The Tranq

Reviews

Grönt Forum: Gala för Fred & Miljö

“Örebrobandet The Tranq, vars första ep Peninsula hyllats såväl på hemmaplan som på andra sidan Atlanten, bjuder en säker och stabil scenshow…” Wednesdays gig at Grönt Forum: Gala för Fred & Miljö was a blast with lots of great speeches and performances. Here’s what our local newspaper Nerikes Allehanda thought about it. Nice.

Top list entry

“… The Tranq senaste EP har fått lysande kritik både i Sverige och Usa. Just nu jobbar de på sitt kommande debutalbum och vi väntar med spänning på resultatet…” “Kalinga” is featured among the favourite songs of the music blog Indiemusik.se. Big thanks. Make sure to check out the entire list right here (we’re on #15).

Indiemusik.se on “Peninsula EP”

“… Singeln från Peninsula EP går under namnet Kalinga och låter riktigt bra. Indiemusik.se ser fram emot debutalbumet och redan nu kan du lyssna in dig på Kalinga som du hittar nedan.” Swedish indie blog Indiemusik.se writes some nice things about ”Kalinga” and ”Peninsula EP”! Check out the full blog post and make sure to follow this blog on Facebook as well.

We’re “On the Radar”

“… Swedish band The Tranq make graceful and affecting indie rock that honors some of the forgotten traditions of bands like Simple Minds, The Church, Love & Rockets, and Tears for Fears while maintaining a firm grip on contemporary composition and production. Singers Mikael Karlsvärd and Mattias Pehrson are as capable of channeling Roland Orzabal as they are Wynn Butler…” North Carolina-based [...]

More love from the States

“In less than 20 minutes, The Tranq exhibits incredible talent, creativity, and the drive to experiment. Peninsula EP is an excellent sampling of what these musicians have to offer, and makes the band’s forthcoming album, due out later this year, a highly anticipated release.” “Peninsula EP” scores 4,5 out of 5 stars by Atlanta-based Indie Music Reviewer! We [...]

One week to go…

… and a glimpse of what’s to come.

Artwork revealed

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It’s actually a bit of both. Here’s the artwork for our new single “My Heart Is A Yo-Yo”, set to be released digitally on May 27. We’ll fill you in with some more info on this soon.