Shout Out Louds

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Formed in Stockholm by childhood friends Adam Olenius (vocals), Ted Malmros (bass), and Carl von Arbin (guitars), Shout Out Louds found an international audience during the early 2000s with their peppy Swedish pop. The lineup began taking shape in 2001, with drummer Eric Edman and keyboardist Bebban Stenborg climbing aboard shortly thereafter. Shout Out Louds wasted little time writing songs, the first three of which formed the basis of their first demo tape. The music caught the ear of Filip Wilén, owner of Sweden's Bud Fox Recordings, and he quickly signed the group to his label. Shout Out Louds then spent the majority of 2002 writing more songs, and December found them recording their debut EP, 100°, which was released in 2003. The group's high-energy, ultra-melodic sound was in place from the very beginning.

The band toured Sweden and Scandinavia in support of 100°, whose release was followed by two singles, "Hurry Up Let's Go" and "Shut Your Eyes." In October 2003, the group released its first album, Howl Howl Gaff Gaff, to great acclaim in Sweden. The band spent the following year touring, releasing additional material ("Please Please Please," "Very Loud/Wish I Was Dead," and the Oh, Sweetheart EP), and inking an American deal with Capitol Records. The U.S. version of Howl Howl Gaff Gaff was released in May 2005, featuring songs from the Swedish release plus some early singles and EP tracks. A tour of the U.S. with indie darlings the Dears helped boost the band's profile, as did airplay on The OC. Despite such growing success, the band's 2007 album -- Our Ill Wills, produced by Björn Yttling -- was a somber, melancholy affair, replete with icy synths and Cure-inspired vocals. Another round of tour dates kept the bandmates busy until mid-2008, at which point they decided to take a half-year hiatus. March 2009 found the musicians reconvening in Stockholm to write new material, and by August the band had decamped to Seattle to begin recording with producer Phil Ek. Their third album, Work, arrived in early 2010. After coming home from a tour to support the album, the bandmembers felt that a change in the way they worked was in order. Hoping to recapture the more relaxed spirit of earlier recordings, they spent time outside the studio composing the songs, with each bandmember responsible for coming up with their own parts. When they came back together, the band produced their next record themselves (with help from Johannes Berglund) in a small Stockholm studio. Optica was released by Merge in early 2013. ~ Tim Sendra, Rovi

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  • Impossible
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  • Tonight I Have To Leave It (Domestic)
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Tour Dates

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  • May 20 Monday
    Vancouver, BC, Canada Commodore Ballroom
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  • May 21 Tuesday
    Portland, OR, US Aladdin Theater
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  • May 22 Wednesday
    San Francisco, CA, US Great American Music Hall
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  • May 23 Thursday
    Los Angeles, CA, US El Rey Theatre
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  • May 24 Friday
    George, WA, US Gorge Amphitheatre
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  • May 24 Friday
    Los Angeles, CA, US El Rey Theatre
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  • May 30 Thursday
    Mexico City, Mexico El Plaza Condesa
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  • Jun 13 Thursday
    Sigtuna, Sweden Unknown venue
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  • Jun 13 Thursday
    London, UK XOYO
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  • Jun 21 Friday
    Neuhausen Ob Eck, Germany Unknown venue
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  • Jun 21 Friday
    Duisburg, Germany Landschaftspark Duisburg
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  • Jun 23 Sunday
    Duisburg, Germany Landschaftspark Duisburg
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  • Jul 24 Wednesday
    Emmaboda, Sweden Emmabodafestivalen
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  • Jul 25 Thursday
    Huntingdon, UK Mill Hill Field - Huntingdon
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  • Aug 8 Thursday
    Castelbuono, Italy Unknown venue
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  • Aug 14 Wednesday
    Feldkirch, Germany Altes Hallenbad
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  • Aug 16 Friday
    St Pölten, Austria Green Park
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  • Sep 25 Wednesday
    Osnabrück, Germany Rosenhof
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  • Sep 26 Thursday
    Hamburg, Germany Reeperbahn
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  • Sep 27 Friday
    Dresden, Germany Alter Schlachthof
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  • Sep 29 Sunday
    Hannover, Germany 60er Jahre Halle, Faust
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  • Oct 1 Tuesday
    Mannheim, Germany Feuerwache
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  • Oct 2 Wednesday
    Stuttgart, Germany Wagenhalle
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Discography

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  • Optica (2013)
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    Optica (2013)
    Merge
  • Work (2010)
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    Work (2010)
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  • Our Ill Wills (2007)
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    Our Ill Wills (2007)
    Weekender
  • Howl Howl Gaff Gaff (2005)
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    Howl Howl Gaff Gaff (2005)
    Toshiba EMI
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