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At the outset, Aerospace was all about
playing live. All about playing live and all about going on tours.
Little surprise, then, that the blondest {and friendliest, possibly}
band in the business embarked on their first three-date jaunt
to Malmö and back a mere month after forming in Toby's living
room, one of the last days of January 2000. The first 'practice'
was more about deciding who should play which instrument than
grinding the same song for hours on end and the resulting line-up
was Toby on vocals and guitar, Kristian on electric guitar, John
on organ and Wurlitzer piano and Christer on the bass {Fredrik
joined a little later on drums}.
Sticking to their unorthodox ways {unorthodox
in a world where bands are half-expected to spend five years in
a tiny basement before even considering playing live, at least}
the fab five lined up shows in their native Sweden, slowly gaining
a reputation among fans of their brand of breezy-but-energetic,
melodic guitar pop, and an ardent following wherever they went,
celebrating their six month-anniversary by touring the west coast
of America for half a month. Rising to the occasion, Aerospace
played larger venues than ever before, taking in cities like Los
Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle as part of the New
Modern Tour, featuring premier American indie pop bands Majestic,
My Favorite, The Fairways and others.
Recording always seemed an afterthought,
but the sessions that eventually surfaced on »The Bright
Idea Called Soul« were just as spectacular as the live shows,
still the number one priority of Aerospace.
The fall meant more concerts and the band
perfecting their craft through playing all over Stockholm and
the rest of the country, with the first birthday crowned by the
award for "Best Newcomer" at the prestigious Benno Awards
early 2001.
The year that followed saw the band again
supporting some of their musical heroes: The Aislers Set and The
Lucksmiths on their respective tours of Sweden, and another summer
of love was spent in San Francisco where Aerospace "blew
away most of the other bands" {Peter Hahndorf, TweeNet} at
the four-day Popfest 2001.
One year later, Aerospace can add an album
and twenty-odd shows to their resumé {including first-time
trips to Norway, England and Scotland and playing with Belle and
Sebastian in Stockholm} and are getting ready to record the follow-up
to »The Bright Idea Called Soul«, set to take their
music to the next level.
Aerospace is: Torbjörn Thorsén,
vocals and guitar; Kristian Rosengren, guitar; John Boqvist, piano
and organ; Christer Nilsson, bass; Fredrik Balck, drums.
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