THE CONFUSIONS
have now established a reputation as one of Sweden's cleverest pop exports. A
fistful of fine albums has more than convinced any doubters.
The
band's 1996 album "Everyone's Invited" was perhaps their breakthrough,
acclaimed throughout the pop press as one of the very best albums of the year.
With its quirky ideas, strong melodies and inventive playing, the album is a delight:
check out "Steroid hearts" or "Cornflake King", both of which
did well as singles. The latter was rotated on the French equivalent to MTV, MCM
International.
The album wasn't short of fans around Europe. Several of
Britain's notoriously fussy music magazines praised The Confusions. Melody Maker
put them above Ocean Colour Scene and other domestic bands, Record Collector called
the album a "wondrous debut", while Dis-Connected said they deserved
to be "bigger than ABBA".

That album was followed up in 1998 by "Six-0-Seven", once again
produced by Peter Svensson of the Cardigans.
The songs are about the usual
hang-ups that haunt young life: love, repressed emotions, jealousy and hope.
Their "Trampoline" album released in September 2002 is
an outstanding album. It features the stunning single "The Pilot",
which hit number one on MTV's Up North chart and the song got a lot of attention
from outside Scandinavia. The album was released in Japan, Taiwan and "The
Pilot" was released in France.
The Evening Telegraph wrote "Add
these guys to the list of superb Swedish bands. They Borrow from the past (60s
Britpop, Bowie) without the self consciousness of their Anglo Saxon peers".
"5 am" released in February 2006 "... even when the
band is rocking they do it with class and the great melodies are always present.
"Imagination", single "Artificial", "Window" and
"Don't Let The World Catch You Crying" are pure schoolbook examples
of a perfect mix between Liverpool pop and Bowie-rock." Three EPs have been
released before the "5 am" album, "Window", "Don't
Let The World Catch You Crying" and "Imagination" all
the title tracks from these eps did well on both TV and radio in Scandinavia.
"The
Logo" is released at the 31st of January 2008 (as radio single and video)
taken from the forthcoming album "The Story Behind The Story", at the
same time a 5 track EP called "The Pilot EP" is released in the
US with immediate positive response: "The Confusions are infectious; just
one listen can prove dangerous! Your hips could sway, your phones may melt, your
listeners might swoon and you will most likely want to play "The Pilot"
back to back...eh, to back!!!" -Ferris OBrien KATT/Oklahoma City.
The
new album "The Story Behind The Story" release date 12th of Mars
in Scandinavia, the critics are overwhelmed "At each listening of the new
album... new sensations" M.Theander/Sonic, already a classic album! New single
of the album will be "Thin", release date spring 2008.
The
Confusions are great fun, but thoughtful at the same time. Not confusing at all,
when you think about it.