Tramp

The singer Markus Karlsson and guitarist Stefan Brändström had earlier been part of the band Republikans, which at that time were about to end their time as a band. At the time, namely 2007, they sought a new platform for playing music together and tied up a rhythm section consisting of Robert Eriksson and Johannes Borgström. The overall merit accommodate participation in bands such as Hellacopters, Henry Fiat's Open Sore, Turpentines, Captain Murphy and Sewergrooves. And now, after three years of secrecy and with a slightly dazed countenance they make an entrance with their cocky debut album Indigo under their arm. Indigo is released in Scandinavia April 1:st and in the rest of Europe and the USA in May 2:nd 2011.

Musically Tramp weave together decades of musical heritage. The melodies and harmonies echoing of the 60's, the attack in the performance has more of a 70's touch, and some big gestures could be from the 80's. Furthermore, they dig into their own story and weave everything together into something that lives and breathes in its own own time. It sounds quite British in a head-on collision with the US and then 60's psychedelia next to pure garage rock. Like New York punk rockers on a Magical Mystery Tour. Or a Damned who hack out some Beach Boys songs. And sometimes as The Who in their best pop moments.