Sam Shingler (vocals, guitar), Michael McDonald (guitar, vocals), Petri Nakari (guitar, vocals), Tomi Mäkilä (keyboards), Joakim Schonert (bass), Tommi Lehtonen (drums)
Influences
Neil Young, Jeff Buckley, The Cure, The Church, My Bloody Valentine, Ride, John Peel, David Lynch, Robert Altman, Michel Gondry, J.R.R. Tolkien, Franz Kafka, William Faulkner, Jack Kerouac, Paul Auster, Nick Hornby, Douglas Adams and many more...
Add to My Profile | More Videos Video for "Come Clean" directed by Kalle Kotila / Las Palmas Films ltd. Illustrations by Kustaa Saksi.
Montevideo, history in short
Montevideo may still be better known as the South American city, but the Helsinki based five-piece is piling up some pressure on the Uruguayan capital. Their history dates back to year 2000 when, following up the burial of previous venture The Pansies, singer-guitarist Sam Shingler and drummer Tommi Lehtonen teamed with life-long friend, bassist Joakim Schonert, to form a new band. Keyboard player and multi-instrumentalist Aleksi Ojala and talented guitarist-songwriter Michael McDonald were soon to follow, and by 2001 they had adapted the name Montevideo. Their first release saw daylight in 2003, when Panamerican featured on Klub Sputnik's compilation box.
Since then, Montevideo's well-crafted, emotion-packed pop songs have won over many hearts: Their debut EP Against the Grain was released in Finland February 2006, making it to 17 on the official single chart, and gaining a nice amount of radio airplay.
Montevideo's debut album, titled Come Clean, was released in Finland April 2006 by Stupido Records. Lyrically, the albums carrying themes are those closest to humanity itself: the quest to find one's true self and place in life. Also present are observations of everyday-life, people and relationships. Montevideo's soulful, airy and catching songs have drawn comparisons to such contemporaries as Death Cab For Cutie and Doves. The album has received a warm welcome from music fans and critics alike, and made it to 28 on Finland's official album chart.
2008 has seen Montevideo swipe the dust from their rickenbackers and return with a new line up and exciting new material. They are currently working on songs for their second album, although they've stopped setting more deadlines.
Both Come Clean and Against the Grain EP are available online at iTunes or Stupido Shop.
******* newness ******* hey, how was your summer? We are finally ready to start promoting my 'I Surrender' single with my album, 'Ella Trip' coming right after -yey!! What d'ya think to the video teaser? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsyGWtW5xQY
Michael Brunnock's in depth interview with journalist Suzanne Connolly is uploaded and available to watch. It can be seen either on Michael's front page www.myspace.com/michaelbrunnock or on Fairplay Collective's video page http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=64241695
Michael Brunnock's in depth interview with journalist Suzanne Connolly is uploaded and available to watch. It can be seen either on Michael's front page www.myspace.com/michaelbrunnock or on Fairplay Collective's video page http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=64241695
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Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and also directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
Hi there! We've got a new EP that we're especially proud of called Summer which is the second in our series of seasonal EPs this year. We'd love for you to listen to the EP online, and to do so, just go to indiecater.com. If you like what you hear, we'd be very grateful if you'd support our efforts by buying the EP for €2.50 (around $3.20). Hope all is going great for you. Thanks for being our friend!
Shake your bon-bon, there's a new Bon Jouni song called Game Over available for download and streaming!! Enjoy it, love it, hate it, comment it, leave it, but check it out!
