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The Marching Band
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Out of 4 votes - Similar Artists: Black Before Red, Bear-Garden, Math and Physics Club, Thomas Denver Jonsson, Loney, Dear, Tobias Fröberg
Out of 4 votes
- Location: Linkoping, Sweden
- Genre: Alternative/Punk » Indie Pop
Editor's review
If you were a writer of sassy coming-of-age comedies, you'd want to genetically engineer this outfit; their peppy but bittersweet aesthetic (rendered in a chamber-pop palette) will cover all your nostalgia needs. Not surprisingly, Hollywood's already found them--and that's a good thing.
Biography
MARCHING BAND is an Indie-Rock band based in Linkoping, Sweden. Their critically acclaimed debut album Spark Large features an assortment of instrumentation that delivers sweet atmospheric folk and Indie-Pop. The record is set for release August 5 from U & L Records. Inc.
Formerly known as Second Language, Erik Sunbring and Jacob Lind realized their musical connection while attending college. Together, they began to play around with an array of more eccentric musical instruments such as xylophone, marimba, banjo, vibraphone and unique vocal harmonies. The result of this experimentation is found within their eclectic 12-track album.
MARCHING BAND debuted on the CMJ radio charts at #68 with more than 40 stations now charting spins. The band quickly gained early radio support in Los Angeles when tracks from the new album surfaced on KCRW and INDIE 103.1. Since then, Marching Band has been circulated nationwide including a recent NPR "World Cafe" spin, adds in New York, Boston, Seattle, Chicago, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Philadelphia and beyond.
MARCHING BAND's publisher Urband & Lazar Music Publishing have also confirmed the band's inclusion in another upcoming motion picture: "Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist" (Sony Pictures) starring Michael Cera (Juno, Superbad). The bands' original composition "TRUST YOUR STOMACH" will also be featured on the soundtrack alongside Vampire Weekend, Band Of Horses, Modest Mouse, The National, Mark Mothersbaugh and more.
Their music has previously been included in Gold Circle Films "My Sassy Girl" and Marc Fienberg's Picture "Play the Game". Their composition "Feel Good About It" has also been on CW's "Aliens in America" as well as several MTV programs.
