First Floor Power is an
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...
band from
Sweden. FFP recorded and released their debut EP ''We Are the People'' in 2000 on the Swedish label
Silence Records Silence (Silence Records AB), is a Swedish record company located outside Koppom, Värmland in Sweden.
Silence was started in 1970 in Stockholm and released records by, amongst others: Bo Hansson, Philemon Arthur and the Dung, Samla Mammas Mann ...
. In 2001 their debut album ''There is Hope'' was released. Swedish National TV produced a one-hour documentary about the band which focused on the struggle and attempts of the band in its early career. Their sound has been described as a combination of
afrobeat
Afrobeat is a Nigerian music genre that involves the combination of West African musical styles (such as traditional Yoruba music and highlife) and American funk, jazz, and soul influences, with a focus on chanted vocals, complex intersecti ...
and 70s pop music.
The band was listed in the "ten albums of the year" in Time Out Magazine.
Jenny Wilson left the band to pursue a solo career after the band's second album.
Discography
Albums
*''There Is Hope'' CD (2001)
*''Nerves'' CD (2003)
*''Don't Back Down'' CD (2008)
Singles/EPs
*''We Are the People'' CDM (2000)
*''Time Time'' (EP) CDM (2000)
*''Love Will Come Knocking'' CDS (2001)
*''The Covers'' 7" (2002)
*''Happy Endings'' CDM (2003)
*''The Jacket'' 12" (2008)
Members
;Current
* Karl-Jonas Winqvist
* Sarah Wilson
*Per Lager
;Past
*
Jenny Wilson
References
External links
Myspace
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Swedish indie pop groups
Musical groups established in 1997