The Launderettes
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The Launderettes is an all girl garage rock
band from Norway
. The band have been around since 1996, and over the years they have toured both USA and Europe, released several albums and singles. Since 2007, the band has been signed to Steven Van Zandt
's label Wicked Cool Records.
The High Tension Girls along with drummer Plingis from Mensen and bassist Lucky Lise from The Pumps (Oslo)).
Garage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
band from 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...
. The band have been around since 1996, and over the years they have toured both USA and Europe, released several albums and singles. Since 2007, the band has been signed to Steven Van Zandt
Steven Van Zandt
Steven Van Zandt is an Italian-American musician, songwriter, arranger, record producer, actor, and radio disc jockey, who frequently goes by the stage names Little Steven or Miami Steve...
's label Wicked Cool Records.
Albums
- Shaken And Disturbed (Big Dipper, 2002)
- Take Me To The Race EP (Big Dipper, 2003)
- Fluff 'N' Fold – The Best Of The Launderettes (Wicked Cool Records, 2007)
Singles
- Rebel Love (Sneakers Records, 2000)
- I Wanna Jump Your Bones (Thunderbaby Records, 2000)
- Live at Tikis (Launderama Records, 2001)
- Devil Dolls Tour 2001 (Low Impact Records, 2002)
Compilations
- Kraftrock 96 (Viking Media, 1996)
- Riot on the Rocks (Safety Pin Records, 1999)
- Stiff Nipples Vol.2 (Stiff Nipples Records, 1999)
- A Fistful of Rock'n'Roll Vol.7 (Tee Pee Records, 2001)
- Pushing Scandinavian Rock to the Man Vol. 3 (Bad Afro Records, 2002)
- The Coolest Songs in the World Vol.5 (Wicked Cool Records, 2008)
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The High Tension Girls along with drummer Plingis from Mensen and bassist Lucky Lise from The Pumps (Oslo)).