jonas appelqvist: vox, gtr
martin kullberg: bass & backing vox
anders oscarsson: drums
martin eriksson: gtr
Influences
fugazi, at the drive-in, kvlr, hüsker dü, quicksand, texas is the reason, him kerosene, trail of dead, tewbk, favez, fireside, the posies, starmarket, hägges, etc etc
Sydostran Newspaper - 4 out of 5:
"a necessity in the CD-collection of the fan of dissonant raw rock in the vein of At The Drive-in... 'Cause this is really fucking good... You can't escape, and you don't want to, either"
It's a trap - 7 out of 10:
"...the songs are built on layers of jagged guitars and a heavy, driving rhythm section, but at the same time, always strongly informed by pop conventions. The textures may tend towards the dissonant, but there's always a melody lurking beneath the surface and a huge chorus around the corner. Great stuff... download the band's entire new record "Obsolete music" for free. It doesn't get much better than that."
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Fate's a bitch, huh?
It took lots and lots of time and moving around before the Blinders On could form. After living practically on top of each other and being active in rockcombos in different cities in Blekinge (the south of Sweden, that is) since, like, always the band formed in Malmö in 2004.
Influenced by indierock icons such as Ian MacKaye, Niklas Quintana, Walter Schreifels, Stephen Malkmus, Brez and the bands related to these Blinders On (named after one of the songs that was to be written, that song is nowadays called “Blinders Are ..ed to write songs with solely one purpose. To uphold the tradition of the great indierockscene in Sweden, something that’s been on the lowdown these past years, with exceptions of a few bands of course.
When reminiscing, it’s not really hard to understand why Blinders On sound like they do. With members (J. Appelqvist – vox, guitar, M. Eriksson – guitars, M. Kullberg – bass, backing vox, A. Oscarsson – drums) coming from various emo-, pop-, hardcore- and indiebands the mix is delicate! Sure, there’s an uncompromising touch to the bands music with walls of guitars and raging drums but it also contains hooks and melodies that in some way have come to be the mark of the band.
The debut CD, "Obsolete Music", was relased in january 2007 and has been critically acclaimed. Blinders On has also released the ep "the closet's no place for skeletons" (2005) recorded by lasse lindkvist (billie the vision and the dancers).
All music is available for FREE DOWNLOAD at the bands website: www.blinders-on.com, where you also will find lots and lots of more goodies.
Hi there blinders on here are some great reasons to party on oct 30th It is the TRASH CAN ClUBS 3 year anniverssary! It is a special CRAMPS nights in memory of LUX INTERIOR of the Cramps who sadly retired back to his grave earlier this year! It is Halloween (well the eve of Halloween..eaven spookier!) It is a holiday the day after It is very cheap entrance (40:-) from 21.00 - 22.00 or cheap all night with Halloween costume (50:-)! 80:- after 22.00 without costume! (not including jacket hang) 30:- a beer before 22.00!
DJ's Petrified Peter (musik & Konst record shop) Steptoe Craig ( Fratshack club, Bristol, UK) spinning rare vinyl 45's all night! SHOCKING JUNGLE BURLESQUE SHOW! from SWEET AMANDA GHOULISH STROLL DANCE Show/Lesson Classic Horror Movies Halloween costume competition COBWEBS COBWEBS and more COBWEBS The DJ's play rare and original rockin vinyl 45's! garage, rockabilly, rock n roll, surf, Punk, soul, R&B, 60's beat! don't miss this one off dance floor filler night for all you retro rockers! DON*T MISS A CRAMPS HALLOWEEN MONSTER MASH....30th Oct..Bodoni night club..Malmö
Hi there blinders on here are some great reasons to party on oct 30th It is the TRASH CAN ClUBS 3 year anniverssary! It is a special CRAMPS nights in remembrance of LUX INTERIOR of the Cramps who sadly passed away earlier this year! It is Halloween (well the eve of Halloween..eaven spookier!) It is a holiday the day after It is very cheap entrance (40:-) from 21.00 - 22.00 or cheap all night with Halloween costume (50:-)! 80:- after 22.00 without costume! (not including jacket hang) 30:- a beer before 22.00!
