Popundret

about

Popundret was founded back in 1991 by original members Martin Wiklund and Magnus Ericsson. They were soon joined by vocalist Marielle Nyström. They formed the band, because they wanted to do something else than play the early 90’s indierock that they used to do; they wanted to play popmusic. Influenced by British bands such as The Smiths, New Order and The Primitives, they started out as a totally acoustic trio with two guitarists and a female vocalist. Their debutgig was at the first ever Trästocksfestival in Skellefteå, in the summer of 1991, and shortly afterwards they were joined by drummer David Johansson, who had played with Marielle in previous bands. Then Martin gave up his guitar for the bass and a band was forming. In early 1992 Peter Eriksson joined to complete the setup with his 12-string guitar. Popundret was now a complete band! The band played a couple of gigs during the spring of 1992, and they also recorded their first material to be released on CD, the song Reach, which can be found at the Westside compilation 15 Songs For The Spring. Popundret played their last gig with Marielle at the annual Trästocksfestivalen, the place where it all began the year before. Marielle left for England and suddenly the band was missing a vocalist. Because of this, the band was put on ice for a while. Suddenly, in early 1993, the band discovered that their longtime friend Magnus Nilsson had developed his singing-talents while biking to school and in the shower. And he had