Maustetytöt

Maustetytöt
Maustetytöt at the Kamppi Center in Helsinki, 2019
Maustetytöt at the Kamppi Center in Helsinki, 2019
Background information
OriginFinland
GenresPop
Schlager
Years active2017–present
MembersAnna Karjalainen
Kaisa Karjalainen
Websitewww.maustetytot.fi

Maustetytöt (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmɑu̯steʔˌtytøt]; lit. 'spice girls')[1] is a Finnish girl group consisting of sisters Anna Karjalainen [fi] and Kaisa Karjalainen [fi]. The band's trademarks include a laconic and serious-looking performance style.[1][2]

Originally from Vaala, Maustetytöt listen to traditional Finnish schlager, and their role model is Leevi and the Leavings.[3][4] The band's record company Is This Art! describes Maustetytöt as an "indie pop duo".[2]

Maustetytöt won the Rock of the Year and Band of the Year awards at the Emma Awards in 2020.[5] Oskari Onninen from Helsingin Sanomat describes the band as "downright suspiciously 'authentic' and non-commercial".[4] According to Antti Luukkanen from Soundi, the songs contain "everyday realism and the glamor of downright misery".[6]

Maustetytöt achieved international fame when they appeared in Aki Kaurismäki's 2023 film Fallen Leaves,[1] performing the song "Syntynyt suruun ja puettu pettymyksin" ("Born in sorrow and clothed in disappointment").[7] According to critic Esther Zuckerman from The New York Times, Maustetytöt is an "impossibly cool modern Finnish duo".[7][8] Also, Bilge Ebiri from Vulture finds the Maustetytöt part in the film a "showstopping appearance".[7][9] With the publicity brought by the film, Maustetytöt has accumulated many foreign music tours, such as in Sweden and Germany.[1][7]

Discography

Albums

Year Album Notes Peak positions Certification
FIN
[10]
2019 Kaikki tiet vievät Peltolaan [fi]
("All Roads Lead to Peltola") 		1
2020 Eivät enkelitkään ilman siipiä lennä [fi]
("Even Angels Can't Fly Without Wings") 		2
2023 Maailman onnellisin kansa [fi]
("Happiest Nation in the World") 		1

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Oltermann, Philip (3 January 2024). "Zig-a-zig-pah: Finland's 'Spice Girls' find joy in misery – and a Kaurismäki collaboration". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Kuisma, Inkeri (3 March 2019). "Maustetytöt on jo ilmiö – siskosten lakoninen ja vakavailmeinen tyyli puree". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ^ Kostiainen, Pasi (19 December 2020). "Miten Maustetytöt löysivät Leevi and The Leavingsin ja Kaurismäen? – "Ehkä sitä halusi olla iskän tyttö ja tykätä samoista asioista"". Apu (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b Onninen, Oskari (7 February 2019). "Pohjoissuomalaiset siskokset haluavat elää ilman nettiä – ja tekevät levy-yhtiöiden mielestä kuuminta suomalaista poppia juuri nyt". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  5. ^ Määttä, Jasmin (14 May 2021). "Tässä ovat Emma-gaalan 2021 voittajat – Behm illan palkintokuningatar". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  6. ^ Luukkanen, Antti (7 February 2019). "Maustetytöt: Kauniisti kurjuudesta". Soundi (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d Sirén, Vesa (29 November 2023). "Maustetytöt on "mahdottoman cool", arvioi The New York Times – Kaurismäen elokuva teki yhtyeestä kansainvälisen". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  8. ^ Zuckerman, Esther (26 November 2023). "Can a Rom-Com Make Sense in Dark Times? Yes, When It's From This Master". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  9. ^ Ebiri, Bilge (17 November 2023). "Let Fallen Leaves' Finnish Gloom Give You Life". Vulture. New York. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Maustetytöt". ifpi.fi (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

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