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Mando Diao

Mando Diao is an alternative rock band from Borlänge, Sweden. The band got their breakthrough with the release of the album Hurricane Bar. Their main fan base is in Sweden, Germany, Austria, and Japan although their influence has recently spread to Western Europe, most notably the UK. The roots of Mando Diao date back to 1999 when Björn DixgÃ¥rd and the former Mando Diao member Daniel Haglund played in a band called Butler. With band members chan ... ging over the following four years, the current line-up decided to take the project more seriously. Björn DixgÃ¥rd and Gustaf Norén locked themselves up in a summer house and spent 14 months writing songs. They claim the Beatles as their original source of inspiration. Allegedly, Gustaf joined the band after he and Björn had talked all night about this band. The two renamed their band Mando Diao, a name that appeared to Björn DixgÃ¥rd in a dream in which a man came up to him and shouted "Mando Diao!". The now-renamed band made their first public performances in the clubs of their hometown Borlänge in 1999. A local writer described them in an article as the best unsigned band he had ever seen. This was soon followed by a record deal with EMI Sweden. In 2002, their first album Bring 'Em In was released in Sweden. It contains early demo versions of their songs, partly recorded in the basement of keyboardist Daniel Haglund, who left the band later in 2003. In 2003, the album was released internationally by MUTE label, along with their debut single "Sheepdog". As of 2004, the band is hailed enthusiastically by the music press as one of the most sanguine newcomer bands of the year. The album Hurricane Bar was released in 2004. Their third album, Ode to Ochrasy, was released in 2006. By the end of 2006, the band released a DVD called "Down in the Past". Ode to Ochrasy was released in the UK through the Nettwerk label on April 2, 2007, in a previously unreleased format including 4 bonus tracks. In October 2007, the band released their album, Never Seen The Light Of Day. Their latest album, Give Me Fire, was released on February 13, 2009. See more [+]

Dance With Somebody |||||

Break your happy home, learn to sing alone To the music, to ...

Strovtag I Hembygden |||||

Det är skimmer i molnen och glitter i sjön, det &a...

Down In The Past |||||

Well I don't wanna hang around with you, I`ve got my motor b...

Strövtåg I Hembygden |||||

Det är skimmer i molnen och glitter i sjön, det är ljus över...

Sheepdog |||||

I aim at the first one who'll dare to stand still Oh Lord, y...

If I Leave You |||||

Burning your fiddle that´s an easy job if you set the twilli...

Paralyzed |||||

She ain?t as beautiful as me but she?s as beautiful as she c...

Mr.Moon |||||

Mr Moon, Mr Moon, maybe your time is coming Mr Moon, Mr Moo...

To China With Love |||||

Get on the train cause I'm tired of you, boy You can come ba...

Black Saturday |||||

Verse (8/4-time) Better than running, stand and take a fight...

Down in the past |||||

Well I don't wanna hang around with you I've got my motor ba...

Blue Lining White Trenchcoat |||||

Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh (verse 1) I've got my Armageddon boo...

Added Family |||||

There's a town I know where all who enters mutter And the he...

Lauren's Cathedral |||||

If I said something smoothly, could it be a little symphony ...

Little Boy Jr |||||

(ponte) (refrão) I’ve got a brand new hand if you wanna perf...

No More Tears |||||

Paint the picture with my final sunrise Paint the ocean with...

Never Seen The Light Of Day |||||

She knows that if she ever breaks free, that she will never ...

P.U.S.A |||||

Drove around 'til five o'clock, it was drivers day I drove t...

Snigelns Visa |||||

Sol, sol, va skönt. Lys, lys, mitt ljus. Trög väg på grus, s...

En Sangarsaga |||||

Jag såg en sovandes höjda haka, det svarta skägget låg ungt ...

En Ung Mor |||||

Klen och svag och blek om kind i linnetyg och i stubb i en l...

If I Dont Have You |||||

play along with if you tune your guitar to D#, but this is t...

Infruset |||||

Skarp som nordanstormen, allas kamp mot alla, kyler genom mä...

Love Last Forever |||||

And some "ooooh-ing". Listen :) Losing our minds gotta take ...

Säv Säv Susa |||||

Säv, säv, susa. Våg, våg, slå. Vi frågar oss var Ingalill de...

Tony Zoulias |||||

I had a heart attack and boy it brought me back To where I w...

Victoria |||||

Long ago life was clean Sex was bad and obscene And the rich...

Losing My Mind |||||

Maybe back in June you find All you ever want That's what pe...

Misty Mountains |||||

In a house on an island There's a tale that must be told Of ...

One Last Fire |||||

I will set a spark tonight, I will set a spark tonight I wil...

Popovic |||||

Have you seen her face She's covered up with glaze Some of u...

Christmas Could Have Been Good |||||

You´re feeling down And there´s no one around who can see Wh...

Dagg |||||

Likt den gula bild av tiden som gått och svunnen är Såg vi a...

He Can't Control You |||||

People try to tell you stories That you've heard before Cold...

Tv e Me |||||

Gunned down in a fight It was a bloody pleasure Though I c...

Long Before Rock N Roll |||||

then to D. She said I like just lying on the bed Beneath the...

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