First Band on the Moon

by The Cardigans

Overview

For listeners who had caught up with the Cardigans on their breakout album, Life, the group's third album was a confusing pastiche which included several conventional pop songs, but also added tracks with left-field arrangements and some (comparatively) disturbing lyrics. In reality, however, the group had simply returned to the mood and feel of their debut album. On Emmerdale, the melancholy was personal and solitary in nature, but here depression is focused on unfaithful lovers -- in both the songs which vocalist Nina Persson helped out with lyrics and those written by the rest of the band ("Choke," "Step on Me," "The Great Divide"). Even the single, "Lovefool," is a depressing lament of unrequited affection, and the presence of another Black Sabbath cover ("Iron Man") certainly isn't an immediate upper. Still, First Band on the Moon is saved by the Cardigans' core strengths: Persson's vocals and Svensson's arrangements. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	02/01/2019
Label:	Mercury
UPC:	0602557221695
Rank:	5180

Tracks

1. Your New Cuckoo
2. Been It
3. Heartbreaker
4. Happy Meal II
5. Never Recover
6. Step on Me
7. Lovefool [Radio Edit]
8. Losers
9. Iron Man
10. Great Divide
11. Choke

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Cardigans   Primary Artist
Peter Lindgard   Trumpet
Ronnie James Weber   Violin
Bengt Lagerberg   Drums,Percussion
Peter Svensson   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Nina Persson   Lead Vocals
Sven Andersson   Saxophone
Anna Bergstroem   Violin
Ivan Bakran   Cello,Double Bass
Lars-Olof Johansson   Keyboards
David Wilczewski   Flute
Magnus Sveningsson   Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Jens Lindgard   Trombone
Mattias Svensson   Violin
Maria Holm   Violin
Asa Hakansson   Violin
Annette Helmers   Cello
Patrik Bartosch   Clavinet
Inga Zeppezauer   Violin
Lynette Koyana   Vocals (Background)
Gabriele Freese   Violin
Petter Lindgard   Trumpet
Ulf Thuresson   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

The Cardigans   Composer
Black Sabbath   Composer
Peter Svensson   Composer
Nina Persson   Composer
Tony Iommi   Composer
Bill Ward   Composer
Tore Johansson   Engineer,Producer
Geezer Butler   Composer
Magnus Sveningsson   Composer
Roger Jonsson   Mastering
Ozzy Osbourne   Composer
Lynette Koyana   Composer