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Club 8 is a Swedish musical group consisting of Karolina Komstedt (from the band Poprace) and Johan Angergård (Acid House Kings, Poprace). Formed in 1995, they were immediately signed to the Spanish record label Siesta. They released a single called “Me too” and an album called Nouvelle on Siesta before deciding to move on to other labels. The sound at this point could almost be categorised as anorak pop with influences from Sarah bands, Jim Ruiz and The Smiths.

In 1998/1999, their 2nd album The Friend I Once Had and the single “Missing You” was released.

Missing You become a club and indie-radio hit in Spain and somewhat of a college radio fave in the US. The band started playing live. Their first gig was in New York at a March Records CMJ event in 1999. Their sound had by now developed into a more bossa nova and dance oriented one.

Striving for constant change and improvements the band once again changed musical direction on their 3rd and self titled album in 2001. “Club 8” is a beautifully laidback album. Almost a chill out album, though it was more compared to Portishead and Air and called a triphop album at its release.

In the autumn of 2001, the band locked themselves in the famous Summersound Studios; writing songs and experimenting with different sounds. Dub, C-86, triphop, chill out, 80’s and bossa nova are all mixed up here, but without ever losing focus on those wonderfully Scandinavian and melancholic pop melodies. The album was named Spring Came, Rain Fell and was released in the year of 2002.

1	Jesus, Walk with Me free download	528
2	Whatever You Want free download	464
3	Heaven free download	328
4	Love In December full track	305
5	Football Kids full track	249
6	Everlasting Love free download	245
7	Spring Came, Rain Fell free download	242
8	Hopes and Dreams full track	207
9	Leave the North full track	206
10	Everything Goes full track	200
11	When I Come Around full track	181
12	In the Morning full track	171
13	Where Birds Don't Fly full track	166
14	Sometimes full track	162
15	The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Dreaming full track	150

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noyna01 wrote:
Thursday afternoon

:] wonder sound

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anika3000 wrote:
11 days ago

I saw this band in my recommendations but I misread their name as S Club 8, as in the awful UK pop band. Haha, I thought last fm went crazy

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zoujiying wrote:
13 days ago

the band I like very much

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Viciousinthesky wrote:
14 days ago

Eu vou ao show de vocês no Brasil :D

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Lord-ton wrote:
15 days ago

Leave the north = <3

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Alebitta84 wrote:
17 days ago

http://www.lastfm.it/group/Hotel+Indie+Pop

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Zenanigans wrote:
19 days ago

I heard Everything Goes first and now I'm hooked. Her voice and the music as a whole has such a nice dreamlike quality.

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tarkmeenia wrote:
20 days ago

Ever since I heard them, I knew there is something special about them. Diamonds...

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LukeNunes wrote:
25 days ago

adoro:}

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flacomusica wrote:
25 days ago

beautiful

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ceelar wrote:
last month

♥

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bluecrash wrote:
last month

great music

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placebo_molko wrote:
last month

whatever you want = overrated. They are very good, but that song made me ... discover them later. When i heard other songs..

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funkayy wrote:
last month

Come to New York...

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linkinn wrote:
last month

♥

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anjaline wrote:
June 2008

Wow, I have discover club 8 hearing free track Whatever you want on lastfm. Great music!

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lucasbf wrote:
June 2008

Great music.

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musicdd wrote:
June 2008

澄澈干净的声音狠喜欢

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duikboot- wrote:
June 2008

not religious in anyway here, but that jesus-track almost got me converted. Her voice, someone remarked upon Sarah Cracknell from St. Etienne, is as angelic as hers, yes.

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RafiRafik wrote:
May 2008

the best indiepop band in sweden!!

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