Death Team
| Death Team | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sweden |
| Genres | Indie pop, Hip hop |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros Records |
| Website |
deathteam |
| Members |
Maja Edelbring Johen Rafael Tilli |
Death Team are a Swedish indie pop group which consists of Maja Edelbring (stage name Mayka) and Johen Rafael Tilli. According to their website,[1] Mayka has a background in DJing. Their debut single, "Fucking Bitches In The Hood", was premiered on the Vice website Noisey on 8 December 2014.[2] It peaked at number one on the Swedish iTunes chart and a music video taking place in a Canadian bowling alley was released on 21 February 2015. [3] Their third single, "Dolphin Style", was released on 8 May 2015,[4] and coincided with their self-created Dolphin Awareness Day, made to raise awareness about dolphins in captivity.
In November 2015 the american music magazine Spin Magazine picked "Fucking Bitches In The Hood" as the 9th best song of 2015 writing that it's "the most perfectly WTF rap verse of 2015".[5]
In 2016 they will be doing shows around Europe keep working on their debut album that they claim will be all about dolphins, money and girl power. [6]
In january 2016 they announced on Facebook that they are starting a record label called Rich Parents. [7]
Central concepts of Death Team
Death Team focuses a lot on some returning subjects in their interviews, music and presence on social media: Dolphins, Veganism, Money, Girl Power, Yoga, Pop culture, the Music Business, Pop music, Nail polish, Internet as of the 90s, the joy of creating music and Paris Hilton. [8][9][10]
Discography
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE | |||||
| "Shake It Off" | 2014 | — | TBA | ||
| "Fucking Bitches In The Hood" | 2015 | — | |||
| "Dolphin Style" | — | ||||
| "So Fresh" | — | ||||
| "Gold" | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Fucking Bitches In The Hood" | Mark Zibert |
| "So Fresh" | Henrik Edelbring | |
| "Gold" | ||
Lyric videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Fucking Bitches In The Hood" | |
| 2015 | "Dolphin Style" | |
References
- ↑ "Death Team - Official Website". Death Team. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Death Team Release "Fucking Bitches in the Hood" and It Sounds Like All the Best Uffie Songs". Vice. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Death Team - Fucking Bitches In The Hood (OFFICIAL VIDEO) on YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Death Team - Invincible Music". Invincible Music. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ↑ "The 101 Best Songs of 2015 | SPIN - Page 5". Spin. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- ↑ "INTERVIEW: DEATHTEAM". Totally Stockholm. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ↑ "Death Team - hi everyone...". Facebook. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ↑ "INTERVIEW: DEATHTEAM". Totally Stockholm. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ↑ "Death Team". Instagram. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ↑ "Under the Radar: Death Team". Radar Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2016.