The Perishers (band)

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Name = The Perishers


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Origin = Umeå, Sweden
Genre = Indie pop
Years_active = 1997–present
Label = MNW Music, North Of No South, Nettwerk (management), Nettwerk America
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Current_members = Ola Klüft Martin Gustafson Pehr Åström Thomas Hedlund
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The Perishers are a Swedish indie rock band. The band began in 1997 composed of six members, and since 2001 has consisted of Ola Klüft (vocals, guitar), Martin Gustafson (keyboards, backing vocals), Pehr Åström (bass), and Thomas Hedlund (drums). Although they have not had a major commercial breakthrough, they do have a fan base that stretches across Europe and North America. Several of their songs have been played in episodes of the popular American television programs "The O.C.", "One Tree Hill", "Greek" and, more noticeably, "Veronica Mars", where the ballad "Sway" featured prominently in a climactic episode of Season Two. Also of note is the fact that Sarah Isaksson (Klüft's former vocal teacher) is a featured artist on their song "Pills." More recently, their song 'My Heart' has been played on Saturn Sedan commercials as well as a second-season episode of the ABC Family show Kyle XY. Another song, 'Trouble Sleeping', was played in a promotional spot for Grey's Anatomy.

Members

*Ola Klüft – vocals, guitar
*Martin Gustafson – keyboards, backing vocals
*Pehr Åström – bass
*Thomas Hedlund – drums (he's now also known to be the drummer of Phoenix and Cult Of Luna)

Discography

tudio Albums

* "From Nothing to One" (2002)
* "Let There Be Morning" (2003)
* "Victorious" (2007)

EPs

* "Sway EP" (2005)
* "Pills (Live) EP" (2005)

Live Albums

* "The Perishers Live" (2005)

Other

* "Demo" (2000)

ingles

* The Night
* My Home Town
* When I Wake Up Tomorrow
* In The Blink Of An Eye
* Sway
* Let There Be Morning
* Pills feat. Sarah McLachlan (Live)
* Trouble Sleeping
* Carefree
* Come Out Of The Shade
* Victorious

Non-Album Tracks

* Not Anymore
* Our Days Are Here
* All Wrong
* Blur
* Honestly
* Sleep Tight

Cover Songs

* Blue Christmas
* When Tomorrow Comes

Trivia

*Their song "Sway" appeared in the Veronica Mars episode "Plan B" and is also in the PC game, , on the radio station 'College Rock'. The song also appeared on MTV's Maui Fever and in the episode "You Can't Always Get What You Want" on One Tree Hill.
*Their song "Nothing like you and I" appeared in the 2005 movie London, even if almost all of the rest of the movie soundtrack belongs to The Crystal Method.
*Their song "Trouble Sleeping" was featured in the TV show The OC during Season 2. The song "Nothing Like You And I" was also featured on the show during season 2.
*"My Heart", "Come Out Of The Shade", "Let There Be Morning", and "Trouble Sleeping" were played on four separate episodes during the second season of the ABC Family show Kyle XY.
*In 2005, the band was personally handpicked by Sarah McLachlan to open her second leg of the Afterglow tour. Each night of the tour, Sarah McLachlan joined the band and sang background vocals on their song 'Pills'. The live track was released as a promotional CD single and as an online exclusive EP via Tower Records later that year.
*In 2007, on an episode of Grey's Anatomy, two songs from Victorious were played: 'Come Out of the Shade' and 'Get Well Soon'. A previous episode played the track 'Best Friends' as well.
*On February 7, 2008 during the second episode of ABC's Eli Stone, the song "Victorious" was played.
*The April 21, 2008 episode of ABC Family's Greek included the song "Nothing Like You and I."
*"Never Bloom Again" was featured on the fifth season premiere of Grey's Anatomy.

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/theperishers The Perishers MySpace Page]
* [http://www.theperishersmusic.com The Perishers Official Site]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYtEmA2ZfUc The Perishers on FastFocusTV]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySEs1tmGvbg Come Out of the Shade Live at Studio Virtanen]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NytBQbM-Wfo Best Friends Live at Knitting Factory, Hollywood]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHj_Rn42EA4 Victorious Live Nyhetsmorgon]