Samba

2003年便已成立的Sambassadeur樂(lè)隊(duì)繼"between the lines"與"new moon"等兩張ep唱片后總算推出首張同名大碟"sambassadeur"。二ＯＯ三年秋天，以女歌手Anna Persson為首的Sambassadeur樂(lè)隊(duì)成立於瑞典的某個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)Sk?vde。當(dāng)時(shí)Anna Persson與兩位吉他手Joachim L?ckberg、Daniel Permbo仍只是在學(xué)生，并開(kāi)始著手錄製一些簡(jiǎn)單的demo/cdr作品(包括There you go)。秋天接近尾聲時(shí)，Joachim的友人Daniel Tolerg?rd從家鄉(xiāng)G?teborg趕來(lái)與Sambassadeur三位成員會(huì)合，從此便專(zhuān)司Sambassadeur的貝斯手，隔年春天他們便開(kāi)始於G?teborg的Klubb Mono、Bommens Salonger等地演出。經(jīng)過(guò)頭兩張cdr與Ice & snow 7''等作品的陸續(xù)面世，Sambassadeur與South Ambulance等樂(lè)隊(duì)獲得了labrador的賞識(shí)而在瑞典當(dāng)?shù)嘏c英國(guó)獨(dú)立樂(lè)界都受到廣大的迴響。：Sambassadeur雖然沒(méi)有顯赫的來(lái)歷，但音樂(lè)上多承襲Acid House Kings、Club 8，甚至The Radio Dept.、JAMC、My Bloody Valentine等人的清新噪音吉他，自然不會(huì)受到歌迷的冷落。尤其在首張專(zhuān)輯的開(kāi)場(chǎng)曲new moon猶如奏來(lái)Club 8的甜美與The Radio Dept.的白色噪音，主唱Anna Persson的低調(diào)聲線(xiàn)教人印象深刻。ice & snow的飄緩與夢(mèng)幻彷彿是聽(tīng)見(jiàn)了My Bloody Valentine。one last remark折返Edson、Acid House Kings的acoustic ballad路線(xiàn)。帶著輕巧鼓機(jī)節(jié)拍與空心吉他的sense of sound亦是Sambassadeur沉穩(wěn)的青春夢(mèng)幻。if rain對(duì)於一味追求草地上打滾的陽(yáng)光男孩女孩們肯定是愛(ài)不釋手。曾經(jīng)何時(shí)的MBV風(fēng)花雪月就落在一曲still life ahead之間。你若問(wèn)我Sambassadeur有沒(méi)有古靈精怪的一面，我會(huì)建議你聽(tīng)posture of a boy然后跟著他們一起擊掌歌唱。呼吸著清新空氣，如果真能在草地上打滾一天也算是件快活事，別忘了帶上Sambassadeur。

One of the many accomplished indie pop bands in Sweden in the 2000s, Gothenberg's Sambassadeur make beautifully wistful, hazy music along the lines of the Go-Betweens, Belle & Sebastian, and the Magnetic Fields -- all of whom the band cites as influences, along with more left-field choices like Wire and France Gall. Sambassadeur formed in fall 2003, when guitarist/songwriter Joachim L?ckberg, vocalist/guitarist Anna Persson, and guitarist/vocalist Daniel Permbo were all studying in the town of Sk?vde; after getting together for an impromptu recording session one evening, the trio members wrote their first song, "There You Go." Soon after, bassist Daniel Tolerg?rd joined Sambassadeur and their lineup was complete.

The following spring, the band began playing live (with a CD of prerecorded beats taking care of drums duty). Sambassadeur relocated to Gothenburg and issued two self-released CDs and a 7" on Dolores before signing to Labrador late in 2004. Released in 2005, the Between the Lines EP was their debut release for the label; that spring, Sambassadeur signed to AC30 to distribute their music in the U.K., and played their first date in London. Summer 2005 saw the release of their official self-titled debut album, along with more touring in Sweden and the U.K. In 2006, the Coastal Affairs EP arrived; one of its songs, "Kate," was featured in a commercial for Payless Shoes in the U.S. that summer.