Shout Out Louds

Shout Out Louds，瑞典独立流行乐团，于2001年在斯德哥尔摩成立，最初由Adam Olenius（演唱），Ted Malmros（贝司），Carl von Arbin（吉他）三个儿时伙伴组成。后来Eric Edman（鼓）和Bebban Stenborg（演唱，键盘）也加入了他们，并开始创作歌曲。他们创作的头三首歌成为他们第一张Demo音带的基础。这些歌曲吸引了瑞典Bud Fox唱片公司的老总Filip Wilen，他很快签约了他们。乐队用整个2002年来创作歌曲，并在同年12月录制了四首作为首张EP。这就是2003年发行的《100°》。从一开始，乐队的能量和旋律性就已经就绪了。之后，乐队在瑞典国内和斯堪的纳维亚进行巡演。接下来是两支单曲"Hurry Up Let's Go"和"Shut Your Eyes"。在2003年10月乐队发行了他们的第一张专辑：《Howl Howl Gaff Gaff》，在瑞典得到全面认可。2004年被乐队用来巡演，并发行单曲"Please Please Please"和"Very Loud/Wish I Was Dead"以及EP《Oh, Sweetheart》。他们接下来签约了美国Capitol公司。2005年5月美国版《Howl Howl Gaff Gaff》发行。这张专辑有瑞典版专辑的歌曲加上一些早期单曲和EP音轨组成。在美国与独立乐队the Dears一起巡演以及一些电台表演更提升了他们的知名度。2007年发行了专辑《Our Ill Wills》，由Bjorn Yttling制作（此人也参与了《Howl》专辑的制作工作），专辑色调更加阴沉忧郁。
by Tim Sendra
Swedish indie pop hopefuls Shout Out Louds were formed in Stockholm by childhood friends Adam Olenius (vocals), Ted Malmros (bass), and Carl von Arbin (guitars) in 2001. Soon after they were joined by Eric Edman (drums) and Bebban Stenborg (vocals, keys) and began writing songs. The first three they wrote formed the basis of their first demo tape. The songs caught the ear of Filip Wilén, the owner of Sweden's Bud Fox Recordings, and he quickly signed them. The group spent 2002 writing more songs and in December recorded four of them for a debut EP, 2003's 100°. The group's high-energy, ultra-melodic sound was in place from the very beginning. The band toured around Sweden and Scandinavia following its release and followed up the EP with two singles, "Hurry Up Let's Go" and "Shut Your Eyes." In October 2003 the group released its first album, Howl Howl Gaff Gaff, to great acclaim in Sweden. They band spent 2004 touring, releasing singles ("Please Please Please," "Very Loud/Wish I Was Dead," and the Oh, Sweetheart EP) and getting signed to Capitol in the U.S. The American version of Howl Howl Gaff Gaff was released in May 2005. The album is made up of songs from the Swedish release plus some of the early singles and EP tracks. A tour of the U.S. with indie darlings the Dears and airplay on The OC helped boost the band's profile. Their next album wasn't released until 2007. Our Ill Wills, produced by Björn Yttling, who also worked on Howl, was a much more somber, melancholy record.