Viagra Boys is a Swedish
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band from
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.
The band was formed in 2015, with several members coming from the bands Les Big Byrd, Pig Eyes,
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, Nitad, and Neu-Ronz. In 2018, they released their first album, ''
Street Worms''. Nils Hansson, a journalist at the newspaper ''
Dagens Nyheter
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History and profile
''Da ...
'' described the band favorably, praising their musical style, as well as their use of black humor and satire, and rated the album a five out of five. In 2019, the band won the
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(IMPALA) Album of the Year Award for ''Street Worms''.
The band's second album, ''
Welfare Jazz'', was released in January 2021 and their third album, ''
Cave World
''Cave World'' is the third studio album by Swedish post-punk band Viagra Boys. It was released on 8 July 2022, through YEAR0001.
Background and recording
''Cave World'' was written during the COVID-19 lockdowns, which serves a basis for much ...
'', was released in July 2022.
Benjamin Vallé, the band's co-founder and former guitarist, died in October 2021.
Members
Current members
* Sebastian Murphy – lead vocals
(2015–present)
* Henrik Höckert – bass guitar
(2015–present)
* Tor Sjödén – drums
(2015–present)
* Oscar Carls – saxophone
(2017–present)
* Elias Jungqvist – keyboards
(2019–present)
* Linus Hillborg – guitar
(2021–present)
Past members
* Benjamin Vallé – guitar
(2015–2020; died 2021)
* Martin Ehrencron – synth
(2015–2019)
* Rasmus Booberg – guitar
(2015–2017)
Discography
Albums
* ''
Street Worms'' (2018,
Year0001
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Artist roster
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* ''
Welfare Jazz'' (2021, Year0001)
* ''
Cave World
''Cave World'' is the third studio album by Swedish post-punk band Viagra Boys. It was released on 8 July 2022, through YEAR0001.
Background and recording
''Cave World'' was written during the COVID-19 lockdowns, which serves a basis for much ...
'' (2022, Year0001)
Extended plays
* ''
Consistency of Energy'' (2016, Push My Buttons)
* ''Call of the Wild'' (2017, Push My Buttons)
* ''Common Sense'' (2020, Year0001)
Live-albums
* ''Shrimp Sessions'' (2019, Year0001)
* ''Shrimp Sessions 2'' (2021, Year0001)
Singles
* "Sports" (2018, Year0001)
* "Just Like You" (2018, Year0001)
* "Ain't Nice" (2020, Year0001)
* "Creatures" (2020, Year0001)
* "In Spite of Ourselves"
(with Amy Taylor) (2020, Year0001)
* "Girls & Boys" (2021, Year0001)
* "Ain't No Thief" (2022, Year0001)
* "Troglodyte" (2022, Year0001)
* "Punk Rock Loser" (2022, Year0001)
* “Big Boy”
(with Jason Williamson
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) (2022, Year0001)
References
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Musical groups from Stockholm
English-language singers from Sweden
Garage punk groups
Swedish punk rock groups
Swedish satirists
2016 establishments in Sweden