MARKUS NORDENSTRENG (vox, guitar, piano), JUSSI JAAKONAHO (lead guitar, western shirts), MIKKO MÄKELÄ (bass, backing vocals), JANNE HAAVISTO (drums & percussion), MATTI PITSINKI (Farfisa organ, keys & guitar).
Influences
In no specific order... The Beatles, The Byrds, Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Wilco, Flaming Lips, The Replacements, Paul Westerberg, Gene Clark, Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, Jayhawks, Grateful Dead, Uncle Tupelo, The Posies, Jon Auer, Ken Stringfellow, REM, Patti Smith, Paul Auster, MC5, Wayne Kramer, Stooges, The Clash, Zombies, Beach Boys, Big Star, Laika & the Cosmonauts, The Tunes, The Faces, Calexico, Townes Van Zandt, Johnny Cash, Elvis Aaron Presley, Bob Dylan, The Band, Cheap Trick, Ramones, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top, Pink Floyd, Sonic Youth, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison, Them, Bert Sommer, Captain Beefheart, Tony Joe White, Television, Agents, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Nick Lowe, Jon Brion, Fleetwood Mac, Elliott Smith, Harry Nilsson, Wings, Muddy Waters, Levon Helm, Howling Wolf, Kurt Cobain, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Nick Lowe, Hank Williams, Love, James Brown, Sly & The Family Stone, Lee Scratch Perry, Otis Redding, Al Green, Solomon Burke, Prince, Booker T & The MGs, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Elton John, Lou Reed, Velvet Underground, Ryland Cooder, Spinal Tap, Dave Lindholm, Martti Servo & Napander, Lännen-Jukka, Kris Kristofferson, George Jones, The Meters, Allen Toussaint, Temptations, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Hurriganes, JJ Cale and last but not least - Buck Owens (RIP)
Sounds Like
Five Finns growing up to the sounds of American music and British power chords
THE LATEBIRDS come from HELSINKI, FINLAND. The band has been together since 2000 with three albums to date. The Latebirds have toured around the world and shared stages with the likes of Wilco, Patti Smith, Pretenders, Posies and Jayhawks.
The Latebirds are capable of switching from stadium rockers to country twang, from catchy power pop to leftfield punk, from loud guitars to piano ballads.
The Latebirds 2005 album, RADIO INSOMNIA, was produced by ex-Wilco drummer Ken Coomer together with engineer Charlie Brocco. The album also features contributions from Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers), Wayne Kramer (MC5), Ken Stringfellow (Posies, REM) as well as various Wilco-members.
The Latebirds recently completed a new album with producer Jim Scott (Wilco, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, Dixie Chicks etc). Last Of The Good Ol' Days will be available in early 2010.
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In celebration of the Walkabouts' 25th anniversary there is a tribute album released by Glitterhouse on September 25th containing Unholy Dreams by Gary Heffern & Beautiful People:
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