live
(live from Kåren in Jönköping, Brimstone Prod. BRVD 9212, -92)
Lying Awake
(from CD Garlic Escargots, Brimstone Production, BRVD 9306, -93)
References
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Swedish musical groups