Artist description The Shakedowns is a Swedish Alternative Country band formed in 1998.

Music Style Country Rock

Musical Influences Country, Rock, Swamp, Blues

Similar Artists Tom Petty, Steve Earle

Artist History Singer Joakim Permbo and bass player Henrik Jensen started to write songs in 1997. After a year they decided to form a band. In 1998 the lineup was as it looks today. In 1998 they also got in contact with their recordcompany Ramblin Records.

Group Members Micke Sahlin; drumsJoakim Permbo; leadvocal, guitarCecil Folkesson; guitar, backingvocalsJoakim Barfalk; guitar; backingvocalsHenrik Pässler-Jensen; bass backingvocals

Instruments Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Drums

Albums Country Clown (single)

Press Reviews Even countrymusic has its given place on "Malmö-Popstad"The Shakedowns is a new acquaintance for me, and they left me with a taste to long for. They stay on classical ground and the songs feels timeless with a great deal of vigor in the melodies and thick, precise arrangements.Warm and tightThe Shakedowns are hardly the boldest of groups. Their songs are seldom rough or fierce, they are rather elegant and slightly uplifted and makes warm, tight and very entertaining music – all the time with a glowing nerve and an alert impression.- Jörgen Olsson, arbetet 7/2------------------------------------------------------------------------The end of Malmoe, PopcityIt is The Shakedowns and foremost the singer Joakim Permbos voice that staid in my mind and in my heart. Permbos pleasant voice is absolutely among the coolest and the most personal I´ve heard, coming from a male Swedish artist in a very long time, and it almost feels a little silly to try to describe something so beautiful in words, it is indeed something you should enjoy live.But it was so much more than that you got served, everything from wellwritten lyrics to fantastic guitarplaying created a nice flow in the melodies that got my mind wandering towards late nights in the barqarters in Austin. In all it was a very promising band which I look forward to seeing again. And according to the record company, it is something us "skåningar" is going to be able to during this year, it takes until this autumn though, before the recorddebut. But for those of you who have managed to lay a hand on the Popstad2000album, there is a sample of what's to come in the shape of track #17- Learning Slow.- Mattias Tönnheim, malmöguiden 7/2

Location Malmo, Skane - Sweden

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