Yoggi Bear
Guitar&Vocals Swebearstian
Bass&Vocals Paddington
Guitar Swedish Polarper
Drums&Vocals
Influences
The Byrds, Neil Young, The Beach Boys, Big Star, Teenage Fanclub, Weezer, The Posies...
Sounds Like
Probably a lot like the most obvious influences, or maybe, as someone said:
"Like the bornagain Byrds and if Tom Petty were to replace Thom Yorke on Pablo Honey..." hmm...
“Check out swedishpolarbears.com for the absolute best mid-period teenage fanclub songs you never heard -anyone who loves powerpop MUST check it out!! pure heaven!” (abolutepowerpop).
“Any of these songs would not stand out on the Fannies best work” (turqousedays).
“Did the new Big Star record, or the db's reunion disc or the upcoming 3 disc Sloan extravaganza not live up to your hopes and dreams for what intelligent power pop should sound like? If so perhaps you'd like to hear some of the music from Swedish Polarbears” (swedplease).
“Oh sweet Sweden, you’re officially forgiven for Europe” (writenoise).
The story so far: The year was 1869. It was a good year for Sweden them days. They had no snow, they had no summer, in fact they had nothing. All they had was a big bowl of onion soup. Many people in Sweden were confused. They did not understand this season. Where was the sun? They chanted. Where was the rain? And yet, all they had was this bowl of onion soup. Three years later, after many years of darkness and this onion soup, a wise man appeared. All the people of Sweden would point and say: Who is this wise man? One man did come forth. His name was Beergongergergle And he said: Do not fear, people of Sweden, for there is a reason behind your bowl of onion soup. It is called onions! Everyone did agree that he was a very wise man.
Now, dear reader, you might wonder what this has to do with the Swedish Polarbears. The saga continues
One brave lad came forth and said: What do you mean wise man? This doesnt make any sense! And the wise man replied: Come forth young man, what is your name? And he said: My name is Swedish Polarbears.
And thats it. That is how it all began..
Some say the band started in 2006, with the boys from tremendously underrated swedish girl/boy jangly indiepopband moa:: bringing a friend with crescent rolls, beer and a guitar to their all male and very manly rehersals.
It's ma fuckin birthday I can spam if I want to. Big Ned (Lynch fuelled Doom'n'Roll, all the way from the Black Lodge, via Optimo Records) and The Tremolo Beer Gut (all the way from Copenhagen) are kicking and punching off an early-start Hot Club 2nd Birthday Party tomorrow night (Sat 24 Oct) at Sleazys, Glasgow, from 9pm til 3. Free ltd edition (1/50) print and 80min mix CD (1/150) to the earliest arrivals.
Debut album “Metal Heart” out now! 9/10 Orkus 9/10 Gothic 8,5/10 Reflection of Darkness 5/6 Medienkonverter 7/10 Release Magazine 7/10 Zero Music Magazine
Listen to it on MySpace!
Hi SWEDISH POLARBEARS Don't miss the opportunity to play at the world's biggest festival for upcoming bands! Play at the best and biggest venues in your country. Sign up your band today at www.emergenzanordic.com Hope to see your band ON stage! All the best Emergenza Festival
Thanks for the friendship!! Lovin the tunes! Keep rockin' and much success always!!
Love § Rock 'n Roll Kisses! Jade ~
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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.
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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!
Hey, we just got this new widget. It's kinda like a mini profile, it has tracks, video, news etc. If you grab it from our profile page you can add your other fave bands to it and have them all in one place.
How cool is that? Enjoy!!