Satellite Stories
Oulu, Kymenlaakso, Finland | Established. Jan 01, 2012 | MAJOR
Music
Press
Looking for the next Two Door Cinema Club? Go to Finland.
Shrill tremolo guitar riffs and catchy vocal hooks about adolescent romance - NME Magazine
Their set is delivered in a way that only the cold and callous could refuse to enjoy - Fly Mag
Discography
Still working on that hot first release.
Photos
Feeling a bit camera shy
Bio
The group - formed of Esa Mankinen (vocals/guitar), Marko Heikkinen (lead guitar), Jyri Pesonen (Bass/vocals) and Olli-Pekka
Ervasti (drums) - have generated a reputation for creating powerful
indie pop. 2012 saw the band release their debut album ‘Phrases to Break
the Ice’ before touring extensively through Europe. The same year the
bands music spread through much of the blogosphere. 2013 album ‘Pine
Trails’ lead by single ‘Campfire’, headed straight to No.1 on the Hype
Machine, and the band hailing from Oulu, Finland toured extensively
around Europe and played big festivals such as Spain´s Arenal Sound.
2014 saw the bands streaming numbers run into the millions, packing out
club shows in a touring year culminating in their first Festival stage
headlining slots, No mean feat for a group that have always released
their material independently, with dedicated release partners around the
world. Between their list of Festival appearances in 2014 the band
decamped to the UK for 2 months to record in the Kentish countryside
with renowned producer Simon “Barny” Barnicott, who had previously
worked with bands like Arctic Monkeys, Temper Trap, Kasabian and Bombay
Bicycle Club, to name just a few. The band now had their producer of
choice to release the sound that the songs had stored away.
Satellite Stories first offering from the forthcoming album is the track
entitled “The Trap”. Starting with a cacophony of Horns blaring the
call to arms for a relationship tested to its limits when faced with the
harsh reality of losing it all, in an ever controlling society"
Shrill tremolo guitar riffs and catchy vocal hooks about adolescent romance." - NME
"Energetic Finns who specialise in bright sounding indie pop." - Q Magazine
“Frontman Esa Mankinen has a lot of presence and a mercurial quality to his vocals” - Clash
“Their set but it’s delivered in a way that only the cold and callous could refuse to enjoy” - The Fly
“Upbeat Sunny Indie Pop” - MTV UK
"Indie pop at its most brilliant" – The Line of Best Fit UK
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