'The Drowners' are a Swedish indie pop band active in the 1990s powerpop scene. They had a successful indie single with "Is there something on your mind" in 2000.CMJ New Music Report - May 15, 2000 - Page 19 DROWNERS Is There Something On Your Mind (Wind-Up) The Drowners are a Swedish quintet enamored with the indie heartthrob subgenre of the early '90s exemplified by bands like Velvet Crush, Gigolo Aunts and most ..."

Members

* Bass – Jonas Bergqvist * Drums – Andreas Persson * Guitar – Leif Rehnström, Mikael Sundqvist * Vocals, Piano – Magnus Vikström

Activity timeline

July 1993: Band play their first gig (Trastockfestivalen Sweden). Jan 1996: First single "Teenager" Substantial airplay in Sweden. Feb 1996: First album "Destroyer" Released in Sweden, Brazil, most of Asia and Germany. May 1997: The single "Summer Break My Fall" is released to radio, and achieves chart placement in Aug, become their labels first charting record. Sep 1997: 2nd album "World Record Player" released in most of Europe. May 1998: First US gig in NYC. Dec 1998: Signs with Wind-up in NYC. Jun 1999: Move to LA and records an album with Producer Matt Hyde in Sound City Studios. Jun 2000: ''Is There Something On Your Mind?'' album featuring re-recorded versions of songs from the previous two albums is released in America and becomes new and active on ''Billboard''. Oct 2002: "Muted to a Whisper" is released. Touring and festivals in USA. July 2007: "Cease to Be" is released on CDBaby! May 2008: ''Beautiful Escape: The Songs of The Posies Revisited'' is released including a track from The Drowners. Dec 2008: X-mas single "My Candle" is released on band's original Swedish Label.

Discography

*Happy New Year (single-09) A West Side Fabrication (SWE) *My Candle (single-08) A West Side Fabrication (SWE) *Beautiful Escape (tribute-08) Burning Sky Records (USA) *Cease To Be (album-07) Listening Post (USA) *Cease To Be Japan Version (album-07) 1977 Records (JAPAN) *Muted To A Whisper USA Version (album-03) Listening Post (USA) *Muted To A Whisper (album-02) Morphine Lane Records (SWE) *Best Of Beginnings (single-02) Morphine Lane Records (SWE) *He Was Fab (tribute-02) Jealousy Records (USA) *Jennifer (single-02) Morphine Lane Records (SWE) *On The Radio (single-01) Morphine Lane Records (SWE) *'Think Of Me': Boys & Girls (soundtrack-00) Ark 21 Records (USA) *Is There Something On Your Mind? (album-00) Wind Up Records (USA) *Is There Something On Your Mind? (single-00) Wind Up Records (USA) *What Comes Naturally (single-98) A West Side Fabrication (SWE) *Going For Gold (compilation-97) A West Side Fabrication (SWE) *'Fake R&R Personality' : Välkommen Till Festen (soundtrack-97) Startracks (SWE) *Fake R&R Personality (single-97) A West Side Fabrication (SWE) *World Record Player (album-97) A West Side Fabrication (SWE) *Summer Break My Fall (single-97) A West Side Fabrication (SWE) *'21' : West Side United (compilation-97) A West Side Fabrication (SWE) *Bumperstar (single-96) A West Side Fabrication (SWE) *'Upside' : Give Ear (compilation-96) A West Side Fabrication (SWE) *Stupid Way (single-96) A West Side Fabrication (SWE) *Destroyer (album-96) A West Side Fabrication (SWE) *Teenager (single-96) A West Side Fabrication (SWE) *'That Door' : The 23 Enigma (compilation-95) A West Side Fabrication (SWE) *'Destroyer' : Were All Part Of A Family (compilation-94) A West Side Fabrication (SWE)

References

External links

* Band Website http://www.thedrowners.com/ * Listing at Discogs https://www.discogs.com/artist/1326348-The-Drowners * 2009 interview at Diiver.com http://www.diiver.com/2009/10/29/the-drowners/ * Profile at Artists Trove http://www.artisttrove.com/artist/8473515517/The+Drowners {{DEFAULTSORT:Drowners Swedish musical groups