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Uppsala, Sweden (1999 – present)

Laakso is a Swedish indie-band with Finnish influences, vocal harmony and harmonic guitar-work. The band consists of Markus Krunegård, Lars Skoglund, David Nygård and Mikael Fritz.

During the fall of 1999 in the lunch canteen of a university outside of Uppsala, Sweden, Markus was humming to a Belle & Sebastian song so as David could hear him. It was enough to convince them that the chasm between the indie-nerd that didnt care enough and the vegan who wanted only to demonstrate could in fact be bridged. A year or so later they moved in together and formed LAAKSO. The name LAAKSO and the fact that the band exclusively sang in Finnish when they first formed is due to Davids both parents and Markus mother all coming from Tornedalen (Tornionjokilaakso, Laakso meaning valley).

After resolutely searching amongst the students of Uppsala they found Micke, a dungeons and dragons fanatic from Gotland (an island off the East cost of Sweden) who liked Guns & Roses and loved to play bass; and Jonathan the drummer. Jonathan developed stage fright and was replaced a few days before the recording of the debut EP - Long Beach by Lars, a carefree lad with a passion for funk.

Things developed at a steady pace and LAAKSO made new friends. David and the Citizens and The Concretes were probably the most meaningful meetings. The first indirectly lead to a recording contract with the small independent Adrian Recordings and to Luger becoming their booking agency.

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LateFriend wrote:
15 days ago

saknar !

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nikator wrote:
December 2008

Post-Punk deluxxxe! ->> Pen Expers

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GrmpyOldMan wrote:
November 2008

I miss this band since Arvika - sniff.

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Ganz_De_Ville wrote:
November 2008

check it out > > http://www.lastfm.it/music/Ganz+De+Ville

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Shih-Tzu wrote:
November 2008

Hi there! Visit the Sad Monkeys place at... http://www.lastfm.se/music/Sad+Monkeys You might like it. Have a nice day!

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OurLove2Admire wrote:
October 2008

Hey! Why don't you join here: We Love Swedish Bands ;)

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scchitazz wrote:
October 2008

kärlek <3

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Teggin wrote:
September 2008

aha, Top Band :)

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Maandu wrote:
September 2008

http://www.lastfm.se/group/Markus+Krunegård JOIN

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LateFriend wrote:
September 2008

Come with me to Helsinki!

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nomorelovesongs wrote:
September 2008

jag är fortfarande lite skakig efter popaganda. åh, det var så fint

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LateFriend wrote:
September 2008

http://www.last.fm/group/Laakso

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Marwia wrote:
September 2008

popaganda <3

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Srprski wrote:
September 2008

very nice group!!! greetings from Spain! that's a great discovery for me

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OMFGItsVico wrote:
September 2008

'Worst Case Scenario' is a lot of fun :]

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Lunkentuss wrote:
August 2008

yes please markus come to me!

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zero_magazine wrote:
August 2008

Welcome to the group Zero magazine on last.fm http://www.lastfm.se/group/Zero+Magazine

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Echelon- wrote:
August 2008

bara jag som tycker det låter väl mycket som the Ark? Fast det är ganska bra ändå.

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hokpelle wrote:
August 2008

Laakso <3

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xXDamnRegretsXx wrote:
August 2008

Det han skrev på västerbron är borta . ja

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