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, formed in 2008. Satellite Stories is the most well known Finnish indie band in Europe. The band consists of Esa Mankinen (vocals, rhythm guitar), Marko Heikkinen (lead guitar), Jyri Pesonen (bass guitar) and Olli-Pekka Ervasti (drums). The band's debut album, ''Phrases to Break the Ice'', was released on 21 September 2012 by independent record label XYZ Berlin and licensed throughout the world. In late 2012, the band made a publishing deal with major publishing company BMG. In the beginning of 2013 they were signed to X-ray Touring for bookings. The band's music and live performance have been praised by British music magazines and medias ''

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. In September 2013, their single "Campfire" made no.1 of Hype Machine's most blogged chart. The band released their second studio album, ''Pine Trails'', in late 2013. In August 2014, the band started to record their third album in the UK with producer Barny Barnicott. Barnicott has previously worked with

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. Their third album "Vagabonds" was released in March 2015, and received a five-star review from the largest newspaper in Finland.

Tours

The band has toured Europe and Japan extensively since 2012, and has appeared at 18 festivals over the summer of 2013. These include Lowlands Festival (Netherlands),

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(Finland), Hultsfred Festival (Sweden), Arenal Sound Festival (Spain) and Dot to Dot Festival (England). In Spring 2014, the band sold out their shows in London (Old Blue Last) and in

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(Kantine am Berghain). The band also performed at Club NME in London. In the summer of 2014, the band played their first festival headline slots in Spain (Arenal Sound Festival) and in Germany. The festival shows also included shows at Zürich Open Air Festival in

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. In Spring 2015, the band sold out their London show a month in advance of the Vagabonds album release tour. The band has also played live in

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, Dutch 3FM and Spanish Radio 3.

Band members

*Esa Mankinen – vocals, rhythm guitar *Marko Heikkinen – lead guitar *Jyri Pesonen – bass guitar *Olli-Pekka Ervasti – drums

Discography

Albums

EPs

* ''Promo EP'' (2010) * ''Scandinavia EP'' (2012) * ''Singles Remixed EP'' (2013)

Singles

* ''Arrest me- (Demo)'' * ''Family'' (2011) * ''Blame the Fireworks'' (2011) * ''Anti-lover'' (2012) * ''Sirens'' (2012) * ''Kids Aren't Safe in the Metro'' (2013) * ''Scandinavian Girls'' (2013) * ''Campfire'' (2013) * ''Australia/Lights Go Low'' (2014) * ''Season of B-Sides'' (2014) * ''The Trap'' (2014) * ''Heartbeat'' (2015) * ''Campus'' (2015) * ''Miracle'' (2016) * ''Confetti'' (2017) *''Chameleon'' (2017)

References

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