Viagra Boys
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Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
Genres | Post-punk |
Years active | 2015–present |
Labels | YEAR0001, Kosmos Recordings, Push My Buttons |
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Viagra Boys are a Swedish post-punk[1][2][3] band from Stockholm.
The band was formed in 2015, with several members coming from the bands Les Big Byrd, Pig Eyes, Nine, Nitad and Neu-Ronz. In 2018, they released their first album, Street Worms. Nils Hansson, a journalist at the newspaper Dagens Nyheter described the band favorably, praising their musical style, as well as their use of black humor and satire, and rated the album a five out of five.[4]
In 2019, the band won the Independent Music Companies Association (IMPALA) Album of the Year Award for Street Worms.[5]
The band's second album, Welfare Jazz, was released in January 2021.[6]
Discography[]
Albums[]
- Street Worms (2018, YEAR0001)
- Welfare Jazz (2021, YEAR0001)
Extended plays[]
- Consistency of Energy (2016, Push My Buttons)
- Call of the Wild (2017, Push My Buttons)
- Common Sense (2020, YEAR0001)
Live albums[]
- Shrimp Sessions (2019, YEAR0001)
Singles[]
- "Sports" (2018, YEAR0001)
- "Just Like You" (2018, YEAR0001)
- "Ain't Nice" (2020, YEAR0001)
- "Creatures" (2020, YEAR0001)
- "In Spite of Ourselves" (2020, YEAR0001)
References[]
- ^ Jones, Daisy (2 October 2018). "Viagra Boys Might Genuinely Get You Back Into Post Punk". Noisey. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ Corcoran, Nina (1 October 2018). "Viagra Boys: Street Worms Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ Palm, Erik Augustine (2 October 2018). "Viagra Boys: The hidden depths of Stockholm's gonzo punk rockers". The Fader. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ Nils Hansson (28 September 2018). "Dagens words: Viagra Boys är mycket mer än bara enkelspåriga". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ "VIAGRA BOYS - Album of the Year WINNER 2019". IMPALA - Independent Music Companies Association. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ^ "Viagra Boys: Welfare Jazz". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
External links[]
- Official website
- Viagra Boys discography at Discogs
Categories:
- Musical groups from Stockholm
- English-language singers from Sweden
- Swedish punk rock groups
- Swedish satirists
- 2016 establishments in Sweden