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Miike Snow

Miike Snow performing live at SXSW 2010 in Austin, Texas on 18 March 2010
Background information
Origin Stockholm, Sweden
Genres Indie pop, electropop
Years active 2007–present
Labels Downtown, Columbia, RCRD LBL
Associated acts Bloodshy & Avant, The A.M., Robotberget
Website www.miikesnow.co.uk
Members
Christian Karlsson
Pontus Winnberg
Andrew Wyatt

Miike Snow is a Swedish indie pop band formed in 2007. The band consists of producing team Bloodshy & Avant (Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg) and Andrew Wyatt.

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Early years [link]

Miike Snow was formed in 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden. Band members Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg were childhood friends who spent time playing in bands and working on various projects in studios throughout the city of Gothenburg. Karlsson used to be a member of Swedish hip-hop band Goldmine, who toured with The Fugees.[1] After separate moves to Stockholm, they reunited in 2000. In 2004, whilst working on writing a pop album for Britney Spears, the duo met the third band member, American songwriter Andrew Wyatt.

Karlsson and Winnberg collaborated under the moniker Bloodshy & Avant, and enjoyed a significant amount of success as producers and songwriters. They have worked with artists such as Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Kelis, and won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for Spears's track "Toxic".

The name "Miike Snow" is said to have come from one of their friends called Mike Snow, with the spelling of "Miike" coming from the Japanese film director Takashi Miike.

[edit] Miike Snow

Miike Snow is Miike Snow's eponymous debut album. It was recorded in Stockholm and released in the United States on 9 June 2009 by Downtown Records. A single for the track "Animal" was released on 17 February 2009. Upon a UK release of the song later in the same year, the track reached number 98 on the UK Singles Chart. The second single was "Black & Blue". Both singles have made the BBC Radio 1 Playlist B-List.

The Guardian spoke highly of the band, saying Miike Snow's "coolly emotional pop suggests a-ha meets Animal Collective."[2] In an interview for ClashMusic.com, Wyatt revealed their unexpected popularity, saying, "I don't think our project was that thought out when we started. We just wanted to make music together. Three people just messing about. I don't think we anticipated the level of attention that it's getting right now. We didn't even think about touring when we started the album."[3]

Miike Snow have remixed tracks for Depeche Mode, Passion Pit, Peter Bjorn and John, Kings of Leon, I Blame Coco and Vampire Weekend. Their music has been remixed by Mark Ronson, Crookers, Peter Bjorn and John, Treasure Fingers, Tiga, Caspa, Style of Eye, Emalkay, Fake Blood, Benny Blanco, Savage Skulls, Netsky, Hood Internet and DJ Mehdi, amongst others. A remix of the song "Silvia" by DJ's Sebastian Ingrosso and Dirty South was released on 2 April 2010.

Their song "In Search Of" was originally a collaboration with Crookers for the song "Remedy". The band liked the end result so much that they decided to create their own version for their album.

In 2011 they won an European Border Breakers Award for their international success.[4]

In 2012 the band toured the United States.[5]

[edit] Happy to You

On 30 May 2011, the band announced via Facebook that they were working on a new album to be released in the fall. On 7 October 2011, the band announced via Facebook that they had begun mixing their new album, and that new music would be released by the end of the year.[6] On 29 November 2011, the band announced via Facebook that the album is complete, the videos are being shot, the artwork is being finished, and the tour dates are being planned.[7] On 20 December 2011, the band announced via Facebook that their second full-length album, Happy to You, was set to be released the week of March 26, 2012. They also said that there will be no upcoming information on the track titles, singles.[8] The single "Devil's Work" is available on Spotify as of December 15, 2011.

On 19 January 2012, Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe premiered "Paddling Out", the first single from their sophomore album.[9] Subsequently, the band released the song online and also announced concert dates for their North American tour.[10] At the same time, the tracklist and album cover art of Happy to You were revealed via Amazon UK.[11] On 24 January 2012, another song from the album, called "Black Tin Box", a collaboration with Swedish singer Lykke Li, was presented at Pitchfork.[12] On March 9, Miike Snow visited Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show and debuted a new Happy to You song "Bavarian #1 (Say You Will)".[13]

"Paddling Out" was released on iTunes on March 13, 2012. On March 15, the video for "The Wave", the second single from Happy to You, was released. It was once again directed by Swedish director Andreas Nillson, who also worked on the video for "Paddling Out". Both videos form together a unified story.[14]

Other activities [link]

On 30 July 2011, the band announced via Twitter that their new record label INGRID founded by Miike Snow, Peter Bjorn and John, Lykke Li, and Dungen was now open for business.[15]

Discography [link]

Albums [link]

Singles [link]

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
USA CAN UK
[16]		 UK
Dance
[17]
2009 "Animal" — — 98 — Miike Snow
(and deluxe edition)
"Black & Blue" — — 64 5
2010 "Silvia" — — 154 16
"Billie Holiday" — — — —
"The Rabbit" — — — —
2012 "Paddling Out" — — 90 — Happy To You
"The Wave" — — — —

As featured artist [link]

  • "Remedy" - single with Crookers (February 2010)
  • "Somebody to Love Me" - single with Mark Ronson

Miike Snow remixing [link]

Miike Snow remixes [link]

