Laakso

一组有趣的乐团，打从他们团名再到全身打扮造型，散发十足亮丽鲜活色彩，带出欢乐畅意，对Laakso 而言是家常便饭！90年代接近尾声之时，大家无不引颈期盼新音乐风暴席捲，就在此时，一组组把玩复古却前卫的摇滚乐团，如雨后春笋般茂盛发芽，Laakso也在这股乐潮中加入战局，并导入热闹华丽舞会气氛，释放你紧绷的听觉，并给予视觉上鲜明独特的风格。
由Markus Krunegard(主唱/吉他/钢琴)、David Nygard(伸缩长号、小号、手风琴、鐘琴、合音)、Mikael Fritz(贝斯手，来自瑞典东部，极度狂爱枪与玫瑰乐团)以及Jonathan (鼓手、打击乐器)等四位多才多艺平均年龄26岁的音乐狂热份子所组成，在1999年秋天，就读瑞典Uppsala大学的Markus，在餐厅中随口哼唱Belle & Sebastian歌曲被David听到，一年之后，团员陆续到齐后，取名Laakso(芬兰语，山谷的意思)，开始全力写歌创作，同时增加彼此默契。
就在录製首张EP《Long Beach》準备四处公开表演之际，因Jonathan过於羞怯舞台表演而换上Lars Skoglund顶替。有着趣味名称的首张独立厂专辑作品《I Miss You,I`m Pregnant》，再到单曲《Aussie Girl》，不断引起地下摇滚乐迷推崇喜爱，北欧等国陆续注目这组优质新贵。
此次的新专辑《Mother Am I Good Looking?》融合了多种曲风元素，实在是个性独特又不会让人觉得突兀，只是不断的给你带来新鲜的惊喜，不可错过！
This article is about a place. For the indie pop band, see Laakso (band) . For the retired NFL offensive tackle, see Eric Laakso.
Laakso (Swedish: Dal) is a neighbourhood in Helsinki, Finland. Its borders are defined by the streets of Mannerheimintie and Nordenskiöldinkatu and the Helsinki Central Park. The district is bordered by Töölö in the south, Meilahti in the southwest, Ruskeasuo in the north and Länsi-Pasila in the east.
The neighbourhood has an area of 0.74 km², a population of 1781 and 1583 jobs (December 31, 2003). Laakso is district #18 in the official district numbering of Helsinki, and belongs to the Reijola basic circle.
The population in Laakso is mainly concentrated in multiple-floor apartment buildings on Mannerheimintie. The district also includes a hospital, a riding field, and a large part of the southern Central Park.