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(1991 – present)

Acid House Kings is a Swedish indie pop band, founded in 1991 by Joakim Ödlund (also in the bands Poprace, Double Dan, and Starlet) and brothers Niklas Angergård (Red Sleeping Beauty) and Johan Angergård (Club 8, Poprace). The band recorded their first songs that year and sent them only to one label, the German pop label Marsh-Marigold. A few months later their debut single “Play pop! EP” was released.

In 1992, Acid House Kings started a 10 year plan: a trilogy of albums with one album released exactly every 5th year. Each album was to be filled with catchy guitar pop songs but with new themes and a growing maturity from album to album. The first album in trilogy was the twee “Pop, Look and Listen!” released on Marsh-marigold in 1992. The album was followed by the 6-track ep “Monaco G.P.” and a European tour in 1994.

With the 2nd part of Acid House Kings album trilogy, the band wanted to create catchy quality pop (a bit like The Smiths for summmers days instead of lonely autumn nights locked up in your room). That album was “Advantage Acid House Kings”. The band changed labels for this album to Shelflife in the US and Harmony in Japan. On this album, singer Julia Lannerheim was introduced in the band as a guest singer on a couple of songs. The album was released in rather small quantities and sold out quickly. It’s now been re-released by Labrador Records.

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6	Tonight Is Forever full track	326
7	7 days full track	312
8	London School Of Economics full track	275
9	I Write Summer Songs For No Reason full track	267
10	This And That free download	254
11	Sleeping full track	213
12	A Long Term Plan full track	190
13	Wipe Away Those Tears full track	180
14	Start Anew full track	137
15	One Two Three Four full track	124

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voomvoomvoom5 wrote:
Friday evening

This Heart is a stone is the best song in the world for me at the moment

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maewest10 wrote:
Thursday morning

Me encantan!

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tiger-spirit wrote:
last month

thanks 4 this wonderful song <3 fills the heart with joy :)

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voomvoomvoom5 wrote:
last month

brilliant! the best thing i've heard in a while

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caro_g wrote:
last month

parapapa, turututututu ^^

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OurLove2Admire wrote:
last month

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vboechat wrote:
last month

i imagine this.. i imagine that...

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Allanitow wrote:
last month

so happy!!!! :D

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malufinho wrote:
October 2008

great band, but need to change de pics

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Steinolfur wrote:
October 2008

there songs are so funny!! there picture is not so nice, but is kinda abba-like nevertheless: totoally awesome!!!

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WiseWhite wrote:
October 2008

1 million BRAVOOOOOOOOOO!!! VIVAVIVA

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carmelita_baby wrote:
October 2008

i hate leaving negative comments cause they piss me off when i see someone do that on one of my favorite artists' pages.... but honestly i'm asking myself how i even got to- let's see here- track 7 on Mondays are like Tuesdays.... I can't stand this and it's making me want to kill myself... it's like elevator music or something. Sure it's nice- it's just incredibly boring. I would have been happier if they really played Acid house music. :)

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sydsten wrote:
September 2008

the best band ever and ever !

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caro_g wrote:
September 2008

i love them more and more with every listen <3

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blackbook668 wrote:
September 2008

do these guys live in the 70s or something? talk about bad fashion sense... good music though.

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[deleted-user] wrote:
September 2008

They just make me so happy with their 100% perfect pop music. <3
brittnik wrote:
September 2008

almost the same here- i didn't appreciate them all until...like, two days ago? and now i need to listen to everything by them.

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HSaenz09 wrote:
September 2008

I have a confession- for ages, I didn't listen to the Acid House Kings when recommended to because I thought it was a techno group. The name "Acid House Kings" sounds like one to me. Now, I love them.

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thalitakumi wrote:
September 2008

que kawaiisssss *___*

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potis1980 wrote:
September 2008

Hi there, if you like Acid House Kings, then check a band called Raining Pleasure

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