Sahara Hotnights

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Sahara Hotnights <tr style="text-align: center;"><td colspan="3">Image:Saharahotnights.jpg Pictured left to right: Maria, Jennie, Johanna, Josephine </td></tr>
Background information <tr><td>Origin</td><td colspan="2">Robertsfors, Sweden</td></tr><tr><td>Genre(s)</td><td colspan="2">Rock</td></tr><tr><td>Years active</td><td colspan="2">1992–present</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-right: 1em;">Label(s)</td><td colspan="2">SonyBMG / Speech / RCA</td></tr><tr><th style="background: #b0c4de;" colspan="3">Members</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;" colspan="3">Maria Andersson Josephine Forsman Jennie Asplund Johanna Asplund</td></tr>

Sahara Hotnights are an all-female rock band from Robertsfors, Sweden. Their style incorporates elements of garage rock, power pop and punk.

1 History
2 Members
3 Discography
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The band formed sometime around 1991/1992<ref name "freewill">http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/october_2002/sahara_hotnights.html</ref>, due to "boredom". Their debut EP, Suits Anyone Fine, was released in 1997 to immediate success and critical acclaim in Europe. Soon afterwards, the band signed with the Swedish label Speech Records, and over the next two years released three further singles, "Face Wet", "Oh Darling", and "Nothing Yet". In 1999 Sahara Hotnights released their debut full-length studio album C'mon, Let's Pretend, which earned two Swedish Grammy nominations.

The Drive Dead Slow EP appeared in April 2000, released on the BMG label, before the band's second album Jennie Bomb (named for Jennie Asplund) was released in 2001 (2002 in American). The timing of its release coincided with a surge in interest in Swedish rock'n'roll bands, such as The Hives, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Mando Diao and Hellacopters. The songs "Alright, Alright" and "On Top Of Your World" were released as singles.

Sahara Hotnights supported The Hives before releasing Kiss & Tell in 2004 on the RCA label. "Hot Night Crash" and "Who Do You Dance For?" have been released as singles from that album. The single "Hot Night Crash" appears on the soundtrack to Burnout 3. The song "No Big Deal" is played in CKY4.

Their website is currently under reconstruction, which might suggest a new layout to go with their upcoming, untitled album.

[edit] Members

Maria Elisabeth Andersson (born December 4 1981, Umeå, Sweden) - Lead vocals, guitar
Jennie Asplund (born November 24 1979, Robertsfors, Sweden) - Backing vocals, guitar
Johanna Asplund (born September 21 1981, Umeå, Sweden) - Backing vocals, bass
Karin Ewa Josephine Forsman (born May 20 1981, Umeå, Sweden) - Drums