Miike Snow

Miike Snow
Miike Snow in 2012
Miike Snow in 2012
Background information
OriginStockholm, Sweden
Genres
Years active2007–present
Labels
Members
Websitemiikesnow.com

Miike Snow (pronounced "Mike Snow")[1] is a Swedish indie pop band formed in 2007. The band consists of producing team Bloodshy & Avant and American singer Andrew Wyatt. The band is often represented by a silhouette image of a jackalope. In their career, the band has released three studio albums: Miike Snow (2009), Happy to You (2012), and iii (2016).

History

Early years

Miike Snow was formed in 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden. Band members Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg were childhood friends who spent time playing in bands and working on various projects in studios throughout the city of Gothenburg. Karlsson was a former member of the Swedish hip-hop band Goldmine, who toured with The Fugees.[2] After separate moves to Stockholm, they reunited in 2000.[citation needed]

Karlsson and Winnberg collaborated under the moniker Bloodshy & Avant[3] and enjoyed a significant amount of success as producers and songwriters. They have worked with artists such as Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Kelis, Sky Ferreira,[4] and won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for Britney Spears' track "Toxic."[5]

In 2004, while working on writing a pop album for Britney Spears, Karlsson and Winnberg met the third band member, American songwriter Andrew Wyatt. Wyatt reports "I was in Sweden visiting, and someone told me that I should hook up with these two guys. Actually, it turns out I'd met Christian in the studio maybe a year before, but we only actually recently remembered that."[6]

The name "Miike Snow" is said to have come from one of their friends named Mike Snow.[3][7] Contrary to suggestions or statements to the converse,[8] the spelling of "Miike" does not derive from the Japanese film director Takashi Miike;[3] Pontus Winnberg states that, "When we sat down to come up with a name one of us got an email from a mutual friend by the name Mike Snow. We liked it and added the extra "I" because we liked the look of it. We once found a possible classic Swedish film on our tour bus once, called Jävligt Jagad. It's a bit like if Bergman's ancestors would make a movie inspired by Takashi Miike."[3] Miike Snow have, however, indicated that they are fans of Miike's work, specifically noting Audition, Visitor Q, 13 Assassins, and Ichi the Killer.[9]

Miike Snow

Main article: Miike Snow (album)

Miike Snow is Miike Snow's eponymous debut album. It was recorded in Stockholm and released in the United States on 9 June 2009 by Downtown Records. A single for the track "Animal" was released on 17 February 2009. Upon a UK release of the song later in the same year, the track reached number 98 on the UK Singles Chart. The 'Punks Jump Up' remix of "Animal" is used as the theme music for the British Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner. The second single was "Black & Blue". Both singles have made the BBC Radio 1 Playlist B-List.

The Guardian spoke highly of the band, saying Miike Snow's "coolly emotional pop suggests A-ha meets Animal Collective."[10] In an interview for ClashMusic.com, Wyatt revealed their unexpected popularity, saying, "I don't think our project was that thought out when we started. We just wanted to make music together. Three people just messing about. I don't think we anticipated the level of attention that it's getting right now. We didn't even think about touring when we started the album."[11]

Miike Snow performing at SXSW 2010

Miike Snow have remixed tracks for Depeche Mode, Passion Pit, Peter Bjorn and John, Kings of Leon, I Blame Coco and Vampire Weekend. Their music has been remixed by Mark Ronson, Crookers, Peter Bjorn and John, Treasure Fingers, Tiga, Caspa, Style of Eye, Emalkay, Fake Blood, Benny Blanco, Savage Skulls, Netsky, Hood Internet and DJ Mehdi, amongst others. A remix of the song "Silvia" by DJ's Sebastian Ingrosso and Dirty South was released on 2 April 2010.

Their song "In Search Of" was originally a collaboration with Crookers for the song "Remedy". The band liked the result so much that they decided to create their own version for their album.

In 2011, Miike Snow won a European Border Breakers Award for their international success.[12] Every year the European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA) recognize the success of ten emerging artists or groups who reached audiences outside their own countries with their first internationally released album in the past year.

In 2012, the band toured the United States.[13]

Happy to You

Main article: Happy to You

On 30 May 2011, the band announced on Facebook that they were working on a brand new album to be released in the fall. On 7 October 2011, the band announced on Facebook that they had begun mixing their new album,[14] and that new music would be released by the end of the year. On 29 November 2011, the band announced via Facebook that the album is complete, the videos are being shot, the artwork is being finished, and the tour dates are being planned.[15] On 20 December 2011, the band announced via Facebook that their second full-length album, Happy to You, was set to be released the week of 26 March 2012. They also said that there will be no upcoming information on the track titles, singles.[16] The single "Devil's Work" was made available on Spotify on 15 December 2011.

On 19 January 2012, Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe premiered "Paddling Out," the first single from their second album.[17] Subsequently, the band released the song online and also announced concert dates for their North American tour.[18] At the same time, the track list and album cover art of Happy to You were revealed via Amazon UK.[19] On 24 January 2012, another song from the album, called "Black Tin Box," a collaboration with Swedish singer Lykke Li, was presented at Pitchfork.[20] On 9 March, Miike Snow visited Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show and debuted a new Happy to You song "Bavarian No. 1 (Say You Will)."[21]

"Paddling Out" was released on iTunes on 13 March 2012 and is featured on the FIFA 13 soundtrack, the Forza Horizon soundtrack, and the new UK Budweiser advertisement. On 15 March the video for "The Wave," the second single from Happy to You, was released. It was once again directed by Swedish director Andreas Nillson, who also worked on the video for "Paddling Out." Both videos form together a unified story.[22]

iii

Main article: iii (Miike Snow album)

