First Love, Last Rites (musical group)

First Love, Last Rites
Also known as FLLR
Origin Umeå, Sweden
Genres Indiepop and Shoegaze
Years active 2009-
Labels Heist or Hit Records(UK), Nomethod Records(Scandinavia), Afterhours Records(Japan)
Website www.firstlovelastrites.com
Members Hörnan
Berra
VA
Danne

First Love, Last Rites (FLLR) is an indie pop-/rock band formed in Umeå, Sweden in 2009. The band is signed to the labels Heist or Hit records (UK), Nomethod records (Scandinavia), and Afterhours Records (Japan).

First Love, Last Rites released their debut single Slow Wind.[1] on 13 September 2010. It rapidly created a buzz in the Scandinavian blogosphere.[2] Tram7 [3] was one of the music blogs that wrote about the single. The band went on to record the rest of their debut album, which included layers and layers of guitar tracks; vocals were put in the back of the mix. The band released a second single, "I'm gone", on 24 December, shortly before the self-titled debut album "First Love, Last Rites" appeared on 5 January 2011. When describing the album, Swedish entertainment monthlies Nöjesguiden [4] and Gaffa [5] referenced youth, decadence and broken hearts, while Sundsvalls Tidning [6] called it “a massive phase error”.

During the winter and spring of 2011-2012, First Love, Last Rites recorded the follow-up album "Wasted hearts" and released the single "Walk you home." The media coverage in Sweden included rotation on indie radio station Gimme indie,[7] as well as in England on the blog Jajajamusic.[8] The single from the album, "Charlot", was released in 2012. The accompanying music video premiered on PSL, a music blog hosted by the Swedish public television company SVT [9] on 12 November.[10]

“Wasted hearts” was reviewed in Sweden’s largest morning newspaper Dagens Nyheter on December 5. The reviewer stated, "Wasted Hearts sounds great. Rather wonderful, actually. Best track:" Walk you home '".[11]

The band signed to Heist Or Hit Records on 8 March 2013.[12]

Discography

References

  1. ↑ Soundcloud: First Love, Last Rites-Slow Wind
  2. ↑ Joachim Cedlöf
  3. ↑ Mats Rajala
  4. ↑ Holly Astera Nöjesguiden
  5. ↑ David Winsnes Gaffa
  6. ↑ Theresa Bystedt Sundsvalls Tidning
  7. ↑ Tommy Eriksson
  8. ↑ Kate Holland
  9. ↑ http://blogg.svt.se/psl/om-psl/
  10. ↑ PSL:Charlot(12 November 2012)
  11. ↑ Dagens Nyheter:Album review - Wasted Hearts(Published 12/05/2012 11:00)
  12. ↑ Heist Or Hit Records(8 mars 2013)
  13. ↑ Dagens Nyheter:Album review - "First Love, Last Rites: ”Wasted hearts”"(Published 12/05/2012 11:00)

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