Samba

2003年便已成立的Sambassadeur樂隊繼"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樂隊成立於瑞典的某個小鎮(zhèn)Sk?vde。當時Anna Persson與兩位吉他手Joachim L?ckberg、Daniel Permbo仍只是在學生，并開始著手錄製一些簡單的demo/cdr作品(包括There you go)。秋天接近尾聲時，Joachim的友人Daniel Tolerg?rd從家鄉(xiāng)G?teborg趕來與Sambassadeur三位成員會合，從此便專司Sambassadeur的貝斯手，隔年春天他們便開始於G?teborg的Klubb Mono、Bommens Salonger等地演出。經過頭兩張cdr與Ice & snow 7''等作品的陸續(xù)面世，Sambassadeur與South Ambulance等樂隊獲得了labrador的賞識而在瑞典當地與英國獨立樂界都受到廣大的迴響。：Sambassadeur雖然沒有顯赫的來歷，但音樂上多承襲Acid House Kings、Club 8，甚至The Radio Dept.、JAMC、My Bloody Valentine等人的清新噪音吉他，自然不會受到歌迷的冷落。尤其在首張專輯的開場曲new moon猶如奏來Club 8的甜美與The Radio Dept.的白色噪音，主唱Anna Persson的低調聲線教人印象深刻。ice & snow的飄緩與夢幻彷彿是聽見了My Bloody Valentine。one last remark折返Edson、Acid House Kings的acoustic ballad路線。帶著輕巧鼓機節(jié)拍與空心吉他的sense of sound亦是Sambassadeur沉穩(wěn)的青春夢幻。if rain對於一味追求草地上打滾的陽光男孩女孩們肯定是愛不釋手。曾經何時的MBV風花雪月就落在一曲still life ahead之間。你若問我Sambassadeur有沒有古靈精怪的一面，我會建議你聽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.