Band #2: Lowrider
Lowrider is a Swedish band, formed in the mid 90´s.
They were the European answer to the Palm Desert Stoner rock scene.
In
1999 they released their first EP, it was a Double Split LP with Nebula
(U.S. Stoner Band formed by Eddie and Ruben from Fu Manchu!).
Lowrider - Lameneshma (EP)
In 2000 Lowrider toured through Europe playing 14 gigs in 8 different countries with co-headliner Dozer! In the same year they released their debut Album “Ode to lo”.
With this Album they won the “Most Convincing Kyuss Clones Award”. Everybody thought they are working on a new album, but since 2003 it grew silent around the Band.
In 2008 Peder Bergstrand (bass, vocals) released an album with his new Band “I Are Droid” (a rock-pop band) and in 2012 they released their second album. So we feared we would never hear anything new from Lowrider but I´m glad this turned out to be wrong.
After 10 years of void they announced the Desertfest Berlin and London shows in April of 2013. But they said: “The band is not considering permanently reforming and writing new songs for now, so if you want to see us on stage, don't miss that one-off show! (Peder / Lowrider).”
So everybody thought this would just be a special gig and after the Deserfests it would be silence again. Apparently Lowrider enjoyed their Desertfest gigs a lot and to our surprise and delight they played Stoned from the Underground Festival in 2013! They already announced their first show in February 2014 in London, so there is hope Lowrider will play more shows in 2014, stay tuned!
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