Nephew (band)
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Origin | Aarhus, Denmark |
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Years active | 1996–2014, 2018-2019 |
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Past members | Jonas Juul Jeppesen |
Website | nephew |
Nephew was a Danish rock band formed in 1996 in Aarhus, Denmark. The band consisted of Simon Kvamm (lead vocals, keyboards, songwriting), Kristian Riis (guitar, backing vocals), Søren Arnholt (drums, backing vocals), Kasper Toustrup (bass guitar), René Munk Thalund (keyboards), and Marie Højlund (vocals, keyboards, guitar).
The band used a mixture of Danish and English in their lyrics; most of the band's early songs were in English with minimal Danish lyrics, but the band has since moved to primarily Danish vocals. In 2009, when interviewed about the band's mixture of languages, frontman Simon Kvamm said: "It's important for me to use the Danish kind of English that I speak...my mother tongue Danish, and my second language English, are very present to me in thinking and talking and speaking with others, and writing. Also in songwriting. And things just take form in one of those languages, or a mixture in between them. I can't really find a system to what goes the English way and what goes the Danish."[1]
As of 2013, Nephew has sold over 400,000 copies of their albums.[2]
History
Early days and Swimming Time (1996–2004)
The band was formed in 1996 by Simon Kvamm, Kristian Riis, Jonas Juul Jeppesen, and Søren Arnholt, all of whom were studying
The band's first studio album, Swimming Time, was released on 3 May 2000, on the small label Martian Records. The band's gig calendar became busier than it already was, and the band performed both on Camp Stage at Roskilde Festival and several venues in Germany. In spite of the band's success, the band members lost their enthusiasm and decided to disband in 2001, but during their farewell concert in Germany, they rediscovered their passion for music and decided to stay together. Swimming Time was re-released in 2005, peaking at #15 on the charts.[5]
USADSB and breakthrough (2004–2006)
Nephew's second studio album, named
In 2005, René Munk Thalund officially joined Nephew as keyboardist after having toured with the band since April 2004. He had previously been in the electronic trio Shanks.dk with Nephew's producer, Carsten Heller, and Jesper Birk. With the addition of Thalund, Nephew proceeded to make the song "Byens Hotel" for Værsgo 2, the 2005 Danish tribute album to Kim Larsen's 1973 album Værsgo. Sometime in 2005, a mix of Nephew's "Movie Klip" and Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" appeared. It was later revealed that the mix was made by René Munk Thalund.
Interkom Kom Ind (2006–2008)
On 6 October 2006, Nephew released their third studio album,
At the 2006
On 5 November 2007, Nephew released a live performance box-set (Live-CD/2DVD) entitled
In September 2008, a Nephew remix of the song "Allein Allein" by German band Polarkreis 18, entitled "Allein Alene", began to play on the Danish radio. It was mixed by the keyboardist of the band, René Munk Thalund, and Carsten Heller, who both mixes and produces for Nephew. It topped the charts for 8 weeks.[5]
Danmark/Denmark (2009–2010)
Nephew released their fourth studio album, Danmark/Denmark, on 5 June 2009, the Danish Constitution Day. It peaked at #1, holding the spot for 2 weeks.[5] Following a performance at Roskilde Festival in 2010, the band announced that they would be taking a break from touring and Denmark, although they did play shows in Norway and China. On 23 November 2011 they announced via their official website that they would be playing several concerts in July 2012 as a part of the Grøn Koncerter ("Green Concert"). They also announced in the same press release that they had begun work on Hjertestarter and expected to release it sometime in the autumn of 2012.
Nephew was also responsible for the official football song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa: "The Danish Way to Rock", which sat at the top of the charts for 2 weeks.[5] In addition to this, the Police Bells & Church Sirens EP was released in 2010, containing a radio edit, the "Dainty Doll's Trend Mix", and "Nephew's Nightlife Mix" (mixed by René Munk Thalund) of the song "Police Bells & Church Sirens". Furthermore, two of the band members, René Munk Thalund and Kristian Riis, did backing vocals for Kim Wilde's song "Hey! You!" on her album Come Out and Play.
Hjertestarter (2012)
Nephew's fifth studio album,
1-2-3-4-5 and Igen & Igen & (2013)
On 18 November 2013, Nephew released an album boxset, 1-2-3-4-5, as well as a collection of singles, Igen & Igen &. 1-2-3-4-5 contains Nephew's five studio albums along with 15 bonus songs; early renditions of the songs "USADSB", "Mexico Ligger i Spanien", "Hospital", "007 Is Also Gonna Die", and "Hjertestarter"; a remix of "Downtown Europe" by
Ring-i-Ring (2018)
In October 2017 Nephew announced that they would return in 2018 after four years in hiatus.
Nephew's sixth studio album, Ring-i-Ring, was released on 27 September 2018. The theme of the album is the circular motions within nature and our lives.
Band members
Current
- Simon Kvamm – lead vocals, keyboards, songwriting (1996–present)
- Kristian Riis – guitar, backing vocals (1996–present)
- Søren Arnholt – drums, backing vocals (1996–present)
- Kasper Toustrup – bass guitar (1998–present)
- René Munk Thalund – keyboards (2005–present)
- Marie Højlund - vocals, keyboards, guitar (2017–present)
Former
- Jonas Juul Jeppesen – bass guitar (1996–1998)
Discography
Albums
- Swimming Time (2000)
- USADSB (2004)
- Interkom Kom Ind (2006)
- Danmark/Denmark (2009)
- Hjertestarter (2012)
- Ring-i-Ring (2018)
Compilations
- Igen & Igen & (2013)
- 1-2-3-4-5 (2013)
Live albums
- USADSB 10 x så live (2004)
- Roskilde 07.07.07 (2007)
- Hjertestarter 10 x så live (2013)
References
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- ^ "Nephew udgiver bokssæt og opsamling". gaffa.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "Nephew | Musik" [Nephew | Music]. dr.dk (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Nephew on Apple Music". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Nephew - Music Charts". Acharts. acharts.co. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ Baagø, Kurt. "Kvamm vs Kvamm. Nephew og Angora" [Kvamm vs Kvamm. Nephew and Angora]. Songfacts (in Danish). songfacts.com. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Tidligere P3s uundgåelige | P3 Trends".
- ^ Smith-Sivertsen, Henrik (2004). "En Wannabe Darth Vader / De Skal have baghjul nede i Touren – Nephew / Drengene fra Angora". Det Kongelige Bibliotek (in Danish). kb.dk. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Hitlisten.NU". Hitlisten.NU. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "Nephew – Mexico Ligger I Spanien Remix EP". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ Nygaard, Thomas (6 November 2012). "Interview: Det handler Nephew's sange om". ShoutOutMusic (in Danish). shoutoutmusic.com. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Derfor er Nephew stadig Danmarks største band". 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Nephew - Frankenstein (LIVE fra ARoS)" – via YouTube.