The Confusions is an indie pop

Indie pop

Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...

 band from Sundsvall

Sundsvall

-External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall....

, Sweden

Sweden

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. The band was formed in the early 1990s. The breakthrough album, "Everyone's Invited", along with "Six-0-Seven, were produced by Peter Svensson

Peter Svensson

Anders Peter Svensson is a guitarist with the band, The Cardigans.His role in the group is as a guitarist and composer, but he also plays keyboard, vibraphone, and bass guitar, plus he provides some backing vocals...

 of 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...

. In 1997, The Confusions and Massproduktion signed with Stockholm Records

Stockholm Records

Stockholm Records is a Swedish subsidiary of Universal Music Group.The boutique label was originally launched in 1992 as an independent record company by its Swedish founders Ola Håkansson and Alexander Bard in partnership with the original distributor and investor Polygram in London.Håkansson and...

, but were quickly released after Stockholm Records was bought by Universal 10. The band won the SMA Award for Best Album for 5am at the Fourth Sundsvall Music Awards.

Lineup

• Mikael Andersson-Knut: lead vocals
  Singing
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  , songwriter
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   and guitar
  Guitar
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• Zarah Andersson-Knut: keyboard
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   and backup vocals

• Mattias Lofstrom: drums
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   and percussion
  Percussion instrument
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• Henrik Svensson: guitar
  Guitar
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• Magnus Thorsell: bass
  Bass guitar
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• Fredrik Hast: guitar
  Guitar
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EPs

• Split (1993) (Massproduktion)

• Forever (1994)

• Cornflake King (1997)

• Window

• Brilliant

• The Pilot

• Don't Let The World Catch You Crying

Albums

• Being Young (1995)

• Being Young - Special Edition (1995)

• Everyone's Invited (1996)

• Six-0-Seven (1998) (Stolkholm Records)

• Trampoline (2002)

• 5am (February 2006)

• The Story Behind the Story (March 2008)

• A Permanent Marker (November 2009)

Singles

• "All Dressed Up" (Forever)

• "Steroid Hearts" (Everyone's Invited)

• "Raining Cigarettes" (Six-0-Seven)

• "The Pilot" (Trampoline)

• "Artificial" (5am)

• "Don't Let The World Catch You Crying"

• "Thin" (The Story Behind the Story)

• "The Logo" (The Story Behind the Story)

External links

• The Confusions' Official Web site
• The Confusions’ MySpace Page
• Interview with Mikael Andersson-Knut
• Massproduktion