Gustaf Spetz | |
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Origin | Norrköping, Sweden |
Genres | Indie pop |
Years active | 2008– present |
Labels | Imperial Recordings |
Website | Official site |
Gustaf Spetz is a Swedish singer. He started the band Eskju Divine along with two friends in Norrköping in 2002. [1] The band went on to release two EP's and two albums, tour Japan and open for The Smashing Pumpkins on two dates [2] before calling it quits sometime around 2008. Furthermore, his single, "You and Me," was used by one of the leading South Korean smartphone manufacturers, LG, in its Optimus G model phone as a CF song.
His solo debut album
Good Night Mr Spetz was officially released on January 28, 2009. Gustav Spetz describes his music as "A
Ted Gärdestad on drugs that has listened too much to the
Beach Boys and
Beatles.”
[3]
He toured with
Jonathan Johansson in 2009,
[3] did a few gigs backing
Serenades (
Markus Krunegård's (of
Laakso) project with
Adam Olenius (of
Shout Out Louds)) in 2011, and is accompanying
Tomas Andersson Wij for his acoustic tour in 2013.
[4]
He also composed the soundtrack for the Swedish war/catastrophe film " Den blomstertid nu kommer" released in 2018 by Norrköping based film collective Crazy Pictures.
Albums
EP/Singles