Nephew (band)
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Nephew is a Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...

, formed in 1996
1996 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...

, in Århus. They had their breakthrough in 2004
2004 in music
See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....

 with the release of their second album USADSB
USADSB
USADSB is the second studio album by Danish rock band Nephew. Released in Denmark on June 30, 2004, it was met tremendously positively by both critics and the public; after less than a month, on July 24, sales of USADSB had reached 20,000, landing Nephew a gold album.The title is a combination of...

. The release coincided with lead singer Simon Kvamm
Simon Kvamm
Simon Kvamm , is a Danish-Faroese actor and singer.He is most well known as member of the Danish rock band Nephew, where he is the lead vocalist and keyboard player. The band has had several hits in Denmark such as Igen & Igen &, Superliga, En Wannabe Darth Vader and Movie Klip, which have won them...

's highly successful appearances on Danish television in the cult comedy show Drengene fra Angora
Drengene fra Angora
Drengene fra Angora is a Danish television satirical comedy series.First airing in 2004, it has acquired cult status in its native Denmark. Among its more popular sketches are Team Easy On, Landmandssønnerne og far, and Spændende mennesker....

, which helped boost the band's popularity. USADSB went double platinum in Denmark and spawned six hit singles.

The band uses an unusual mixture of Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...

 and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 in their lyrics; they started singing mostly in English with just a few Danish lyrics, but gradually, they have been using Danish more frequently in their songs. The band considers Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...

 as its major influence.

Early Days and Swimming Time (1996-2001)

The band was formed in 1996 by Simon Kvamm, Kristian Riis, Jonas Juul Jeppesen, and Søren Arnholt who were all studying musicology
Musicology
Musicology is the scholarly study of music. The word is used in narrow, broad and intermediate senses. In the narrow sense, musicology is confined to the music history of Western culture...

 at the university of Århus. In 1997 they participated in DM i Rock (Danish Championships in Rock) where they reached the semi finals. In 1998 Jonas Juul Jeppesen, who was until then the bassist in the band, left the band, and was replaced by the current bassist Kasper Toustrup.
After recording their first demo-cd in 1999, they got some airtime on the Danish radio station P3.

The band first studio album Swimming Time
Swimming Time
Swimming Time is the debut album by Danish rock band Nephew, released in 2000.- Track listing :# "Stay Inside" - 4:09# "We don't Need You Here" - 3:40# "Wasted" - 4:50# "Sexy Rescue" - 4:52# "Carlsberg Nights" - 3:49# "Downtown Europe" - 3:11...

 was released in 2000, on the small label Martian Records. The album was well received by both critics and fans, and the band's gig
Gig (musical performance)
Gig is slang for a musical engagement in which musicians are hired. Originally coined in the 1920s by jazz musicians, the term, short for the word "engagement", now refers to any aspect of performing such as assisting with performance and attending musical performance...

 calendar became even more busy than it already was, and the band performed both on Camp Stage at Roskilde Festival
Roskilde Festival
Roskilde Festival is a festival held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the six biggest annual music festivals in Europe . It was created in 1971 by two high school students, Mogens Sandfær and Jesper Switzer Møller, and promoter Carl Fischer...

 and a couple of venues in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. In spite of the band's success, the band members lost their enthusiasm and decided to take a break in 2001, but during their farewell concert in Germany, they rediscovered their passion for music and decided not to disband the band.

Even though the band decided not to break up, they decided to have separate careers, which is why each of the band members has their own career today.

USADSB and Breakthrough (2001-2006)

Nephews second studio album named USADSB
USADSB
USADSB is the second studio album by Danish rock band Nephew. Released in Denmark on June 30, 2004, it was met tremendously positively by both critics and the public; after less than a month, on July 24, sales of USADSB had reached 20,000, landing Nephew a gold album.The title is a combination of...

 was released in 2004.
Aside from Denmark, USADSB has been released in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 and in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

.

Interkom Kom Ind (2006-2009)

In October 2006 they released a new album, Interkom Kom Ind
Interkom Kom Ind
Interkom Kom Ind is the third studio album by the Danish rock band Nephew. Four singles have been released from the album so far: "Igen & igen &", "Science fiction & familien", "Mexico ligger i Spanien" and "[Hospital]" in a live version featuring L.O.C.-Track listing:#"Igen & Igen &" -...

, which received many positive reviews, and has fared well commercially both in Denmark and other countries in Europe. The singles, Igen & Igen &, Science Fiction & Familien and Mexico Ligger I Spanien rotated heavily on Danish radio.

