Music To My Ears!

Miike Snow- Pop, Electro, Love Ballads, and More.

If you haven’t heard of Miike Snow, the band, it’s probably because they’ve invested as much time evading the media and paparazzi as they have writing and producing their music. Regardless of their limited profile, the group has enjoyed much success, having their songs featured on prime time television soundtracks for Gossip Girl, MTV’s The Buried Life, Courtney Cox’s Cougar Town, and that’s only to name a few. The three man group is well versed in the world of music and, despite having recorded only one album together in May 2009, their experience in the industry is far more compelling.

Consisting of three members, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, and lead singer/songwriter Andrew Wyatt, Miike Snow formed in 2007 out of Stockholm, Sweden. Each member is uniquely talented and brings with them a loaded resume to the table. When he was just18 years old, for example, frontman Wyatt was signed to the music label tycoon Columbia Records. He has also toured the U.K with several other bands, and has an education in Classical Music. Karlsson and Winnberg on the other hand, have been best friends since childhood. In more recent years, the dynamic song-writer/producer duo collaborated with A-List artists such as Madonna, and Kylie Manogue, and took home a Grammy award for their work on Britney Spears’ tune Toxic.

So what happens when you put them into studio? Recording, for them, has no shortage of instruments; their self titled debut album boasts electronic beats, strong percussion, clever lyrics, and catchy melodies. Their songs get stuck in your head like Top 40’s junk does, but Miike Snow tunes are far more original. Meanwhile, typecasting them as an Electronic art (such as that produced by DJs and mixers) wouldn’t do them justice; although they too rely on computer technology, the band refuses to use pre-recorded materials during live performance.

These self proclaimed “music nerds” have made their mark, and are, hopefully, here to stay. And although they have yet to spill their personal stories into the media, their talent speaks for itself. So keep your eyes and ears out, because this band is only headed one way-- up.

p.s., Miike Snow will be hitting Toronto on April 3rd, playing at The Phoenix Concert Theatre. Buy a ticket, check em out!