What Happened To THE CARDIGANS (LOVEFOOL)?
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Published 2024-08-07
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Today, we're diving deep into the captivating story of The Cardigans, a Swedish band that took the world by storm with their unique blend of indie pop, rock, and electronic sounds. From their humble beginnings in one of the most religious communities of Sweden to international stardom,
"Our story begins in the early 1990s in Jönköping (Youn-showping), a city in southern Sweden. It was here that five young musicians came together to form what would become one of country’s most successful musical exports."
Prior to forming the Cardigans in 1992, guitarist Peter Svensson and bassist Magnus Sveningsson, were playing in different metal outfits. But they soon ditched them after getting into jazz music and bands like the cure. It was around 1992-1993 they enlisted Sveningsson’s school mates and possible old flame Nina Persson in addition to keyboardist Lars-Olof Johansson as well as drummer Bengt Lagerberg. It was the first band for three of the members. In fact Persson had never sung a single note before, but Svensson and Sveningsson were convinced she had an aura they needed and should be the center of the group.
But being a musician wasn’t what Perrson originally envisioned, initially enrolling in art school hoping to become a visual artist. Remarking to the blaring out show “I was bored out of my mind in this small, safe place (Jönköping). I was like, 'Awesome, I get to hang with fun guys.'" they were soon living under the same roof tinkering away on their music.
Perrson’s family was also an outlier in the town that was considered one of the most religious places in Sweden. Her father a banker, her mother a social worker, were both atheists.. Perrsons remarked to the indepedent "It was very, very religious," "Suffocatingly so." The more her mother pushed on her that God wasn’t real, Perrson’s did something unexpected, getting baptized at age 14 adding "I still don't really believe in God, but I like the aesthetics of religion a lot. Do I pray? Only when I want something."
Each member brought their own unique musical background and influences to the table." One of their early influences was the jazz music they heard on Swedish children’s television,. The other members influences included Swedish pop group ABBA to ‘the Smiths,The Sundays, Stone Roses and Depeche Mode all the way to heavy metal like Black Sabbath.
In a 1996 interview with Billboard magazine, Nina Persson reflected on the band's formation:
When we got together, it just clicked. We had this shared vision of making music that was different from what was popular at the time."
As for the band’s name 'The Cardigans,' it was chosen almost at random. In a 2005 interview with The Guardian, Peter Svensson explained:"
"We were just sitting around trying to come up with a name, and someone suggested 'The Cardigans.' It didn't really mean anything to us, but we liked how it sounded. It was kind of cozy and non-threatening, which was the opposite of the grunge scene that was popular then." It was kinda funny that a cardigan is one of the most iconic things kurt cobain wore during the band’s 1993 unplugged concert.
The Cardigans began rehearsing and writing songs in 1992, developing their signature sound that blended elements of pop, jazz, and rock. The band soon moved to a Swedish city of nearly 250,000 people called Malmo, which had several music clubs and a nearby studio. The band started playing shows in nearby Copenhagen in denmarand lund and of course malmo in sweden. It was referred in one publication as the golden triangle of music.
Their early demos caught the attention of Swedish producer Tore Johansson," The members would even refer to him as the sixth cardigan. “The producer invited the budding musicians to his 24-track analog studio In Malmo and introduced them to vintage instruments and helped shape their retro sound. Bassist magnus svenginsson told Rolling Stone “we didnt’ consider ourselves very 60’s until we started recording at tambourine studios with Tore…So he started to teach us about 60’s music and we adopted his theories.”
All Comments (21)
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What other whatever happened to episodes for you want to see? By the way, a HUGE Canadian 90's band is coming out on Friday on my channel.
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Nina (along with Dolores O'Riordan from The Cranberries) had one of most distinctive voices of the 90's. You couldn't mistake her with any other singer, absolutely effortless and full of grace.
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Sometime after 'Love Fool' came out, I remember an interview with Nina where she was asked for what must have the millionth time, 'How did the band get together?' Her response was, 'The record company found us at a modeling agency.' 😂
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This man couldn't end the video soon enough. Didn't show nearly the respect the songwriting of the last two albums deserves. If you're into American Country as a music genre I highly recommend them both!
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Absolutely love this band. Still have 4 albums on CD from high school days. Sad they're only known for Love Fool. SO MANY outstanding songs 💿
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Gran Turismo is a brilliantly perfect record. “Do you Believe” was covered by The Deftones
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Long Gone Before Daylight is from start to finish one of the best albums ever. There's so much depth, soulfulness and richness to it. It's like a warm blanket that I have to listen to start to finish every time I put it on.
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The song Erase / Rewind is such an underrated song. God, I love everything about that track, and imo Nina was extremely pretty back in the day, hell most women were prettier during the late 90s early 20s.
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My favorite game is a banger. Great video.
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I am a grown man and have always loved the Cardigans Lovefool is such a jam I also like a few other Cardigans songs erase and rewind is really good
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Long gone before daylight is a killer album. Super underrated.
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Gran Turismo is SO good.
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"Long Before Daylight" is a brilliant album 🔥
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A Camp is the solo side project of Nina Persson, vocalist for the Swedish indie pop band The Cardigans, her husband, composer Nathan Larson, and former Atomic Swing guitarist Niclas Frisk. Persson formed A Camp when The Cardigans took a break after several years of touring and the recording of their 1998 album Gran Turismo. A Camp recorded and released two albums, in 2001 and 2009, after which the project has been inactive
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“Pull over!!!” “No its a cardigan but thanks for asking!” 😂
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Gran Turismo was my only Cardigans purchase. I really enjoyed erase/rewind and My Favourite Game.
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‘Long Gone Before Daylight’ is a total masterpiece. Spend some time with it.
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Long Gone Before Daylight is a stunning collection of songs. A little bummed it didn't get more attention in this video.
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I was indifferent about their first single, but I still listen to Gran Turismo today. Such a great album.
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Nina Person made a great album with Mark Linkous (Sparklehorse) : A Camp.
