Tobias Froberg
- Website
- www.tobiasfroberg.com
- Myspace
- www.myspace.com/tobiasfroberg
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- Booking Period
- July / Aug
- Booking Situation
- Concerts/Festivals
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Biography
Swedish singer songwriter Tobias Froberg began his recording career in 2004 with the debut album "For Elisabeth wherever she is". It became highly respected among the critics in Sweden, and was nominated for Album of the Year at the Swedish indie grammies. Tobias did two tours together with fellow swede José Gonzalez that same year. But the truth is that Tobias went into the studio just one week after the release of the debut album.
Now, two years later the second one, "Somewhere in the city" is finally ready for launch.
We must have spent over 100 days in the recording studio, making "Somewhere in the city", claims Tobias. There are songs on the album that we worked with for over one and a half years. It´s insane when I think of it, since we´re certainly not after some kind of Toto-perfection. But we are really, really pleased with the result. Our goal was not to make just another singer songerwriter-album, we had other plans. And I believe we got it..
The album is produced, recorded and mixed by Linus Larsson and Tobias (Linus is well known in Scandinavia for producing, mixing or recording bands and artists like Mercury Rev & Nicolai Dunger, Ed Harcourt, swedish popband The Concretes, Anna Ternheim and many more). On this album, Linus and Tobias plays all the instruments themselves, except from guest appearances from two of their good friends, Teitur and Ane Brun.
Track 1 on the album, ³When the night turns cold² has been used by Panasonic as the music for their new TV/Cinema/Internet Advert and campaign for Lumix Cameras. Early plays on Radio by Zane Lowe on Radio 1, Marc Radcliffe on Radio ", Lauren Laverne on XFM and heavy rotation of the video on QTV have fired interest in the release.
Tobias played 5 shows in 5 nights London in August and the single "When the night turns cold" was released in the UK on August 21st on Fire Egg/Poptones and the album on September 4th. The album also came out on Fire Egg/Playground Music all over Scandinavia on August 21st and on Fire Egg/Cheap Lullaby in the USA on August 22nd.
Great reviews followed online and in the press: Uncut (4/5*), Clash Magazine, The Times, The Sun and Word magazine : "..this truly wonderful record....it might be one of the greatest records ever made.."
Forthcoming Tour Dates
February 2008
- 20-24 | Belfast Nashville Festival, Belfast
april 2008 - with peter moren ( peter, Bjorn & John )
- 15 | Water Rats, London
- 16 | Barfly, Liverpool
- 17 | Roadhouse, Manchester
- 18 | ABC 2, Glasgow
- 19 | Sugar Club, Dublin
May 2008 - with ane brun
- 14 | Bush Hall, London
- 15 | Glee Club, Birmingham
- 16 | Met, Bury
- 18 | King Tuts,Glasgow
august 2008
- 29 | Union Chapel, London
- 30 | Electric Picnic, Stradball