As it usually is, two guys from a small town decided to put their thoughts in the air (actually all they wanted was to have guitars around their necks). So, pushed by their favorite bands and playing skills, they wrote a few songs and found comrades with similar likes to jam along. First, they called themselves Titty Twister?! and had a few shows in their home town. They got their first fans on those shows also, and it was enough to start thinking “hey, this thing could become serious”.
Soon after that, the name changed into Sweeper, there were some member changes, and they finally recorded their first demo “Made in War”. It was compiled out of 5 songs and was released by the internet label MP3 records. And it was unusually successful; many kids from around the world heard the songs, and one U.S. band even did a cover of the “Best Friend”, the best song of the EP.
And there they were, playing more and more shows, getting recognized and being respected by the fans and fellow musicians. It was great. All those hours rehearsing in all kinds of basements, on crappy equipment actually paid off.
“Hit the Road” was the title of the second record. It was DIY job that went just fine. The sound got heavier, the beat got faster, lyrics were more pissed off, and the whole record was probably the reflection of the situation that was really bad in the country in those few years. Fortunately, the things were getting better, and so were the new songs. The themes became lighter, looser and more love oriented.
The punk scene was getting more mainstream, and the band booked more shows. They had their first out of country gigs; they did a mini tour in Croatia that was great and pushed guys to work really hard, to write more and to rehearse harder. It paid off also. In 2006, Sweeper played on the popular Exit festival for the first time, and they caught much attention from the audience, as well as the label records. Finally, the band where recognized for who they were.
In the spring of 2007 Sweeper was signed by Multimedia Records - the biggest record label in the country under the wings of mighty Universal Music Group. They went major, and that called for a new sound. In mid summer band released “Duhovi U Sobi”- fresh, groovy and ultra polished pop punk record that they were most proud of. Also, they’ve done some heavy changes from the core resulting in lyrics that were sung in Serbian language. New songs immediately started spinning on radio and the fan base grew rapidly. The release was followed by press promotions, guest appearances on bunch of radio stations and many gigs.
The new-found-glory granted them new fans but also got them noticed by some big names in the business. Dimitrije Vojnov, famous drama and screenplay writer and actor asked the band to write a music score for his upcoming theatre play after hearing the band. Sweeper wrote, recorded and produced “Budan Sanjaš” EP exclusively for “72 Device”- play that took place at the Dadov theatre. After enormous success of three featured songs, band decided to release the EP for free download.
Currently, Sweeper are recording new album which will probably result in another pioneering sounds and music. So, be patient, listen to our old stuff in the meantime, and of course you will be the first to hear new songs! :)
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