| The Perishers | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Umeå, Sweden |
| Genre: | Indie rock |
| Years Active: | 1997–2010 |
| Label: | MNW Music, North Of No South, Nettwerk (management), Nettwerk America |
| Current Members: | Ola Klüft Martin Gustafson Pehr Åström Thomas Hedlund |
The Perishers were a Swedish indie rock band. The band formed in 1997 with six members. The lineup since 2001, has consisted of Ola Klüft (vocals, guitar), Martin Gustafson (keyboards, backing vocals), Pehr Åström (bass), and Thomas Hedlund (drums). In 2005, the band was personally handpicked by Sarah McLachlan to open her second leg of the Afterglow tour. Each night of the tour, Sarah McLachlan joined the band and sang background vocals on their song "Pills". The live track was released as a promotional CD single and as an online exclusive EP via Tower Records later that year.
Additionally, several of their songs have been played in episodes of the American television programs The O.C., One Tree Hill, Greek and Veronica Mars. In Veronica Mars, the ballad "Sway" featured prominently in a climactic episode of the series' second season.
Sarah Isaksson (Klüft's former vocal teacher) is a featured artist on their song "Pills". Their song "My Heart" has been played on Saturn Sedan commercials as well as a second-season episode of the ABC Family series Kyle XY. Another song, "Trouble Sleeping", was played in a promotional spot for Grey's Anatomy; the song "Come Out of the Shade" was featured in an episode of the show.
In 2010 the band broke up when the lead vocalist, Ola Klüft, left the group in order to perform under the name A Lanky Swede - he released his first solo album on 14 April 2011.
| Year | Title | Type | Song | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The O.C. | TV series episode: "The New Kids on the Block" | "Weekends"[1] | |
| TV series episode: "The Way We Were" | "Trouble Sleeping" | |||
| One Tree Hill | TV series episode: "Don't Take Me for Granted" | "Pills"[2] | ||
| TV series episode: "Truth Doesn't Make A Noise" | "My Heart" | |||
| TV series episode: "You Can't Always Get What You Want" | "Sway" | |||
| 2005 | London | Film | "Nothing Like You and I" | |
| PC Game | "Sway" | |||
| 2006 | Saturn | TV commercial | "My Heart" | |
| Veronica Mars | TV series episode: "Plan B" | "Sway"[3] | ||
| 2007 | Greek | TV series episode: "Separation Anxiety" | "Carefree"[4] | |
| Grey's Anatomy | TV series episode: "Haunt You Everyday" | "Come Out of the Shade"[5] | ||
| "Get Well Soon" | ||||
| TV series episode: "Let the Truth Sting" | "Best Friends" | |||
| TV series episode: "Come To Your Senses" | "My Heart"[6] | |||
| TV series episode: "Free To Be Me and You" | "Come Out of the Shade" | |||
| Maui Fever | TV series episode: "Forgive and Regret" | "Sway" | ||
| 2008 | 90210 | TV series episode: "The Jet Set" | "Come out of the Shade"[7] | |
| Eli Stone | TV series episode: "Freedom" | "Victorious"[8] | ||
| Greek | TV series episode: "Freshman Daze" | "Nothing Like You and I" | ||
| Grey's Anatomy | TV series episode: "Dream A Little Dream of Me" | "Never Bloom Again"[9] | ||
| Kyle XY | TV series episode: "Great Expectations" | "Trouble Sleeping" | ||
| TV series episode: "To C.I.R., With Love" | "Let There Be Morning" | |||
| One Tree Hill | TV series episode: "You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side" | "My Own"[10] | ||
| 2009 | Greek | TV series episode: "Dearly Beloved" | "Come Out of the Shade" | |
| 2010 | 16 and Pregnant | TV series episode: "Leah" | "Let There Be Morning""[11] | |
| TV series episode: "Lori" | "Get Well Soon"[12] | |||
| 2017 | Younger | TV series episode: "Irish Goodbye" | "Nothing Like You and I" |