Figurines

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Name = Figurines


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Origin = Denmark
Genre = Indie rock
Years_active = mid-1990s–present
Label = Morningside, Paper Bag Records
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Current_members = Mads Kjærgaard
Christian Hjelm
Jens Ramon
Claus Salling Johansen
Kristian Volden
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Figurines is an indie rock band from Denmark, formed in the mid-1990s. The band released their first EP, "The Detour", in 2001 and their first full-length album, "Shake a Mountain", in 2003. The band began to receive national attention in Denmark around the time of the full-length release, and began touring Germany in 2004. Their second full-length, "Skeleton", was released in 2005 on Danish label Morningside Records and German label Pop-U-Loud, and on US label The Control Group in 2006.

The band began a North American tour after being nominated for a Canadian Music Week Indie award and has since performed at the Indies ceremony, SXSW, KEXP, and in cities in the US, Canada, and Europe. The band has also received positive press from Pitchfork Media, The New York Times, and Spin, among others. Figurines's sound has been most often compared to that of Pavement, Modest Mouse, and Built to Spill.

The band has completed work on their third record "When the Deer Wore Blue" (scheduled for release July 23rd, 2007 in Denmark and September 11, 2007 in the US) with Chicago-based co-producer/engineer Jeremy Lemos, who has worked with Smog, Jim O'Rourke, Loose Fur, and many other Windy City acts in the past. The new material is said to be more psychedelic than previous efforts, but remains faithful to the melodic-pop sounds of "Skeleton" and "Shake a Mountain". "Hey, Girl" is the first single from the new record.

Discography

* "The Detour" EP (2001)
* "Shake a Mountain" (2003)
* "Shake a Mountain SE" (2004)
* "Skeleton" (2005)
* "Silver Ponds" 7" Single (2006)
* "Skeleton" (Canada/US, 2006)
* "When the Deer Wore Blue" (2007)

Members

* Christian Hjelm – Vocals and Guitar
* Claus Salling Johansen – Guitar, Backing Vocals
* Jens Ramon - Guitar, synths
* Kristian Volden – Drums, Percussion
* Mads Kjærgaard – Bass

History

The Figurines were formed in the mid 1990s when Christian, Claus and Andreas all began to "jam" together. Originally all the Figurines were compromised of all guitarists. Eventually Andreas switched over to Bass and Claus swapped to drums until Kristian joined the band (Claus’ drumming can be heard on the "The Detour" EP).

In May 2006 Andreas Left the band and Mads Kjærgaard joined.

They currently completed work on their next release "When the Deer Wore Blue".

The album was leaked on the internet 7/6/2007

Trivia

The song The Air We Breathe was featured on the tv-show Gossip Girl in episode 13 season 1.
* [http://www.figurines.dk/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/figurinesdk Figurines] on MySpace