Bedroom Eyes (musician)
| Bedroom Eyes | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jonas Melker Alexander Jonsson |
| Born | 6 April 1983 Föllinge, Sweden |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | www.bedroomeyes.se |
Bedroom Eyes is Swedish indie pop singer and songwriter Jonas Jonsson (born Jonas Melker Alexander Jonsson on April 6, 1983[1] in Föllinge, Sweden).
His forthcoming debut album was recorded in 2009 at Ocean Sound Recordings, Giske, Norway, with engineer Herman Söderström.[2]
Jonsson enlists Sofia Coppola, Bruce Springsteen and Dave Eggers as artistic influences.[3]
Bedroom Eyes has released two self-released EPs for free download, Embrace In Stereo EP in 2006 and Valentine Vacancy EP in 2007, and stirred up a internet hype resulting in more than 140.000 downloads of the song Motorcycle Daydream.[3] According to Elbo.ws he cut the top five among the world's most popular blog artists with the release of Valentine Vacancy EP.[3] Meanwhile, music news site Idolator.com referred to him as "this week's biggest artist in the world".[4]
Rolling Stone Magazine has said about Jonsson: "Specialized in gracious songs about heartaches and personal dramas. [...] A strong songwriting. Like Jens Lekman meets Belle & Sebastian."[5]
In 2007, Bedroom Eyes performed at Quart Festival in Kristiansand, Norway.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] EPs
- 2007 Valentine Vacancy EP
- 2006 Embrace In Stereo EP
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.birthday.se/person/19830406/jonas/jonsson/fr%f6s%f6n/
- ^ http://www.oceansoundrecordings.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=3&Itemid=29&limit=9&limitstart=18
- ^ a b c http://www.myspace.com/bedroomeyes
- ^ http://idolator.com/228965/track-marks-how-bedroom-eyes-became-this-weeks-biggest-band-in-the-world
- ^ http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=85613752&blogId=360158251
