Kelly 8

Kelly 8 formed in Autumn 2001 in Uppsala, Sweden, having met each other through work or mutual friends. The band consists of Joakim Berglund (bass), Jacob Bergström (drums), Pia Högberg (vocals) and Dan Åkhagen (guitar).

Having already been in a number of bands, from hardcore to rock to emo, they focused on their common influences with Kelly 8, bands like At The Drive-In, Engine Down, Jawbox, The Jesus Lizard and Shudder to Think providing the heart of their inspiration.

Having recorded three demos and also had a track featured on Chapter 8 of Deep Elm's Emo Diaries series the band sent a demo to Bombed Out Records who promptly took an interest. This resulted in The Setup being released in the Autumn of 2002, and in the band doing a short tour of the UK in January 2003. The band even recorded a video for opening track, The Competition.

Towards the end of 2004 the band went back into the studio with Carl Wikman for a five week stint to record the full-length, The Technique of Pushing Someone Forward. A more varied afair than their debut, it showed the band trying their hand at a more restrained sound, though still contained some of their heaviest tracks to date.

Kelly 8 followed this again with a UK tour, this time covering 11 dates with label-mates Dugong.

The band are promising a new record early 2006.

Discography

15

The Technique of Pushing Someone Forward
CD
(2004)

11

The Setup
MCD
(2002)