The 40 Bands

So I went through my playlists and I chose 40 bands that I think represent what I am looking for the most. There is still scope for me to add or even take bands away, but at least I have a starting point. I will start gathering bios for each band so that I can start developing my publication.

Here is my original list, with the bands that I have taken out marked with a line:


Norway

• Team Me
• Casio Kids
• Howl
• Kings of Convenience
• Kakkmaddafadda
• John Olow Nilsen & Gjengen (Norwegian Lyrics)
• Jim Protector
• Heroes & Zeroes

Sweden

• The Bear Quartet
• Friska Viljor
• The Deportees
• The Perishers
• Anna Von Hausswolff
• Bob Hund (Swedish Lyrics)
• Caesers
• David & The Citizens
• Det Vackra Livet (Swedish Lyrics)
• Dungen (Swedish Lyrics)
• The Fallen Empires
• Mando Diao
• Frederik
• I Break Horses
• The Mary Onettes
• Miike Snow
• Peter, Bjorn & John
• Sad Puppets
• Sambassadeur
• Shout Out Louds
• The Sounds
• The Genuine Fakes
• We Do Not Negotiate With Terrorists

Finland

• Eleanoora Rosenholm
• Rubik
• Lapko
• Cats on Fire
• Damn Seagulls
• Murmansk
• Black Twig 

Denmark

• Decorate. Decorate.
• Dúné
• Efterklang
• The Fashion (Split Up)
• The Good The Bad
• The Kissaway Trail
• Mew
• moi Caprice
• The Raveonettes
• Treefight For Sunlight
• Très.b
• VETO
• The Figurines

Iceland

• Of Monsters and Men
• Sígur Rós
• Soléy
• Banko
• Seabear

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I probably need to find more Icelandic bands... but for now this is a good collection to start working on. I've left out Bjork as well, as I think she is a little too well known - the reason why I cut Soléy out. Here is the playlist as it stands, but it could change a little over time:

I think the next stage is to visit record shops around Leeds to get a feel for vinyl records, and investigate the stock and processes used.