77 Bombay Street Explained

77 Bombay Street
Origin:Scharans, Graubünden, Switzerland
Genre:Indie rock, folk rock, alternative rock
Years Active:2008–present
Label:Gadget
Current Members:Matt Buchli
Joe Buchli
Simri-Ramon Buchli
Esra Buchli

77 Bombay Street is a Swiss folk rock musical group that was formed in 2008 in Scharans, canton Graubünden.[1] It consists of four brothers Matt, Joe, Simri-Ramon and Esra Buchli. The band was named after their temporary home in Adelaide, Australia, where the whole Buchli family lived for two years. As of 2021, the band had released five studio albums, the first called Dead Bird self-released, the next three Up in the Sky, Oko Town and Seven Mountains in association with Gadget Records. In 2021, they released their fifth album, Start Over.

Both Up in the Sky (2011) and Oko Town (2012) went platinum in Switzerland, the former peaking at the third place, the latter hitting the top of Schweizer Hitparade, the official Swiss Albums Chart.[2] According to their official Facebook site in 2014, the band was working on their fourth studio album.[3] In an interview Matt Buchli said "Yes, we are busy writing new songs and we've got a feeling it will be fantastic! Every album is a new and great challenge."[4]

In 2012, the band won two Swiss Music Awards with album Up in the Sky and its title track "Up in the Sky" for Best Album Pop/Rock National and Best Hit National, respectively.[5] In 2015, the band worked on their fourth studio album, Seven Mountains, which was released in fall 2015.[6] In summer 2021, the album Start Over was published.

Band members

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumPeak positionsCertification
SWI
[7]
2009Dead Bird
2011Up in the Sky3Platinum
2012Oko Town1Platinum
2015Seven Mountains1Gold
2021Start Over4

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsCertificationAlbum
SWI
2010"47 Millionaires"Up in the Sky
2011"Long Way"55
"Up in the Sky"7
"I Love Lady Gaga"19
2012"Low on Air"19Oko Town
2013"Angel"
2014"Follow the Rain"66
2015"Seven Mountains"Seven Mountains
2016"Bombay"
"Empire"11
2021"Drifters in the Wind"Start Over
"Karaoke Girl"
"Train Home"
"Fox"
"Eugene"
"Start Over"
"Middle of My World"

References

  1. Web site: Rohrer. Andreas. Band. 77 Bombay Street. 3 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131204172610/http://www.77bombaystreet.com/en-GB/web/band. 4 December 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: 77 BOMBAY STREET - UP IN THE SKY. Hitparade.ch. 3 May 2014.
  3. Web site: 77 Bombay Street Facebook status, 9th January. 77 Bombay Street. 3 May 2014.
  4. Web site: Blattmann. Tim. 77 Bombay Street. Anadeyo.com. 3 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223030348/http://anadeyo.com/77-bombay-street/. 23 February 2014. dead.
  5. Web site: Swiss Music Awards Winners 2012. Swiss Music Awards. 3 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131216170207/http://www.swissmusicawards.ch/sites/all/themes/sma_2014/pdf/Winners-2012.pdf. 16 December 2013. dead.
  6. Web site: Esseiva . Lucien . 77 Bombay Street gehen down under . 3 February 2015 . 7 February 2015 . 20 Minuten . de .
  7. Web site: 77 Bombay Street discography page. hitparade.ch. 13 July 2016.