A Camp
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A Camp is the solo side project of Nina Persson
, vocalist for the Swedish Indie Pop
band The Cardigans
.
Persson formed A Camp when The Cardigans took a break after several years of touring and the recording of their 1998 album Gran Turismo
.
, was originally recorded with Niclas Frisk
of Atomic Swing
, before Persson teamed up with Mark Linkous
of Sparklehorse
to re-record it. In doing so he also contributed some new songs to the album.
Nina had been a long-time fan of Sparklehorse and has referred to them as "the best I've ever heard". After a gig in Lund
, Sweden, Persson gave Linkous a cassette of all the demo
A Camp songs. When they met again during the recording of his most recent album, Persson mustered the courage to invite him to produce her project. Linkous listened, liked the songs, and agreed.
The debut album released the singles "I Can Buy You" and "Song for the Leftovers". These country-inspired selections later seemed to have inspired The Cardigans' following album, Long Gone Before Daylight
, which was released in the UK summer 2003, and the USA in May 2004.
In 2004, "Charlie Charlie" (the "I Can Buy You" single B-side) was covered (with new lyrics in Polish
) by the Polish singer Ania
and released as a single from her debut album Samotność po zmierzchu.
In a post on The Cardigans
' official forum, dated 16 August 2008, Persson unveiled the launch of the new A Camp website and disclosed a target release date of "early next year" for her second solo album, entitled Colonia
. The album, produced by Persson with husband and film composer Nathan Larson and Atomic Swing's Niclas Frisk, features appearances from ex-Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha
, Joan As Policewoman and Guided By Voices
drummer Kevin March.
The first single from Colonia
, "Stronger Than Jesus", was released on the Swedish iTunes
on 17 November 2008. The full album was released in Europe in February 2009, via Universal, and will be released in April in the US via Nettwerk
.
's "Us And Them
", David Bowie
's "Boys Keep Swinging
" and Grace Jones
' "I've Done it Again", was released digitally in the United States on 9 June 2009 and in Europe on 16 June 2009.
Nina Persson
is the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish pop group The Cardigans. She has also worked as a solo artist, releasing two albums as A Camp and appearing on the tribute album to Serge Gainsbourg entitled Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited...
, vocalist for the Swedish Indie Pop
Swedish Indie Pop
In the start of the 2000s, Swedish indie bands found their way into the international music scene.A Camp, the solo project by front singer Nina Persson from The Cardigans, released her self-titled debut album in 2001...
band The Cardigans
The Cardigans
The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in the town of Jönköping in October 1992.Their debut album Emmerdale gave them a solid base in their home country and enjoyed some success abroad, especially in Japan. It was not until their second album Life that an international reputation was secured...
.
Persson formed A Camp when The Cardigans took a break after several years of touring and the recording of their 1998 album Gran Turismo
Gran Turismo (album)
Gran Turismo is the fourth studio album by the Swedish band The Cardigans, released internationally on October 1, 1998 and in November 1998 in the U.S.. It features a darker and more moody type of music, mixing with more electronic sounds...
.
A Camp
A Camp's debut album, the self-titled A CampA Camp (album)
A Camp is the self-titled debut album by A Camp, the side project of Nina Persson, vocalist for the popular Swedish indie/pop band The Cardigans. The album garnered significant critical acclaim from music critics. It produced two singles, "I Can Buy You" and "Song for the Leftovers"...
, was originally recorded with Niclas Frisk
Niclas Frisk
Niclas Frisk is a Swedish musician and the founder of Atomic Swing. He is a singer, guitarist, and composer. He started Atomic Swing after he was in Perssons Pack as the guitarist...
of Atomic Swing
Atomic Swing
Atomic Swing is a Swedish pop rock group formed in 1992. Their debut album, A Car Crash in the Blue, produced several hits in the Swedish charts. After an intense period the band split up, in 1997...
, before Persson teamed up with Mark Linkous
Mark Linkous
Mark Linkous was an American singer, songwriter and musician, best known as leader of Sparklehorse. He was also known for his collaborations with such notable artists as Tom Waits, PJ Harvey, Daniel Johnston, Radiohead, Black Francis, Julian Casablancas, Nina Persson, Sean Terrington Wright, David...
of Sparklehorse
Sparklehorse
Sparklehorse was an American indie rock band led by the singer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous.-History:Sparklehorse's first album, Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot featuring Bob Rupe of the Silos and Cracker, was a modest college radio success...
to re-record it. In doing so he also contributed some new songs to the album.
Nina had been a long-time fan of Sparklehorse and has referred to them as "the best I've ever heard". After a gig in Lund
Lund
-Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...
, Sweden, Persson gave Linkous a cassette of all the demo
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
A Camp songs. When they met again during the recording of his most recent album, Persson mustered the courage to invite him to produce her project. Linkous listened, liked the songs, and agreed.
The debut album released the singles "I Can Buy You" and "Song for the Leftovers". These country-inspired selections later seemed to have inspired The Cardigans' following album, Long Gone Before Daylight
Long Gone Before Daylight
Long Gone Before Daylight is the fifth studio album by The Cardigans. After a long hiatus from their last album in 1998 , it was finally released in Japan on March 19, 2003 and in Europe on March 24, 2003...
