History

Damn Seagulls is a Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

-rock group, formed in 1997 in Helsinki. They're also noted for their hit single "Once Upon a Time" is featured of the credits of The Dudesons Movie & their TV Show. Their rock style is kind of different from other Rock bands due to their use of brass instruments and woodwind instruments to make catchy tunes. The band is currently playing shows in many parts of Finland. There are rumours that they are touring North America

North America

North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

 sometime in the new year. They have released two full-length album entitled "One Night at Sirdie's" in 2005 and "Soul Politics" in January 2007. In February 2007 Damn Seagulls will start 'Soul Politics' tour around Finland. Check tourdates from Official Damn Seagulls site. In Feb. 2007 Damn Seagulls has released their first video 'Human Torch'. Watch it from here. 15 May 2007 the band informed at their website that Aki Karppanen is no longer the drummer of the band. On 29 May 2007 the band announced on their website that on the gigs of summer 2007 Kelly Ketonen (Lemonator, Anssi Kela

Anssi Kela

Anssi Kela is a Finnish singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist who has published five albums. The first, Nummela, is one of the best-selling Finnish records – it has sold over 150,000 copies . The album is named after Kela's former hometown Nummela, in Vihti. Kela became famous with his hit...

 -live band, ex-Hybrid Children) will be playing drums. On 20 June 2007 it was reported on the bands website, that Toni Koskinen will leave the band due to his dislike of the bands current style and Olli Noroviita from the band Cosmobile will replace Koskinen on bass. Koskinen played his last gig as a member of the band 14 September 2007. On the 9th of October 2007 it was announced, that Tommi Salminen (Tigerbombs, Ville Leinonen & Valumo

Ville Leinonen

Ville Leinonen is a Finnish singer-songwriter.His music combines "bohemian folk , bossa nova, and imaginary exoticism ". Except solo works he took part in recordings of other artists and bands, such as following Fonal Records acts: Islaja, Paavoharju and Es...

) will be playing drums on the future gigs.

Members

• Jami Auvinen: Guitar, Vocals
• Lauri Eloranta: Lead Vocals, Guitar
• Niko Kangas: Tenor Saxophone, Vocals
• Olli Noroviita: Bass, Vocals
• Jani Liuhanen: Organ

With:

• Tommi Salminen: Drums, Vocals
• Martti Vesala: Trumpet, Vocals

Former Members:

• Kelly Ketonen: Drums (2007)
• Aki Karppanen: Drums (?-2007)
• Matti Koivisto: Drums
• Toni Koskinen: Bass

Discography

ALBUMS:

• Cool by Nature (mcd) (2002)

1. "The Brutus"
2. "Do What You Gotta Do"
3. "Right In The Nerve"
4. "Happy End?"

• One Night at Sirdies (2005)

1. "All Rise" 3:34
2. "Brutus" 3:05
3. "Heart on the Sleeve" 5:24
4. "Stony Ground" 3:05
5. "Helsinki Runaway" 4:26
6. "Once Upon a Time" 3:55
7. "Further & Away" 3:49
8. "Where the Whales Go to Die" 2:28
9. "Jesus Stole My Baby" 3:27
10. "I´m Healed" 5:25

• Soul Politics (2007)

1. "Once We Were Thieves" 2:43
2. "While I'm Gone" 4:11
3. "24 Uptown" 3:29
4. "Quality People" 4:11
5. "Dirty Soul Radio" 3:32
6. "Rooftops & Railways" 3:26
7. "Human Torch" 3:22
8. "The Beat" 4:28
9. "Something About It" 4:31
10. "King of Fools" 5:39

• Hunting Season (2009)

1. "Lord Of The Flies"
2. "Novus Ordo Mundi"
3. "Dead Pigeons"
4. "Libertine"
5. "The City Takes Care Of It"
6. "Mad Max"
7. "Gone By The Dawn"
8. "New Breed"
9. "The Moon Keeps Me Co."
10. "Sunday 6 AM"

SINGLES:

• Cool by Nature (mcd) (2002)
• Once Upon A Time/Jesus Stole My Baby (2004)
• Further & Away (7") (2005)
• The Beat (2006)
• Human Torch (2006)
• 24 Uptown (7") (2007)
• Something About It (promo) (2007)
• The City Takes Care Of It (29 October 2008)
• Libertine (17 January 2009)

External links

• http://www.damnseagulls.com Official Site
• http://www.myspace.com/damnseagulls Official MySpace Page