At the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Originally beginning as an alternative to the American MTV Video Music Awards, the MTV Europe Music Awards is today a popular celebration of what MTV viewers consider...

, they met Timbaland
Timbaland
Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....

, who asked them to work on his forthcoming Timbaland Presents Shock Value
Timbaland Presents Shock Value
Shock Value, is the second solo studio album, and fifth album overall, by record producer and rapper Timbaland. It is Timbaland's first release on his own imprint, the Interscope Records-distributed Mosley Music Group. Shock Value features a long list of guest artists, among them Fall Out Boy,...

 album. Due to other commitments, Nephew couldn't contribute to the album, but they did produce a remix of the song "The Way I Are
The Way I Are
"The Way I Are" is a song by Timbaland, released as the second single from his second album, Timbaland Presents Shock Value. The song is known in part for its incorrect grammar. The song samples "Push it", a 1987 hit by group Salt-n-Pepa, and features R&B singer Keri Hilson and uncredited vocals...

." Only the vocals from the original song are the same, the Danish band having completely redone the song. Nephew frontman Simon Kvamm also delivers new vocals for the song, which will be included on the single release. The remix samples the melody from Igen og Igen but translated lyrics from the song and is incorporated throughout the remix of the song.

On November 5, 2007 Nephew released a live-box set (Live-CD/2DVD) entitled Roskilde 07.07.07
Roskilde 07.07.07
Roskilde 07.07.07 is the second live album by the Danish rock band Nephew.- Track listing :#"Bazooka" – 9:33#"Science Fiction Og Familien" – 4:53#"Superliga" – 3:48#"First Blood Harddisc" – 5:26#"Blå & Black" – 3:49#"Movieclip" – 4:49...

based upon a much-acclaimed live performance at Orange Scene at the 2007 Roskilde Festival
Roskilde Festival
Roskilde Festival is a festival held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the six biggest annual music festivals in Europe . It was created in 1971 by two high school students, Mogens Sandfær and Jesper Switzer Møller, and promoter Carl Fischer...

. The Live CD features songs from the albums USADSB and Interkom Kom Ind, including a special version of 'Hospital' which features a guest performance by Danish rapper L.O.C.
L.O.C.
Liam O'Connor is a Danish rapper, more commonly known as L.O.C. He is a former member of Alzheimer Klinikken and B.A.N.G.E.R.S...

. The Special Edition of the box also features the band's remix of the Timbaland
Timbaland
Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....

 track The Way I Are
The Way I Are
"The Way I Are" is a song by Timbaland, released as the second single from his second album, Timbaland Presents Shock Value. The song is known in part for its incorrect grammar. The song samples "Push it", a 1987 hit by group Salt-n-Pepa, and features R&B singer Keri Hilson and uncredited vocals...

.

In September 2008 a Nephew remix of the song "Allein Allein" by German band Polarkreis 18
Polarkreis 18
Polarkreis 18 is a German pop band from Dresden, Saxony. The bandmembers met at school where they formed the band Jack of all Trades in 1998. In 2004 they renamed their band Polarkreis 18. The musical style of the band can be described as pop, synthpop and indietronic...

 appeared in Danish radio.

Danmark/Denmark (2009 onward)

Nephew released their fourth album, "Danmark/Denmark
Danmark/Denmark
-Publicity:"007 Is Also Gonna Die", was chosen by the Danish radio channel P3 to be P3s Uundgåelige in week 16 2009, meaning that the song will be played at least once every two hours for an entire week....

" in Denmark on 5 June 2009, the Danish Constitution Day
Constitution Day (Denmark)
Constitution Day , observed on June 5, commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the Danish constitution of 1849, which established Denmark as a constitutional monarchy, and honors the constitution of 1953, which was adopted on the same day...

.

Band members

Current
  • Simon Kvamm
    Simon Kvamm
    Simon Kvamm , is a Danish-Faroese actor and singer.He is most well known as member of the Danish rock band Nephew, where he is the lead vocalist and keyboard player. The band has had several hits in Denmark such as Igen & Igen &, Superliga, En Wannabe Darth Vader and Movie Klip, which have won them...

     – lead vocals
    Singing
    Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

    , keys
    Keyboard instrument
    A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...

    , song writer(1996–present)
  • Kristian Riis – guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

    , backing vocals
    Backing vocalist
    A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...

