Sahara Hotnights
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| Sahara Hotnights | ||
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 Pictured left to right: Maria, Jennie, Johanna, Josephine
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Robertsfors, Sweden | |
| Genre(s) | Rock | |
| Years active | 1992–present | |
| Label(s) | SonyBMG / Speech / RCA | |
| Members | ||
| Maria Andersson Josephine Forsman Jennie Asplund Johanna Asplund |
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Sahara Hotnights are an all-female rock band from Robertsfors, Sweden. Their style incorporates elements of garage rock, power pop and punk.
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[edit] History
The band formed sometime around 1991/1992[1], due to "boredom". Their debut EP, Suits Anyone Fine, was released in 1997 to immediate success and critical acclaim in Europe. Soon afterwards, the band signed with the Swedish label Speech Records, and over the next two years released three further singles, "Face Wet", "Oh Darling", and "Nothing Yet". In 1999 Sahara Hotnights released their debut full-length studio album C'mon, Let's Pretend, which earned two Swedish Grammy nominations.
The Drive Dead Slow EP appeared in April 2000, released on the BMG label, before the band's second album Jennie Bomb (named for Jennie Asplund) was released in 2001 (2002 in American). The timing of its release coincided with a surge in interest in Swedish rock'n'roll bands, such as The Hives, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Mando Diao and Hellacopters. The songs "Alright, Alright" and "On Top Of Your World" were released as singles.
Sahara Hotnights supported The Hives before releasing Kiss & Tell in 2004 on the RCA label. "Hot Night Crash" and "Who Do You Dance For?" have been released as singles from that album. The single "Hot Night Crash" appears on the soundtrack to Burnout 3. The song "No Big Deal" is played in CKY4.
[edit] Members
- Maria Elisabeth Andersson (born December 4, 1981, Umeå, Sweden) - Lead vocals, guitar
- Jennie Asplund (born November 24, 1979, Robertsfors, Sweden) - Backing vocals, guitar
- Johanna Asplund (born September 21, 1981, Umeå, Sweden) - Backing vocals, bass
- Karin Ewa Josephine Forsman (born May 20, 1981, Umeå, Sweden) - Drums
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- C'mon, Let's Pretend - 1999
- Jennie Bomb - 2001 Europe/2002 US
- Kiss & Tell - 2004
[edit] Singles
- "Nothing Yet" - 1998
- "Face Wet" - 1998
- "Oh Darling" - 1998
- "Push On Some More" - 1999
- "Drive Dead Slow" - 1999
- "Quite A Feeling" - 2000
- "On Top Of Your World" - 2001
- "With Or Without Control" - 2001
- "Hot Night Crash" - 2004
- "Who Do You Dance For?" - 2004
[edit] EP
- Suits Anyone Fine - 1997
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Sahara Hotnights Official Site
- Sahara Hotnights Myspace
- Doodlemoonch Lunatic Asylum - A Sahara Hotnights Fan Forum