, which was released in the UK summer 2003, and the USA in May 2004.
In 2004, "Charlie Charlie" (the "I Can Buy You" single B-side) was covered (with new lyrics in Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
) by the Polish singer Ania
Ania (singer)
Ania ; called also with her birthname: Ania Dąbrowska) is a Polish singer and composer, born January 7, 1981 in Chełm, Poland, performing a retro-inspired blend of pop and soul music. Her inspiration is Polish music of the 1960s as well as music of France. Ania rose to stardom in 2004 and most of...
and released as a single from her debut album Samotność po zmierzchu.
Colonia
The recording of a second A Camp album was confirmed by Persson in an interview with Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter in May 2007. "Girl-pop from the 60s, 80's punk, and David Bowie" were said to be the main influences.In a post on The Cardigans
The Cardigans
The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in the town of Jönköping in October 1992.Their debut album Emmerdale gave them a solid base in their home country and enjoyed some success abroad, especially in Japan. It was not until their second album Life that an international reputation was secured...
' official forum, dated 16 August 2008, Persson unveiled the launch of the new A Camp website and disclosed a target release date of "early next year" for her second solo album, entitled Colonia
Colonia (A Camp album)
Colonia is the second studio album by A Camp, the collaborative side project between The Cardigans lead vocalist Nina Persson and her husband, composer Nathan Larson along with producer Niclas Frisk, the founding member of Atomic Swing. The album was released on 28 January 2009 in Scandinavia by...
. The album, produced by Persson with husband and film composer Nathan Larson and Atomic Swing's Niclas Frisk, features appearances from ex-Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha
James Iha
James Yoshinobu Iha b. March 26, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Japanese American rock musician. He is best known as having been a guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins and for his eclectic musical projects of recent years, most notably being a permanent...
, Joan As Policewoman and Guided By Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices is an American indie rock band originating from Dayton, Ohio. Beginning with the band's formation in 1983, it made frequent personnel changes but always maintained the presence of principal songwriter Robert Pollard...
drummer Kevin March.
The first single from Colonia
Colonia (A Camp album)
Colonia is the second studio album by A Camp, the collaborative side project between The Cardigans lead vocalist Nina Persson and her husband, composer Nathan Larson along with producer Niclas Frisk, the founding member of Atomic Swing. The album was released on 28 January 2009 in Scandinavia by...
, "Stronger Than Jesus", was released on the Swedish iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
on 17 November 2008. The full album was released in Europe in February 2009, via Universal, and will be released in April in the US via Nettwerk
Nettwerk
The Nettwerk Music Group is the umbrella company for Nettwerk Management, Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk One Publishing, Nutone Records, and Artwerk. With over 150 employees, the Vancouver-based company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Boston, Nashville, and Hamburg...
.
Covers EP
A three-track EP named Covers, featuring interpretations of Pink FloydPink Floyd
Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
's "Us And Them
Us and Them
"Us and Them" is the sixth track from English progressive rock band Pink Floyd's 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon. The music was written by Richard Wright and the lyrics by Roger Waters and it is sung by David Gilmour, with harmonies by Wright...
", David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
's "Boys Keep Swinging
Boys Keep Swinging
"Boys Keep Swinging" is a song by English singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was released as a single from the album Lodger on 27 April 1979.-Recording and release:...
" and Grace Jones
Grace Jones
Grace Jones is a Jamaican-American singer, model and actress.Jones secured a record deal with Island Records in 1977, which resulted in a string of dance-club hits. In the late 1970s, she adapted the emerging electronic music style and adopted a severe, androgynous look with square-cut hair and...
' "I've Done it Again", was released digitally in the United States on 9 June 2009 and in Europe on 16 June 2009.
Albums
- A CampA Camp (album)A Camp is the self-titled debut album by A Camp, the side project of Nina Persson, vocalist for the popular Swedish indie/pop band The Cardigans. The album garnered significant critical acclaim from music critics. It produced two singles, "I Can Buy You" and "Song for the Leftovers"...
(2001) — UK #87 - ColoniaColonia (A Camp album)Colonia is the second studio album by A Camp, the collaborative side project between The Cardigans lead vocalist Nina Persson and her husband, composer Nathan Larson along with producer Niclas Frisk, the founding member of Atomic Swing. The album was released on 28 January 2009 in Scandinavia by...
(2009) — UK #114
Singles
- I Can Buy You (2001) — UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
#46 - Song for the Leftovers (2002)
- Stronger Than Jesus (2009)
- Love Has Left the RoomLove Has Left the Room"Love Has Left the Room" is the first full-length single to be released from A Camp's second album Colonia. Released solely as a digital download on 27 April 2009, the a-side was backed by covers of Pink Floyd's "Us and Them" and a version of David Bowie's "Boys Keep Swinging", which had previously...
(Europe) (2009) - My America (Sweden) (2009)