     (1996–present)
  • Søren Arnholt – drums
    Drum kit
    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

    , backing vocals
    Backing vocalist
    A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...

     (1996–present)
  • Kasper Toustrup – bass guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

     (1998–present)
  • René Munk Thalund – keyboard
    Electronic keyboard
    An electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...

    , (2005–present)


Former
  • Jonas Juul Jeppesen – bass guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

     (1996–1998)

Albums

  • 2000: Swimming Time
    Swimming Time
    Swimming Time is the debut album by Danish rock band Nephew, released in 2000.- Track listing :# "Stay Inside" - 4:09# "We don't Need You Here" - 3:40# "Wasted" - 4:50# "Sexy Rescue" - 4:52# "Carlsberg Nights" - 3:49# "Downtown Europe" - 3:11...

  • 2004: USADSB
    USADSB
    USADSB is the second studio album by Danish rock band Nephew. Released in Denmark on June 30, 2004, it was met tremendously positively by both critics and the public; after less than a month, on July 24, sales of USADSB had reached 20,000, landing Nephew a gold album.The title is a combination of...

  • 2004: USADSB 10 x så live
  • 2006: Interkom Kom Ind
    Interkom Kom Ind
    Interkom Kom Ind is the third studio album by the Danish rock band Nephew. Four singles have been released from the album so far: "Igen & igen &", "Science fiction & familien", "Mexico ligger i Spanien" and "[Hospital]" in a live version featuring L.O.C.-Track listing:#"Igen & Igen &" -...

  • 2007: Roskilde 07.07.07
    Roskilde 07.07.07
    Roskilde 07.07.07 is the second live album by the Danish rock band Nephew.- Track listing :#"Bazooka" – 9:33#"Science Fiction Og Familien" – 4:53#"Superliga" – 3:48#"First Blood Harddisc" – 5:26#"Blå & Black" – 3:49#"Movieclip" – 4:49...

  • 2009: Danmark/Denmark
    Danmark/Denmark
    -Publicity:"007 Is Also Gonna Die", was chosen by the Danish radio channel P3 to be P3s Uundgåelige in week 16 2009, meaning that the song will be played at least once every two hours for an entire week....

  • 2009: Morten KLit/The way I am

Singles

  • 2000: We Don't Need You Here
  • 2003: Movie Klip
    Movie Klip
    "Movie Klip" is the first single by Danish rockband Nephew from their 2004 album USADSB....

  • 2004: En Wannabe Darth Vader
  • 2004: Superliga
    Superliga (song)
    "Superliga" is a single by Danish rockband Nephew from their 2004 album USADSB. It was released as the third single from their second album USADSB.The song deals with the hidden message of love and the song mentions a lot of famous people...

  • 2004: Ordenspoliti
  • 2005: Worst/Best Case Scenario
  • 2005: Byens Hotel
  • 2006: Igen & Igen &
  • 2006: Science Fiction Og Familien
  • 2007: Mexico Ligger I Spanien
  • 2007: Hospital feat. L.O.C.
    L.O.C.
    Liam O'Connor is a Danish rapper, more commonly known as L.O.C. He is a former member of Alzheimer Klinikken and B.A.N.G.E.R.S...

  • 2007: Timbaland
    Timbaland
    Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....

     vs. Nephew: The Way I Are
    The Way I Are
    "The Way I Are" is a song by Timbaland, released as the second single from his second album, Timbaland Presents Shock Value. The song is known in part for its incorrect grammar. The song samples "Push it", a 1987 hit by group Salt-n-Pepa, and features R&B singer Keri Hilson and uncredited vocals...

  • 2008: Allein Alene (Allein Allein by Polarkreis 18
    Polarkreis 18
    Polarkreis 18 is a German pop band from Dresden, Saxony. The bandmembers met at school where they formed the band Jack of all Trades in 1998. In 2004 they renamed their band Polarkreis 18. The musical style of the band can be described as pop, synthpop and indietronic...

    ): Remixed by Nephew and Carsten Heller
  • 2009: 007 Is Also Gonna Die
  • 2009: Va Fangool!
  • 2009: Sov for Satan Mand
  • 2009: Police Bells & Church Sirens
  • 2010: The Danish Way to Rock
    The Danish Way to Rock
    "The Danish Way to Rock" is a 2010 Danish language World Cup 2010-song and hit single by Danish band Nephew featuring Landsholdet...

     feat. Landsholdet

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