The Legends are a Swedish pop band whose music is distributed by Lakeshore Records in the US, by
Labrador
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in Sweden, and by
Little Teddy in Germany.
The band was formed in January 2003, and a week later, a gig was booked, supporting
The Radio Dept. in Stockholm.
The Legends received international acclaim for their debut album, ''Up Against the Legends'', released in 2003.
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...
described it as characterized by melodic songwriting reminiscent of both the 1980s, the UK's ''
C86
''C86'' is a cassette compilation released by the British music magazine '' NME'' in 1986, featuring new bands licensed from British independent record labels of the time. As a term, C86 quickly evolved into shorthand for a guitar-based music g ...
'' movement, as well as 1960s American pop-rock, and summarized the album as "the kind of stunning debut that makes you excited about the possibilities of pop music." The band have since issued four EPs and five additional studio albums.
The group is the brainchild of Johan Angergård, Labrador Records founder and member of Swedish bands
Club 8
Club 8 is a Swedish musical group consisting of Karolina Komstedt (from the band Poprace) and Johan Angergård (Acid House Kings, Poprace).
History
Formed in 1995, Club 8 were signed to the Spanish record label Siesta. They released a single ca ...
and
Acid House Kings.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Up Against the Legends'' (2003)
* ''Public Radio'' (2005)
* ''Facts and Figures'' (2006)
* ''Over and Over'' (2009)
* ''It's Love'' (2015)
* ''Nightshift'' (2017)
EPs
* ''There and Back Again'' (2004)
* ''Call It Ours'' (2004)
* ''He Knows the Sun'' (2005)
* ''Hide Away'' (2006)
Singles
* "Make It All Right" (2003)
* "Play It for Today" (2006)
* "Lucky Star" (2006)
* "Seconds Away" (2008)
References
Swedish pop music groups
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