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:	07/29/2022
Label:	Universal
UPC:	0600753963104
Rank:	11234

Album Credits

Performance Credits

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

Technical Credits

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