DJ's Petrified Peter (musik & Konst record shop) Steptoe Craig ( Fratshack club, Bristol, UK) spinning rare vinyl 45's all night! SHOCKING JUNGLE BURLESQUE SHOW! from SWEET AMANDA GHOULISH STROLL DANCE Show/Lesson Classic Horror Movies Halloween costume competition COBWEBS COBWEBS and more COBWEBS The DJ's play rare and original rockin vinyl 45's! garage, rockabilly, rock n roll, surf, Punk, soul, R&B, 60's beat! don't miss this one off dance floor filler night for all you retro rockers! DON*T MISS A CRAMPS HALLOWEEN MONSTER MASH....30th Oct..Bodoni night club..Malmö
Nu kör vi igång vår HÖSTKAMPANJ 09 med riktigt bra priser på bland annat: tröjpaket och mössor med brodyr. Vi har ett mycket stort sortiment av merchandise till ert band eller bolag! Besök vår webbsida redan idag för mer info. www.vodrecords.se
Vi önskar alla våra vänner på MySpace en riktigt rockig höst! Vod Printings ------------- We print & supply t-shirts, merchandise & backdrops to the independent music scene, contact us for more info! www.vodrecords.se
some great reasons to party on oct 30th It is the TRASH CAN ClUBS 3 year anniverssary! It is a special CRAMPS nights in remembrance of LUX INTERIOR of the Cramps who sadly passed away earlier this year! It is Halloween (well the eve of Halloween..eaven spookier!) It is a holiday the day after It is very cheap entrance (40:-) from 21.00 - 22.00 or cheap all night with Halloween costume (50:-)! 80:- after 22.00 without costume! (not including jacket hang)
DJ's Petrified Peter (musik & Konst record shop) Steptoe Craig ( Fratshack club, Bristol, UK) spinning rare vinyl 45's all night! SHOCKING JUNGLE BURLESQUE SHOW! from SWEET AMANDA GHOULISH STROLL DANCE Show/Lesson Classic Horror Movies Halloween costume competition COBWEBS COBWEBS and more COBWEBS The DJ's play rare and original rockin vinyl 45's! garage, rockabilly, rock n roll, surf, Punk, soul, R&B, 60's beat! don't miss this one off dance floor filler night for all you retro rockers! DON*T MISS A CRAMPS HALLOWEEN MONSTER MASH....30th Oct..Bodoni night club..Malmö
Vi vill med denna lilla kommentar bara påminna om vår Festivalkampanj som nu har startats. Vi har satt ihop flera mycket billiga paket till de band och bolag som behöver trycka t-shirts, eller annan merchanidse, till sommarens festivaler och spelningar. Besök vår webbsida redan idag för mer info.
Trevlig rocksommar önskas alla våra vänner på MySpace!
Vod Printings ************************** We print & supply t-shirts, merchandise & backdrops to the independent music scene, contact us for more info! www.vodrecords.se
Hej Blinders on, hjälp oss till arvika, gå mer än jättegärna på myspace.com/arvikafestivalen och lägg en röst på Skurklandet. Skulle va snällt, allt väl - Jimmy
Hi guys, We've uploaded the song "At the Mall" to our profile. It was featured in the radio show "45 Minutes" by "PopOnPaper" in Leipzig and on Darkhorse Radio, England.
Download it and enjoy the pop! Greetings from Malmö, /Tobias
Hi, We've uploaded the song "At the Mall" to our profile. It was featured in the radio show "45 Minutes" by "PopOnPaper" in Leipzig and on Darkhorse Radio, England.
Download it and enjoy the pop! Greetings from Malmö, /Tobias
Hej. En ny sång ligger uppe, faktiskt ingen på riktigt ny sång, men ny för myspace: Jag kan inte fly från dig. Lite mer rak pop/rock än vad Skurklandet brukar spela vanligtvis. Hoppas den faller i smaken, peace peace / JB
