Welcome to The Motorhomes myspace page. The Motorhomes were one of the best and most under-rated bands to come out of Sweden in the last 10 years, releasing two classic albums: 1999's Songs For Me And My Baby and 2001's Long Distance Runner. After a spate of line-up changes the band fell apart in February 2004. The band's excellent website disappeared without a trace and along with it went any real web presence for the band. My name is Luke and I’m a big Motorhomes fan, keeping the memory of this excellent band alive with this tribute page. It’s been great getting in touch with the band’s former members and we’ve had some brilliant unreleased material added to the page as a result. Former Motorhomers Mattias and Peder both have myspace pages which you can find in the “top friends” links below, as well as a link to my site “Popsicle” where I sell CDs by Scandinavian indie bands, and another link to my own music page too in case you’re curious.
Motorhomes timeline:
1997
- The Motorhomes are formed.
- The band's first demo is playlisted at radio P3, Sweden's biggest Public Service radio channel, and leads to a concert at the Hultsfred Festival.
1998
- The band sign a publishing deal with Air Chrysalis Scandinavia.
- A tug-of-war ignites between the major record companies and The Motorhomes sign with Sony/Epic.
- First single "Its Alright" is released.
1999
- Second single "Into The Night" is released and receives more rotation than any other song that year on Swedish radio P3.
- The debut album "Songs For Me (And My Baby)" is released through Sony/Epic.
- The band play at The Reading Festival in England without having a commercial release out in the UK.
- The band support Suede (UK) on their Scandinavian tour.
- UK tour with Shed Seven & Gene.
- "Songs For Me (And My Baby)" sells 50,000 units in Scandinavia.
2000
- UK tour with JJ72.
- Headline UK tour.
- Appearance at the prestigious Glastonbury festival.
- Festival appearances at Pampas in Finland and Hultsfred in Sweden.
- Guitarist Daniel Skaar leaves the band.
- The band take a break to start working on album number two.
2001
- The new album is completed and drummer Peder Claesson quits.
- The second album "Long Distance Runner" is released.
- The singles "The Man" & "I Wanna Make You Sing" both become hits in Sweden.
- The band tour Scandinavia.
- The band split with manager Martin Roos (RMC).
2002
- Touring in support of "Long Distance Runner" continues.
- Internal difficulties put the bands future in jeopardy and they go on temporary hiatus.
2003
- The band reforms with new members Niklas Korssell on drums and Henrik Carlsson on organ, and a new website is launched.
- Three new songs are recorded for a third album and the band signs with Talent Trust Management.
- The band play a handful of Summer dates in Sweden and Norway.
2004
- In February, vocalist Mattias Edlund quits, citing "personal reasons" and the band's scheduled appearance at P3 Popstad is cancelled. The Motorhomes are no more.
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