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The Sounds News

The Sounds announce North American tour

Outing kicks off September 11 in Quebec

  • Aug 7, 2009

The Sounds announce new album and tour details

Swedish quintet gear up for June release and dates

  • Apr 13, 2009

The Sounds to play special gig

London show for Swedish band

  • Aug 15, 2007

The Sounds announce headlining tour

The Sounds announce headlining tour

  • Mar 12, 2007

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The Sounds Pictures

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The Sounds Videos

Return Of White Rabbit @ Thekla

Return Of White Rabbit @ Thekla

ROWR Thekla (480x360)

Theoretical Girl 'Red Mist - New Video

Theoretical Girl 'Red Mist - New Video

The London-based songstress presents he impressive new promo for 'Red Mist'.

Kasabian NME Cover Shoot

Kasabian NME Cover Shoot

Join Kasabian for a Alice In Wonderland themed tea party as we go behind-the-scenes on their NME cover shoot.

Mystery Jets At Benicassim 2009

Mystery Jets At Benicassim 2009

Kai & Blaine hang out by the pool and reveal which new tracks they'll be playing at the festival.

Fight Like Apes At Benicassim 2009

Fight Like Apes At Benicassim 2009

MayKay and Pockets describe the weirdness they've experienced at the festival so far.

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YouTube The Sounds Videos

the sounds painted by numbers

the sounds painted by numbers (03:21)

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The Sounds - No one sleeps when I'm awake

The Sounds - No one sleeps when I'm awake (04:16)

The sounds Live at Last call with Carson Daly 2/12/2009! The same song live last year : www.youtube.com

sound of silence

sound of silence (02:51)

soft song for me

The Sounds - Living in America

The Sounds - Living in America (03:27)

The Sounds - Living in America

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The Sounds Reviews

The Sounds

The Sounds

Painted By Numbers

  • Aug 30, 2007

The Sounds

Dying To Say This To You

The Sounds

Tony The Beat (Korova)

  • Mar 9, 2007

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The Sounds Biography

The Sounds is a Swedish New Wave band founded in 1999 in Helsingborg. 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 March 21, 2006. Their third album, Crossing the Rubicon, was released on June 2 2009.

Lead singer Maja Ivarsson is explicit about her ambition, claiming "I want to be the best female vocalist around...of at least this century". She was featured on Cobra Starship's "Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)", for the film Snakes on a Plane. In addition to Ivarsson's contribution to the Snakes soundtrack, the entire band is featured as track 6, "Queen of Apology," remixed by Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump.

Band members Jesper Anderberg and Felix Rodriguez have recently been working as songwriters for other artists, among them the Dutch pop band Krezip and the Swedish punk band Quit Your Dayjob.

For Krezip's latest album (Plug it In), the pair wrote three songs: "All My Life", "Play This Game With Me" and "You're Wrong". "All My Life" has been one of the most played songs of 2008 in Holland. Krezip's album Plug It In was also produced by Adel Dahdal, who produced the The Sounds' debut album Living in America.

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The Sounds's Best Songs

  • 1. Tony the Beat
  • 2. Dorchester Hotel
  • 3. Painted by Numbers
  • 4. No One Sleeps When I'm Awake
  • 5. Song With a Mission
  • 6. Queen of Apology
  • 7. Living in America
  • 8. Ego
  • 9. 4 Songs & A Fight
  • 10. 24 Hours
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The Sounds Discography

The Sounds albums.

  • Crossing the Rubicon - 02/06/2009 (Original Signal Recordings/US)
  • Dying to Say This to You - 19/03/2007 (Korova/GB)
  • Living in America - 06/05/2003 (New Line Records/US)

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