The Sounds is a Swedish indie rock band. Formed in Helsingborg in 1999, the group’s musical style has been compared to New Wave acts such as Blondie, The Cars, the Epoxies and Missing Persons. Their debut album, Living in America, was released in 2002, with the follow-up Dying to Say This to You on 21 March 2006. Their third album, Crossing the Rubicon, was released on 2 June 2009, and their latest, Something to Die For, was released on 29 March 2011. The Sounds are classmates Félix Rodríguez, Maja Ivarsson, Johan Bengtsson, Fredrik Blond and Jesper Anderberg. Their debut album, Living in America, earned them several “Best Newcomer” awards, a Grammis, a No. 4 position in the Swedish album charts, and established the band not only in Sweden but also in the United States. The band has played over 500 gigs since the album’s release including participating in the 2004 Warped Tour. In 2006 they played again at Warped Tour, this time on main stage, and have toured with bands such as Foo Fighters, The Strokes, Morningwood, Angels & Airwaves, +44, Mando Diao, Panic! At The Disco and most recently, No Doubt and Paramore during their last tour in 2009. This year their 5^th album will be released. The first single is called Shake, Shake, Shake and even the album has no name yet, they announced, that they are coming during their autumn tour also through Prague.

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