Moonbabies is a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 duo formed in 1997 by vocalist,s multi-instrumentalists, producers, and songwriters Ola Frick (Vocals, guitar and various instruments) and Carina Johansson (Vocals and keyboards). Their earliest efforts recalled early Indie

Indie (music)

In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....

/Shoegazer influences by bands like My Bloody Valentine, Ride

Ride (band)

Ride were a British alternative rock band that formed in 1988 in Oxford, England, consisting of Andy Bell, Mark Gardener, Laurence "Loz" Colbert, and Steve Queralt. The band were initially part of the "shoegazing" scene. Following the break-up of the band in 1996, members moved on to various other...

 and The Pixies, but with their 2004 album The Orange Billboard, developed into more sophisticated pop music

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 with a touch of The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...

 and The Beatles

The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

, as well as experimentation with electronics. The Single/Mini-album War on Sound was released in 2005 and became an immediate indie-anthem and followed success on radio and TV-shows like Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...

. In 2007 Moonbabies at the Ballroom

Moonbabies at the Ballroom

Moonbabies at the Ballroom is an album by Moonbabies released on Hidden Agenda Records in 2007.- Track listing :# 21st Century Heart - 2:26# War on Sound - 3:45# Take Me to the Ballroom - 3:57# Don't Ya Know? - 3:51# Cocobelle - 4:02...

was released, a somewhat more constructed and song-oriented album including Take me to the Ballroom, Shout it Out

Shout It Out

Shout It Out was the third album released by singer Patrice Rushen. This album was the last album Patrice released with Prestige Records before signing with Elektra Records. In this album Rushen gives her audience a pleasurable collection of songs ranging from jazz, funk and fusion to R&B. ...

, Walking on my Feet and Cocobelle which all were frequently aired on college radio world-wide and included in several TV shows and commercials.

Albums

• Moonbabies at the Ballroom
  Moonbabies at the Ballroom
  Moonbabies at the Ballroom is an album by Moonbabies released on Hidden Agenda Records in 2007.- Track listing :# 21st Century Heart - 2:26# War on Sound - 3:45# Take Me to the Ballroom - 3:57# Don't Ya Know? - 3:51# Cocobelle - 4:02...
  
  (2007)
• The Orange Billboard (2004)
• June and Novas (2001)

Singles

• Take me to the Ballroom (CD Single) (2007)
• War on Sound (CD Single) (2007)
• War on Sound Mini Album (2005)
• Forever Changes Everything Now (Promo Single) (2004)
• Sun A.M. (Promo Single) (2004)
• Standing on the Roof/Filtering the Daylight EP (7" Vinyl) (2002) Limited to 500 numbered copies
• We're Layabouts EP (2001)
• I'm Insane But so are You (7" Vinyl) (2000)
• Air>>>Moon>>>Stereo EP (7" Vinyl) (1999)