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The
band was founded in 1997 by the former members of
Neurotransmitters. Børge Figenschau,
Isak Maaseide, Sindre
Helmersen, and Inge Frederiksen.
Einar Wibe became their
vocalist but was replaced within a year. Gunnar Hammer joined
the band in late 1997 as their new vocalist.
The
band with their songwriter team Figenschau/Maaseide grew
in popularity in their hometown Tromsø. They caught the
interest of Robert Dyrnes of Yellow Snow Records and
were released on a compilation
cd of promising bands in Tromsø in 1999.
Later
in 1999 they released an EP “Faster
Days” which was played frequently on local radio
stations. The year after they were invited to play at by:larm 2000
in Bergen – a festival for upcoming bands.
2001
became quite a busy year. They released their first full length
cd “Every
Other Sunday” which was followed up by a Norwegian
tour including Elverock festival at Sjøvegan and yet another
appearance at by:Larm 2001
in Tromsø. Later that year an invitation came from David
Bash and International
Pop Overthrow to come and play at the festival in Los
Angeles. The IPO festival
in LA in July lead to yet another visit to IPO in
New York in December.
In
the start of 2002 Sindre Helmersen and
Gunnar
Hammer decided to leave the band in pursue of other
careers. The new members who joined were Håvard
Stangnes and Kim Karlsen. Håvard
Stangnes previously played in the band toreBrumm and Kim
Karlsen came from Popmart and Soul Patrol. With their
new line up they toured Northern Norway.
Previously Figenschau/Maaseide stood
for all the song writing but it was soon noticed that their new
addition to the group Håvard
Stangnes was a talented songwriter as well.
In
2003 the guys went into the studio again Again they’ve
produced a very strong album. They followed up their recording
sessions with an appearance at IPO in
LA and a tour of Southern California. And they’ve managed to
get their new cd played on local
radio stations in Los Angeles. Although the album was
available in July through certain record shops in the U.S. the
release date of “C’mon
Girls!” in Norway was 22 November. The release was
followed up by a concert. Both the concert and the album have
received good reviews. The album has been played on both local
and national radio stations.
During
2004 the band was busy touring. They toured
all across Norway. No shows were done abroad. While on
the road they wrote a lot of new songs. The press announced that
the band is planning to record a new album. Badger themselves
were more reluctant to confirm these rumors. Well, hopefully we got
a new album to look
forward to in 2005.
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