  • "Animal" - A Capella Remix (as heard on The Radio "XGen" in Saints Row The Third)
  • "Animal" - A Capella Remix (as heard on Electro Choc in Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony)
  • "Animal" - Treasure Fingers Remix
  • "Animal" - Fake Blood Remix
  • "Animal" - Peter Bjorn and John Remix
  • "Animal" - Punks Jump Up Remix
  • "Animal" - Crookers Remix
  • "Animal" - Mark Ronson Remix
  • "Animal" - Fred Falke Remix
  • "Burial" - Benny Blanco Remix
  • "Burial" - DJ Mehdi Remix
  • "Silvia" - Sebastian Ingrosso & Dirty South Remix
  • "Silvia" - Emalkay Remix
  • "Silvia" - Hook N Sling & Goodwill Remix
  • "Silvia" - Robotberget Remix
  • "Black & Blue" - Netsky Remix
  • "Black & Blue" - Caspa Remix
  • "Black & Blue" - Tiga Remix
  • "Black & Blue" - Bart B More Remix
  • "Black & Blue" - George Mathews Remix
  • "The Rabbit" - Stuart Price Remix
  • "Billie Holliday" - LightsoverLA Remix
  • "Devil's Work" - Alex Metric Remix
  • "Devil's Work" - Dirty South Remix
  • "Paddling Out" - Jacques Lu Cont Remix
  • "Paddling Out" - Wolfgang Gartner Remix
  • "Paddling Out" - Carli Remix
  • "Paddling Out" - Bart B More Remix
  • "Paddling Out" - Penguin Prison Remix
  • "The Wave" - Style of Eye Remix
  • "The Wave" - Thomas Gold Remix
  • "The Wave" - Brodinski Remix

Music videos [link]

  • "Animal" - directed by Anthony Di
  • "Burial" - directed by Daniel Wirtberg & Jonas Rudström
  • "Black & Blue" - directed by Vince Haycock
  • "Silvia" - directed by Marcus Söderlund
  • "The Rabbit" (Stuart Price Remix) - directed by Andreas Nilsson; Released 2 June 2010
  • "Devil's Work" (Accompaniment Film) - directed by Andreas Nilsson; Released 6 December 2011
  • "Paddling Out"
  • "The Wave"

References [link]

  1. ^ "Café.se". Cafe.se. https://www.cafe.se/?id=658599. Retrieved 2011-02-21. 
  2. ^ Paul Lester. "The Guardian on Miike Snow's sound". Guardian. https://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/may/26/new-band-miike-snow. Retrieved 2011-02-21. 
  3. ^ "Live Talking - Miike Snow | Clash Music Exclusive Interview". Clashmusic.com. 2009-08-13. https://www.clashmusic.com/feature/live-talking-miike-snow. Retrieved 2011-02-21. 
  4. ^ "Winners of the 2011 European Border Breakers Awards", ec.europa.eu. Retrieved February 20, 2012
  5. ^ Defying Expectations With Dark Lyrics and a Dance Beat April 25, 2012
  6. ^ https://twitter.com/#!/MiikeSnow/status/121970776273461248
  7. ^ https://twitter.com/#!/MiikeSnow/status/141577003269750784
  8. ^ https://www.facebook.com/miikesnow/posts/10151072452585437
  9. ^ https://www.crackintheroad.com/music/14295-new-miike-snow-paddling-out/
  10. ^ https://www.facebook.com/miikesnow/posts/258180814251287
  11. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Happy-You-Miike-Snow/dp/B006OW0P12/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1327087870&sr=8-12
  12. ^ https://pitchfork.com/news/45205-listen-miike-snow-and-lykke-li-black-tin-box/
  13. ^ https://handclapmovement.com/post/19178825177/miike-snow-hopped-on-annie-macs-bbc-radio-1-show
  14. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk1gaE1G7JM
  15. ^ "Twitpic Miike Snow". Miike Snow. 2011-07-20. https://www.twitpic.com/5t7j5b. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
  16. ^ "Miike Snow". Chart Stats. https://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=12388. Retrieved 2011-02-21. 
  17. ^ "Archive Chart". Theofficialcharts.com. https://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/18/2010/. Retrieved 2011-02-21. 

External links [link]

Miike Snow
Studio albums
Singles
  • "Animal"
  • "Black & Blue"
  • "Discography"
  • "Billie Holiday"
  • "The Rabbit"
  • "Paddling Out"
  • "The Wave"
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Miike Snow (album)

Miike Snow is the self-titled debut album by Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow. It was released in the United States on 9 June 2009 by Downtown Records and in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2009 by Columbia Records, reaching number ninety-five on the UK Albums Chart. A deluxe edition was released on the iTunes Store in the US and Australia on 13 April 2010 and in Japan on 26 May 2010, including remixes of past tracks and "The Rabbit".

Singles

The first single to be taken from the album was "Animal", released on 17 February 2009, which reached as far as number ninety-eight on the UK Singles Chart. "Black & Blue", the album's second single, was released on 15 October 2009 and became the band's most successful single to date when it peaked at number sixty-four on the UK Singles Chart. Third single "Silvia" was released on 22 January 2010 in the UK, but failed to break the top 100 and instead peaked at number 154.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg and Andrew Wyatt, except where noted. 

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Happy to You

by: Miike Snow

I bought you a black tin box,
Something to put your jewelry in.
But it struck me as the property of the childless.
It was cold out and warm in.
The edges were sharp.
The edges were sharp.
Take me down the hillside.
Show me where they used to play.
Take me down the hillside.
Show me where they used to play.
Black sheep, black sheep, in the aftershocks
Thought he could survive in the black tin box.
Black sheep, black sheep, in the aftershocks
Thought you could survive in the black tin box.
I mailed you a Dutch postcard
Where I tried to be comforting.
There were kids, my neighbors, on the sidewalk
Playing superman.
But the edges were sharp.
The edges were sharp.
Take me down the hillside.
Show me where they used to play.
Take me down the hillside.
Show me where they used to play.
Your sisters and you,
Running through the orange light of the after-day.
Black sheep, black sheep, in the aftershocks
Thought he could survive in the black tin box.
Black sheep, black sheep, in the aftershocks
Thought you could survive in the black tin box




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