The Amazing
{{Short description|Swedish indie rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = The Amazing
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| origin = Sweden
| genre = {{hlist|Indie rock|psychedelic rock|neo-psychedelia|progressive rock|jazz rock|progg}}
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| label = {{hlist|Subliminal Sounds|Partisan {{small|(WW)}}|Dine Alone {{small|(CA)}}}}
| current_members = {{ubl|Reine Fiske|Christoffer Gunrup|Fredrik Swahn|Alexis Benson|Moussa Fadera}}
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History
= Self-titled debut (2009-2010) =
The Amazing released their self-titled debut on April 29, 2009, on Subliminal Sounds. The disc was reviewed by the Dagens Nyheter, and others{{cite web|author=Nils Hansson |url=http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/skivrecensioner/recension-the-amazing-the-amazing-1.859650 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525005113/http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/skivrecensioner/recension-the-amazing-the-amazing-1.859650 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 25, 2012 |title=The Amazing: "The Amazing" |website=Dagens Nyheter |date=2009-05-06 |access-date=2013-02-08}} including Sydsvenskan,{{cite web |url=http://sydsvenskan.se/kultur-och-nojen/musik/skivrecensioner/article429063/The-Amazing.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525004945/http://sydsvenskan.se/kultur-och-nojen/musik/skivrecensioner/article429063/The-Amazing.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-05-25 |title=Kultur & Nöjen - Sydsvenskan-Nyheter Dygnet Runt |website=Sydsvenskan.se |date=2011-09-14 |accessdate=2013-02-08 }} and the Swedish morning broadsheet Svenska Dagbladet.{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.svd.se/kulturnoje/nyheter/sjalvplagande-folkrockare_2806833.svd |title=Självplågande folkrockare | Kultur | SvD |language=sv |website=Svd.se |date= |accessdate=2013-02-08}} In connection with the first disc, the group played on the program P3 Pop on Swedish Radio P3.{{cite web |url=http://www.sr.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2945&artikel=2708428 |title=Anna Järvinen och the Amazing! - P3 Pop |accessdate=2012-05-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120525004955/http://www.sr.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2945&artikel=2708428 |archivedate=2012-05-25 }}
=''Gentle Stream'' (2011-present)=
Gentle Stream was released in 2011. The Amazing did a Daytrotter session on December 5, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.daytrotter.com/|title=Daytrotter: The source for new music discovery and free MP3 downloads from the best emerging bands|date=7 April 2015|accessdate=15 May 2018|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407073709/http://www.daytrotter.com/|archivedate=7 April 2015}} They played, "Gone" from the album on Late Night with David Letterman on January 18, 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_faAumDKPrI&list=PLi_xKqPWXeJTT83REESTlnnihbd4VpjCI&index=2U |title=[HD] The Amazing - Gone - Live on David Letterman |publisher=YouTube |date=2013-01-19 |accessdate=2013-02-08}} The Amazing appeared on World Cafe on February 6, 2013.{{cite web|author=World Cafe |url=https://www.npr.org/2013/02/06/171277676/the-amazing-on-world-cafe |title=The Amazing On World Cafe |publisher=NPR |date= |accessdate=2013-02-08}}
Their fourth album, Picture You, was released on February 17, 2015. Allmusic noted that it "is the culmination of all their work, with a combination of wonderfully rich arrangements, inspired playing and singing, and a batch of lengthy songs that both warm the heart and expand the mind".{{cite web|author=Tim Sendra |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/picture-you-mw0002789584 |title=Picture You - The Amazing | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2015-02-17 |accessdate=2015-03-26}}
Discography
=Albums=
- The Amazing (2009)
- Wait for a Light to Come EP (2010)
- Gentle Stream (2011)
- Picture You (2015){{cite web|author= |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-amazing-mn0000666885/discography |title=The Amazing | Discography |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2015-03-26}}
- Ambulance (2016){{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1879463/the-amazing-ambulance/ |title=The Amazing – "Ambulance" |website=Stereogum.com |date=2016-05-26 |accessdate=2016-08-29}}
- In Transit (2018)
- Piggies (2024)
References
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External links
- [http://www.theamazing.se/ Official website]
- [http://www.partisanrecords.com/artists/the-amazing/ The Amazing - Partisan Records]
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