Acid House Kings
Encyclopedia
Acid House Kings is a Swedish
indie pop
band. It was founded in 1991 by Joakim Ödlund (also in the bands Poprace, Double Dan, and Starlet) and brothers Niklas (Red Sleeping Beauty) and Johan Angergård (Club 8
, The Legends
, Poprace).
According to plan, they released Advantage Acid House Kings in 1997 and the album proved to be a huge step forward to form their trademark sound of jangly, catchy guitar oriented indie-pop. The album featured Julia Lannerheim as guest vocalist on a couple of songs, who eventually joined the band officially as a full time member in 2001.
In 2002 they released their third album Mondays Are Like Tuesdays And Tuesdays Are Like Wednesdays.
Their 4th album Sing Along With Acid House Kings was initially released as a limited edition featuring a bonus DVD consisting of instrumental karaoke
versions of the complete album, accompanied by home made videos showing the band members doing various everyday tasks.
The album saw the band further perfecting their sound established on the previous records.
In the summer of 2007 they entered the studio again to record their 5th album. Initially it was due to be released in 2008, but then pushed back for a release in 2010.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
indie pop
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
band. It was founded in 1991 by Joakim Ödlund (also in the bands Poprace, Double Dan, and Starlet) and brothers Niklas (Red Sleeping Beauty) and Johan Angergård (Club 8
Club 8
Club 8 is a Swedish musical group consisting of Karolina Komstedt and Johan Angergård .-History:Formed in 1995, Club 8 were signed to the Spanish record label Siesta...
, The Legends
The Legends
The Legends are a Swedish pop band, distributed by Lakeshore Records in the US, by Labrador Records in Sweden and by Little Teddy Recordings in Germany....
, Poprace).
History
With the release of their first album, Pop, Look & Listen, they supposedly decided on a 10 year plan to release an album every five years to have a trilogy of albums released by the year 2002, a plan that eventually worked out exactly as scheduled.According to plan, they released Advantage Acid House Kings in 1997 and the album proved to be a huge step forward to form their trademark sound of jangly, catchy guitar oriented indie-pop. The album featured Julia Lannerheim as guest vocalist on a couple of songs, who eventually joined the band officially as a full time member in 2001.
In 2002 they released their third album Mondays Are Like Tuesdays And Tuesdays Are Like Wednesdays.
Their 4th album Sing Along With Acid House Kings was initially released as a limited edition featuring a bonus DVD consisting of instrumental karaoke
Karaoke
is a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...
versions of the complete album, accompanied by home made videos showing the band members doing various everyday tasks.
The album saw the band further perfecting their sound established on the previous records.
In the summer of 2007 they entered the studio again to record their 5th album. Initially it was due to be released in 2008, but then pushed back for a release in 2010.
Studio Albums
- Pop, Look & Listen! (1992)
- Advantage Acid House Kings (1997)
- Mondays Are Like Tuesdays and Tuesdays Are Like WednesdaysMondays Are Like Tuesdays and Tuesdays Are Like WednesdaysMondays Are Like Tuesdays and Tuesdays Are Like Wednesdays is the third studio album by Swedish band Acid House Kings.-Track listing:...
(2002) - Sing Along with Acid House KingsSing Along with Acid House KingsSing Along with Acid House Kings is the fourth studio album by Swedish band Acid House Kings.-Track listing:-Reception:The album has received positive reviews from Allmusic and Pitchfork Media, giving a score of 4.5/5 and 7.7/10 respectively. Splendid Magazine described the album style as...
(2005) - Music Sounds Better with You (2011)
Singles
- Monaco GP (1994)
- Yes! You Love Me (1997)
- We Are the Acid House Kings (2001)
- Say Yes If You Love Me (2002)
- Do What You Wanna Do (2005)
- Everyone Sings Along With Acid House Kings (2006)
- " Are We Lovers or Are We Friends?" (2010)