We Are Serenades

We Are Serenades
Origin	Stockholm, Sweden
Years active	2010 - Present
Labels	Cherrytree, Interscope
Associated acts	Shout Out Louds, Serenades, Laakso
Website	www.weareserenades.com
Members	Adam Olenius Markus Krunegård

We Are Serenades is a music group from Stockholm, Sweden signed to Cherrytree. The group is made up of Adam Olenius and Markus Krunegård.

Biographies

Adam Olenius started his musical career with his band Shout Out Louds. Markus Krunegård began his musical career with his band Laakso. The two talk about how their relationship began in between touring, and wrote songs over the phone.^[1] In winter of 2010/2011, Olenius and Krunegård started recording in the studio for two months, and then released their album “Criminal Heaven” under the group name We Are Serenades.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Discography

The debut album “Criminal Heaven” consists of 10 songs, including the international singles “Come Home”, “Birds”, and “Oceans”. Many songs on the record have to do with the changing of the seasons and “a common infatuation with nature”, stemming from both Olenius and Krunegård’s upbringing in northern Finland and Sweden. ^[7][8] The album will be available in the US on April 17, 2012.^[9]

The group was signed to punk/new wave label Stranded (Sweden) and have since been picked on by a worldwide record deal with Cherrytree Records/Interscope.^{[10] [11]}

References

1. Chase, Ted. "Adam Olenius of Shout Out Louds". QRO Magazine - Interviews. QRO Magazine. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
2. Bleggi, Doug. "Interview: Serenades". Death + Taxes Magazine. Death + Taxes Magazine. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
3. Milberg, Lisa. "Merge Records Shout Out Louds". Shout Out Louds. MergeRecords.com. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
4. "Laakso". Artist: Laakso | ITSATRAP. ITSATRAP.com. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
5. "We Are Serenades". The Windish Agency: We Are Serenades. The Windish Agency. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
6. "We Are Serenades". WeAreSerenades.com. WeAreSerenades.com.
7. "We Are Serenades Biography". We Are Serenades Biography. Cherrytree Records. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
8. Thane, Richard. "Listen: Serenades – Oceans". Listen: Serenades – Oceans. The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
9. Sciarretto, Amy. "We Are Serenades to Release "Criminal Heaven" on April 17". We Are Serenades to Release "Criminal Heaven" on April 17. Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
10. "We Are Serenades Biography". We Are Serenades Biography. Cherrytree Records. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
11. "Markus Krunegård - Free Listening". Markus Krunegård. Last.fm. Retrieved 23 February 2012.