Biography
The Cardigans is a musical group from Sweden, whose compositions appeared in world charts in the 1990s. The songs of the team combine a pleasant light melody, a variety of stylistics and heartfelt texts. Almost popularity The Cardigans are obliged not only to the talent of participants, but also thoughtful management. Their head of the trump card criticized the voice of Vocalist Nina Persson.At first, the listeners tried to look for similarity with "ABBA" in the work of the group, but the musicians had great potential and did not need to copy. The team style varied from the plate to the record. The Cardigans experimented with the genres of indie rock, pop and rock, finding all new fans.
The history of creation and composition
At first, the group was a duet from Peter Svensson and Magnus Grevensson. The guitarist and the bassist united in 1992. Being harsh music, they quickly found a common language. Both of both behind the shoulders had experience in the collectives who played in the metal genre.
Deciding to try his strength in the new direction, the artists invited the soloist Nina Persson to cooperate. So the history of the creation of the sensational The Cardigans began. Later, the team filled the keyboard player Lars Olaf Johanson and the striker Bengt Lagerberg.
Musicians shot a little apartment and lived together, saving money for writing in the studio. The first demo were transferred to the producer of Torah Johansson in 1993. The manager appreciated the prospects for the team and proposed cooperation.
Music
The debut plate was recorded on a professional studio and was a disk with dance music called "Emmerdale". The presentation of the album took place in 1994 in Stockholm. The single "Rise & Shine" became a hit and remained for a long time in the rotation of Swedish radio stations. At home, the album was recognized as the best new plate of the year.Bright debut attracted the attention of the public to The Cardigans. The artists acquired fans abroad and went to the European tour, without leaving the work on the new material. In 1995, the musicians released the LIFE record. She was a breakthrough for the team. Avant-garde sound and specific disc polygraphy attracted new fans.
The song "Saranival" has gained great popularity and positive evaluations of critics. The Cardigans Creativity has impressed the inhabitants of Japan, so the disk released there. Artists have concluded a contract with Mercury Records label. Under the management of representatives of the company a year later, the plate "First Band On The Moon" came out.
Single "Lovefool" enjoyed incredible success and was chosen as a soundtrack to the film "Romeo and Juliet". The line "Say That You Love Me" was filled in love in different parts of the world. The sound of the album was surrounded by a curtain of mystery and melancholy. The disk received the status of platinum in the United States and Japan.
In 1998, The Cardigans presented the album "Gran Turismo". The record turned out to be lyrical and had a minor mood, dramatically differing from past works. Fans and critics saw in it the notes of aggression and depressive attitude, resulting from the hobbies of the musicians with try-hop. Finally consolidate the Music Olympus The Cardigans helped the rock ballad "My Favourite Game", known for one generation.
An ambiguous clip was taken to the song, which had the original version and format to show on TV within censorship. Almost immediately after the release of a new disk, the group left Magnus Greminovson. The team went to the world tour without bassist. For numerous performances, a creative break was followed, during which the participants were implemented as solo artists.
During this period, a collection of Bisidovs of little-known songs of the group was released for Japan's listeners and Australia. The soloist Nina Persson recorded the album in the A Camp project. Peter Svensson worked in the Paus group, and Magnus Grevenovson presented new works under the pseudonym Righteous Boy.
The Cardigans interrupted long silence in 2003, releaseing a "Long Gone Before Daylight" record. The disc was recorded without the participation of the producer of the team. He became among the best-selling plates of the year and twice received the status of platinum. The circulation was divided into 120 thousand copies.
Two years later, the collective discography was replenished with the 6th SUPER EXTRA Gravity album. The group returned to cooperate with his manager, and the record instead of lyric motifs had an aggressive sound inherent in the work he produced.
The album was leading in the charts of Sweden, and The Cardigans went on tour in his support. During this period, a collection of group hits came out. By giving a few concerts, the musicians returned to solo creativity and united again only in 2012. Artists organized a tour in honor of the album "Gran Turismo". Instead of Peter Svensson to the team joined Oscar Humblebo.
The Cardigans now
The creative biography of the musical group is now evolving not so actively, as in the years of the peak of popularity. Participants found themselves in third-party projects. Nina Persson was realized as a solo artist.
The collective has a personal site, but the information on it is rarely updated. Over the past 4 years, the team periodically gave joint speeches. So, in 2019, The Cardigans went to a small tour of the United Kingdom.
In the spring, they pleased with several concerts of the inhabitants of the Baltic States. In May, the duet performed in Santiago and Concepcion. In the summer of the same year, the musicians visited Helsinki and pleased the fans with their favorite compositions.
In the Instagram network there is a community dedicated to the Cardigans, where the photo team is published. Now you can trace the work of the group's participants using the account in Facebook.
Discography
- 1994 - "Emmerdale"
- 1995 - "Life"
- 1996 - "FIRST BAND ON THE MOON"
- 1998 - "Gran Turismo"
- 2003 - "Long Gone Before Daylight"
- 2005 - SUPER EXTRA GRAVITY
Clips
- "KISS ME"
- "DON'T BLAME YOUR DAUGHTER"
- "ERASE / Rewind"
- "My Favourite Game"
- "I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer"
- Sick & Tired