In 2013, Wyatt confirmed that Miike Snow had been working on their third album. On October 30, 2015, after a three-year hiatus, Miike Snow returned to making music as a cohesive unit. The trio of pop-progressives returned with a new song entitled "Heart Is Full." Premiered by Zane Lowe on his Beats1 program, "Heart Is Full" served as the first single released in support of the third studio album from the group. On December 4, 2015 they released their second single of the album, "Genghis Khan", which was well received by critics. Their third studio album, iii, was officially released on March 4, 2016.[23]

The band has promoted the album through multiple live performances, including events like SXSW and a concert series for Jimmy Kimmel Live!. In addition, the band has announced tour dates from March 3, 2016 to July 30, 2016. The tour began in New York City and features shows in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The dates also include performances at music festivals, including Coachella, the Governors Ball Music Festival and Lollapalooza, as well as others.[24]

Miike Snow co-headlined at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno, Nevada and the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, California with Phantogram in the summer of 2017. They also performed at the 96.5 The Buzz show in June 2017 with Glass Animals. Headline tour dates with Klangstof supporting were added, as well. In 2019, they played an unreleased track titled "I Was a Sailor" live at Just Like Heaven fest at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California.[25] On November 28, 2023 it was announced that Miike Snow would be performing at the Atlanta-based Shaky Knees festival in 2024. [26]

Other activities

On 30 July 2011, the band announced via Twitter that their new record label, Ingrid, founded by Miike Snow, Peter Bjorn and John, Lykke Li, Coco Morier, and Dungen, was open for business.[27]

Artistry

Instruments

The Blob

Miike Snow has expressed a preference for not using laptops when recording and playing music.[28] Thus, in 2011,[28] in anticipation for the Happy to You tour, Miike Snow collaborated with the Swedish electronics lab Teenage Engineering and one of the engineers from Elektronmusikstudion (EMS)[29] to create "The Blob,"[30] a 9 ft × 9 ft hexagonal[31] synthesiser[30][32] The Blob has been introduced by vocalist Wyatt as "Part synthesizer, part testosterone, all headache, ladies and gentlemen, we happily bring you a costly device with planned obsolescence written all over it,"[30][33] consisting of digital samplers and old synthesizer parts, some of which were bought from Giorgio Moroder.[34]

Operated by Karlsson and Winnberg[34] and emblazoned with the band's jackalope logo,[9] the Blob has been used on tours,[35] and can be taken apart to facilitate travelling.[28]

Discography

Main article: Miike Snow discography

References

  1. ^ "Miike Snow Interview with B-Sides". YouTube. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Café.se". Cafe.se. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d KTC MGMT (23 October 2012). "Interview: Miike Snow with Pontus Winnberg". Killing the Cabinet.
  4. ^ Liedel, Kevin (26 March 2012). "Miike Snow: Happy to You". Slant Magazine.
  5. ^ Schriefer, Amy (2009). "The Decade in Music: Britney Spears' "Toxic" (2004) — NPR". NPR. National Public Radio, Inc.
  6. ^ "Putting the I's in Miike Snow". Interview Magazine. 23 June 2009.
  7. ^ Fitzharris, Dustin (24 September 2009). "Need to Know: Miike Snow". Out Magazine.
  8. ^ "Q&A: Miike Snow". QTheMusic. 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014.
  9. ^ a b Godman, Joey (1 June 2012). "Concert review and interview: Miike Snow at the Brixton Academy". The Upcoming.
  10. ^ Paul Lester (26 May 2009). "The Guardian on Miike Snow's sound". London: Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  11. ^ "Live Talking – Miike Snow | Clash Music Exclusive Interview". Clashmusic.com. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  12. ^ "Winners of the 2011 European Border Breakers Awards" Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 20 February 2012
  13. ^ Defying Expectations With Dark Lyrics and a Dance Beat 25 April 2012
  14. ^ "Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  15. ^ "Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  16. ^ "Miike Snow's new..." Facebook. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  17. ^ "New: Miike Snow – Paddling Out". Crack In The Road. 19 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  18. ^ "Devil's Work began..." Facebook. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  19. ^ "Happy to You: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  20. ^ "Listen: Miike Snow and Lykke Li: "Black Tin Box" | News". Pitchfork. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  21. ^ "Miike Snow hopped on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show..." Hand Clap Movement. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  22. ^ "Miike Snow - "The Wave" (Official Video)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  23. ^ "Miike Snow release first new song in three years "Heart Is Full" — listen". Consequence of Sound. 29 October 2015.
  24. ^ "Miike Snow Announce North American Tour, Premiere "Genghis Khan" Video".
  25. ^ "Miike Snow announce US summer tour dates with Phantogram, Glass Animals, and Klangstof". Vaunter. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  26. ^ "Shakey Knees 2024 Lineup". Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  27. ^ "Twitpic Miike Snow". Miike Snow. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  28. ^ a b c Cowley, Pip. "Miike Snow Q&A". V Music. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  29. ^ McKnight, Ren (28 March 2012). "10 Essentials: Miike Snow". GQ.
  30. ^ a b c Miike Snow on Huge Synthesizer, New Album – Ultra Music Festival 2012 on YouTube
  31. ^ Anas, Marielle (21 March 2012). "Miike Snow Celebrate New LP with Fervent New York Gig". Rolling Stone.
  32. ^ "THE BLOB!!!". Miike Snow. 5 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014.
  33. ^ Glaser, Sam (1 August 2012). "Indie-electronic-dance trio Miike Snow building momentum". Las Vegas Weekly.
  34. ^ a b Robicheau, Paul. "Blob Mentality". The Improper Bostonian.
  35. ^ Gahris, Ryan (12 April 2012). "Miike Snow produces a zero-gravity hubbub at the Roseland". Oregon Music News. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014.
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