Tumbleweeds is a Rock Band. Hailing from the Finnish western coast town Vaasa and the Belgian capital Brussels, they’ve played together since the late 2006.
Tumbleweeds play raw and melodic rock tunes with a touch of Finnish melancholy. They’ve been influenced by many artists; Led Zeppelin, Queens Of The Stone Age, Nick Cave, Stone Temple Pilots and Rauli Badding Somerjoki are all worth to mention. In their own words, “Striking rock with a down-to-earth attitude”.
The band was formed by the lead-singer/songwriter Miika Salo and the guitarist Mika Somppi (currently rockin' in Belgium). Soon along came Tommi Björklund on the bass guitar and Jouni Pesola on the keyboards and acoustic guitar. Finally, the drummer Niko Leminen put the finishing touches to Tumbleweeds’ line-up and completed them as a band.
Tumbleweeds’ first recording, “The Gutter”, was done in August 2008. It was released in the internet in October 2008.
We just heard your amazing, super duper Belgian manageress (you know, the on who asked absolutely everyone she knew to vote for you one Pure Demo!) is moving to a hotter climate. What will you do without her?
All the best with your musical future from the Plan-Langues team.
