Sad Day for Puppets explained

Sad Day For Puppets
Origin:Blackeberg, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre:Shoegazing[1]
Years Active:2006–present
Current Members:Anna Eklund
Martin Kallholm
Marcus Sandgren
Micael Back
Alex Svenson-Metés

Sad Day for Puppets are a Swedish rock band, who formed in 2006 in the Stockholm satellite town of Blackeberg.

History

The group formed in Blackeberg in late 2006, eventually releasing their debut EP Just Like a Ghost in the spring of 2008. The EP and the band's live performances attracted positive reviews from the local indie music scene, and the group signed recording contracts with labels in both Sweden and Japan.[2] The band promoted the EP by appearing as the opening act during a tour with Television Personalities; later that year, they embarked on their own headlining shows in the United Kingdom, Spain and Germany.[3]

Their debut album Unknown Colors was released in 2008, with interest in the band increasing steadily outside of Sweden; the album was promoted with performances at several UK music festivals, including Volume Festival and Truck Festival.[4] [5] Lead single "Marble Gods" was featured on Rough Trade's sampler album Indiepop 09.[6] [7] The band toured widely throughout Europe and Japan in support of the record, opening for bands such as Editors, MGMT, A Place to Bury Strangers, Mystery Jets and The Raveonettes.[8]

Their second album, Pale Silver & Shiny Gold, was released in September 2010.[9] The band is signed to the small Swedish label HaHa FONOGRAM and have released records in Japan, the US and Europe. In the UK and Ireland the band has released two albums to date and a handful of 7” singles on the London-based label Sonic Cathedral Recordings. The band toured Japan in November 2011. In April 2013, Japanese label Fastcut Records released Come Closer, the band's third full-length album. It was recorded in Stockholm in 2012 and released in Europe in August 2013.

Musical style and influences

The band's compositions have been noted by journalists to be heavily influenced by dream pop, a musical genre which typically emphasises softer melodies and arrangements. However, the production on their albums features an excessive use of noise, indicative of the production of early 1990s shoegazing records.[10] Their work has been compared to the likes of The Jesus and Mary Chain,[3] [11] Dinosaur Jr.,[12] Lush, Luna and Mazzy Star.[11]

Band members

Discography

Studio albums

EPs and 7" singles

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shoegaze Week: "There's no such thing as Nu-Gaze" by Sonic Cathedral / In Depth . Cramp, Nathaniel & Wolstenholme, Gary . . 20 April 2009 . 30 November 2019 . 3 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191203005055/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4136631-shoegaze-week--there%25E2%2580%2599s-no-such-thing-as-nu-gaze-by-sonic-cathedral . dead .
  2. Web site: Joyzine Sad Day For Puppets . Joyzine . 18 November 2008 . 30 November 2019 . Swedish.
  3. Web site: muzic.se - skivrecension - Sad Day For Puppets - Unknown Colors . Muzic.se . 7 November 2008 . 30 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100823001638/http://muzic.se/show.php?typ=skivor&id=1329 . 23 August 2010 . dead.
  4. Web site: Crewe live music: Volume Festival returns for 2011 . . . 29 December 2010 . 30 November 2019.
  5. Web site: Full Truck Festival line-up announced . . 3 July 2009 . 30 November 2019.
  6. Web site: Rough Trade Shops – Indiepop 09 . . . 6 November 2008 . 30 November 2019.
  7. Web site: Rough Trade Shops: Indiepop 09 . Monger, James Christopher . . . 30 November 2019.
  8. Web site: New band of the day – No 471: Sad Day for Puppets . . Lester, Paul . 26 January 2009 . 7 January 2020.
  9. Web site: Sad Day For Puppets Return . Murray, Robin . . 22 June 2010 . 2 December 2019.
  10. Web site: Sad Day For Puppets . Berg, Sara . . . 6 November 2008 . 30 November 2019.
  11. Web site: Sad Day For Puppets: Unknown Colors . Sonic Magazine . 11 November 2008 . 1 December 2019 . 1650-2795.
  12. Web site: Skivrecension: Sad Day for Puppets . Jaderup, Anders . . . 1 September 2010 . 30 November 2019.