Sambassadeur

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Sambassadeur started as a DIY version of ABBA in the year 2003. They were one of the bands that lead an explosive Swedish pop movement of home recording artists who surprised our country by not only achieving overnight indie fame (thanks to the MP3 spreading kids!) but also reached the sales charts. Since that their sound has continued to grow with their recording budget. On ”European” they’ve finally accomplished to make the grand, classic and orchestrated album they’ve always wanted to.

In the year 2007 Sambassadeur entered a new epoch as they stopped recording at home and started working with producer Mattias Glavå. The second album “Migration” not only gave the band a more glittery sound. It helped Sambassadeur to gain further success around the world and brought them on tour in countries like Spain, the UK, Austria, Germany and Denmark. Offers for shows kept coming in but due to the severe flying anxiety of guitarist Joachim Läckberg most of them had to be turned down which gave the band a certain secret stars status.

Their third “European” has taken almost two years to finish and they’ve once again employed the talents of Mattias Glavå. According to the band he did very little. He merely lay on the sofa and cursed how badly they played their instruments and continued to bring in more and more musicians. A string quartet, three drummers, a saxophone player, clarinet, the list goes on...

This is The extrovert album from Sambassadeur. May it stay with you forever.

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Sambassadeur's new video!

Submitted by Xavier on Mon, 07/26/2010 - 12:28
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Our favorite Swedish pop band Sambassadeur (ok, maybe it’s a tie between them and The Radio Dept.) released the debut video “I Can Try” from their recent album EUROPEANS a couple weeks ago. Like everything else about the band, it’s beautiful, elegant, and just a little fanciful... See it now at Stereogum, who says it’s “sorta like Charles Dickens meets Huck Finn meets Laurie Anderson in the Swedish countryside.”

Rave Reviews for Sambassadeur's "European" Album!

Submitted by Xavier on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 16:21
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SAMBASSADEUR’S EUROPEAN – RELEASED 2/23/2010

“Individual character arrives with singer Anna Persson’s northern European tones and sometimes idiosyncratic vocabulary… tune and voice combining in sweeping, elemental pop potency”
- Mojo

“When European is at full gallop, making loneliness almost cheerful on first single "Days" or another album highlight, "Sandy Dunes", it's pretty tough to beat: Those horns! Those strings! That piano opening!”
- Pitchfork

“Two years in the making, the blurb boasts that this is the album which will expose Sabmassadeur's true talent to the world. And that's not all hype, either. European is a beautifully put-together album that's consistently melodic and charming from start to finish.”
– Unreality Shout

“The Swedes have birthed yet another unique and lovely pop music child.”

- Pop Matters

“European is the album that demonstrates the true talent of Sambassadeur. The foursome, along with the addition of a string quartet, three drummers, a saxophone player, clarinetist, and more, has created a unique style that will be sure to gain fans of all music tastes across the world.”
- Alt Sounds

“Just nine tracks but all killer, no filler and if a better album comes out this year I will be very surprised.”
– Sounds XP

“One thing I will say is that European by Sambassadeur…is wonderful. Just beautiful escapist pop, full, fleshed out, orchestral, and charming enough to sweep you away, even if only for a little while.”
– Tsuru Radio

Listen to the new albums from The Brian Jonestown Massacre and Sambassadeur on AOL Music!

Submitted by Xavier on Mon, 02/22/2010 - 17:03
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AOL Music, has launched 'Listening Parties' for the new albums from The Brian Jonestown Massacre (Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?) and Sambassadeur (European).

These two great albums are available tomorrow the 23rd February and have been getting rave reviews.


“Stunning! Under the influence of Eastern, Eastern European and electronic music the band wield their neo-psychedelic skills like rock ’n’ roll samurai.” - MONTREAL MIRROR (its their ‘Disc of the Week’)





“Two years in the making, the blurb boasts that this is the album which will expose Sambassadeur's true talent to the world. And that's not all hype, either. European is a beautifully put-together album that's consistently melodic and charming from start to finish.” – Unreality Shout




Fans can click on the following links to stream the albums in their entirety!


Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?
European

Sambassadeur reviewed on Pitchfork!

Submitted by Xavier on Wed, 02/03/2010 - 17:48
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Sambassadeur's
first single 'Stranded' from their third album 'European' gets a review on Pitchfork:

“These even-keeled kids on famed indie-pop imprint Labrador have a knack for finding sweet, soft-focus hooks.”

Congrats guys!

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