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The Charade - Monday Morning MP3
The Charade was born from a chance meeting at a spring party in Stockholm, where Mikael heard Magnus spinning records. An instant indiepop rapport began between Magnus and Mikael, and they soon realized they had the makings of a perfect Swedish pop band. Magnus brought to this new musical venture a treasure trove of new material as well as major cred as the guitarist in *Happydeadmen*, combining the sounds of the Housemartins and the Smiths to emerge as one of Sweden's first indie pop bands in 1988. Their fresh and crisp sound paved the way for bands like The Cardigans, Popsicle and 90s indiepop in Sweden. Happydeadmen's discography includes releases by such labels as Trampolene/Polydor (Japan) and Torpedo (Sweden), culminating in a compilation of ten years of hdm: "happydeadmen classics - a decade in pop," released by SummerSound, which later became Labrador. Their success was marked by tours in Japan, the US, Sweden and songs on over a dozen compilations released all over the world.....
After much debate, they settled on The Charade for a name, creating a sound that builds upon the Shermans' brand of sunshine pop and the jangly guitar of the Happydeadmen. The Charade brings to the world a relentlessly catchy brand of genius pop that only the Swedish can dream up, proving, The Best is Yet to Come.
