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The Sounds are an upbeat New Wave band from Helsingborg , Sweden founded in 1999 . Their musical style is primarily New Wave with Punk and Pop / Electronica influences. Most songs make integrated use of Synthesizer s, and Maja Ivarsson provides a spunky vocal lead. The group is often compared to New Wave acts such as Blondie , The Cars , The Epoxies and Missing Persons . Their debut album '' Living In America '' was released in 2002 , with the follow up '' Dying To Say This To You '' on March 21 2006 . Lead singer Maja Ivarsson was also featured on Cobra Starship 's " Snakes On A Plane (Bring It) ", for the film '' Snakes On A Plane ''. In addition to Ivarsson's contribution to the ''Snakes'' soundtrack, the entire band is featured as track 6, ''Queen of Apology'', remixed by Fall Out Boy 's Patrick Stump . MEMBERS
HISTORY The Sounds were formed when childhood friends Felix Rodriguez and Johan Bengtsson decided to form a group amongst their high school friends, enlisting Fredrik Nilsson as drummer. Maja Ivarsson, named to player, was invited to join as the lead singer. The group met Jesper Anderberg by chance at the Hultsfred Festival . The band's name was decided months later during a trip to London . Their debut album ''Living in America'' was recorded in , The Strokes , Morningwood , Angels And Airwaves , +44 , Mando Diao and Panic! At The Disco . In the United States, the band has had several TV appearances and magazine articles and has reputedly built up a celebrity fan base that includes Dave Grohl , Pharrell Williams , Quentin Tarantino , Thomas Johnson and Robin Botten, Bam Margera and his wife Missy, David Desrosiers and Britney Spears . Dave Grohl wore a red Sounds T-shirt in the Foo Fighters' Times Like These video. The second album, ''Dying to Say This to You'' was recorded at Studio 880 in Oakland , California , and produced by Jeff Saltzman (producer of The Killers ' '' Hot Fuss ''). The band took part in the 2006 Warped Tour playing the main stage. They started the Europe an leg of their tour in September and in October toured with Panic! At The Disco which included dates in London and several other major European cities. Following this tour, The Sounds made another run of the United States, starting with a Myspace secret show in Miami, Florida on Halloween and then stopping at 10 major cities from coast to coast with supporting act Shiny Toy Guns . All together, The Sounds played over 200 shows in 2006, over half of which were in the United States. DISCOGRAPHY Albums
EPs
Compilations
US singles
UK singles Swedish singles
Demos
B-Sides and Other Songs
Additional music appearances
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