Standfast
| Standfast | |
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| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1997–present (inactive) |
| Labels | EMI Cheap Lullaby Records |
| Members | |
| Suzanne Mosson Patrick Tucker |
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Standfast is a two-piece Swedish band, formed in 1997 and comprising singer Suzanne Mosson and guitarist Patrick Tucker. The duo are best known for their 2001 single, "Carcrashes".
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[edit] History
In 1997, Suzanne Mosson met Patrick Tucker, then a studio and tour musician, in Stockholm and they decided to try their luck as a team. They rented a tiny rehearsal studio, acquired an 8-track recorder and a cheap red plastic organ and started writing and recording. They soon had a bunch of songs and set out to get a record deal.
Suzanne and Patrick wanted to present their songs to a record company in person, but EMI refused telling them to send a demo or "forget it". Two days later they called and said they liked "No Longer" and wanted to sign the band.
Their self-titled debut album was released in 2001 and several years later their follow up album "Beneath & Beyond" was released on August 28, 2008, on their own label - Beastie Music Records. It was recorded by Christoffer Lundqvist at his Aerosol Grey Machine studio on and off between September 2005 and July 2006.
Patrick's brother Ava plays a number of various and odd looking keyboards, Jens Jansson drums and CL recorded, produced, mixed, mastered and plays bass plus a large variety of instruments. The first single to be released from the album is "Devil".
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album | Label | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Standfast | EMI Music Sweden | Singles prod by Arnthor. Album prod by P.Tucker/Alar Suurna |
| 2007 | Beneath & Beyond | Beastie Music Records | Recorded at AGM. Produced by Christoffer Lundqvist |
[edit] Singles
- "Carcrashes"
- "Look At Me Now"
- "No Longer"
[edit] Singles "Beneath & Beyond"
- "Devil" (Swedish release)
- "Bring Me Home" (Swedish release)
- "The Unknown" (Swedish release)
[edit] In popular culture
- Standfast is well-known in the Mandarin music scene due to the appearance of their track "Lullaby for Lucas" in the Hong Kong/Singapore movie Turn Left, Turn Right.
- The single Carcrashes has been covered by Taiwanese singer Valen Hsu.
- Standfast's song "Skin to Skin" was recently featured on an episode of The L Word.
[edit] External links
- Official website (offline)
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