First Floor Power

First Floor Power is an indie rock band from Sweden.[2] FFP recorded and released their debut EP We Are the People in 2000 on the Swedish label Silence Records. 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 and 70s pop music.[3] The band was listed in the "ten albums of the year" in Time Out Magazine.

First Floor Power
OriginSweden
GenresIndie pop[1]
Experimental
Years active1997-Present
LabelsSilence Records
Crunchy Frog Records
MembersKarl-Jonas Winqvist
Sara Wilson
Per Lager
Past membersJenny Wilson

Jenny Wilson left the band to pursue a solo career after the band's second album.[4]

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

References
  1. http://www.lowcut.dk/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=188%3Afirst-floor-power--dont-back-down&catid=29%3Aalbum-reviews&Itemid=54%5B%5D
  2. http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll. Retrieved November 9, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2008-10-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://crunchy.dk/first-floor-power/
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