1. Swedish indie/folk du… Read Full Bio ↴There are three bands called First Aid Kit:
1. Swedish indie/folk duo which consists of sisters Johanna (b. 31 October 1990) and Klara Söderberg (b. 8 January 1993) both from Enskede, Sweden.
The sisters began composing songs in 2007, taking their name at random from an English dictionary.
They began uploading their music to their My Space page and sending their songs to Swedish radio station, this led to live performances and offers from Record Companies.
Their debut EP "Drunken Trees" was released on the 9th of April 2008 in Sweden on the label Rabid Records, owned by the Swedish electronic duo The Knife.The EP was produced by their father and contained a collection of songs uploaded to their My Space page including You're Not Coming Home Tonight and Tangerine, a song sent to Swedish the previous year.
By 2009 the sisters were well known locally, but it was when they uploaded their version of the Fleet Foxes' song Tiger Mountain Peasant Song which caught the attention of the Fleet Foxes guitarist/vocalist Robin Pecknold and subsequently the popularity of the duo to international fame. The Drunken Trees EP was then re released not long after.
Their debut album The Big Black And The Blue was originally issued on 1 February 2010. The album contained the first single Hard Believer and the standout I Met Up With The King, possibly still one of their greatest songs and sounding very much like Neko Case
Also in 2010, they recorded a cover version of Buff Sainte-Marie's Universal Soldier and performed in honor of Patti Smith at the Polar Music Prize singing her classic Dancing Barefoot
Their 2nd album The Lions Roar, produced by Mike Mogis from Bright Eyes, was released on 18 January 2012. On it's release, it received many favorable reviews. One of the three singles Emmylou was named Rolling Stone's 10th best song of 2012.
The album shot to #1 in the Swedish charts and top 40 in most other charts. On Billboard's rock chart it climbed as high as #17
The album contained three singles, the title track, Blue and the classic Emmylou
The duo's third album came in 2014 with the release of Stay Gold once again produced by Mike Mogis. Once again the album was received favorably. Billboard listed My Silver Lining as one of the best 10 songs of 2014, while The Huffington Post included the album on their list of 2014's best albums. Early the following year the album won "Album Of The Year" at the Swedish Grammy's (Grammis)
On the world charts it charted extremely well, reaching #23 in the US, top 10 in some European countries and Australia. After touring for most of 2014 and 2015, they decided to stop touring and apart from playing a few festivals, they never played any concerts until mid 2017.
The duo issued a song on 10 March 2017 for "International Womans Day", You Are The Problem Here, they called it an angry song inspired by the case of Brock Turner who was giving a 6 month jail sentence after raping a drunk woman. All profits from the song were said to be donated to "Women For Women International"
On 19 January 2018, their fourth album Ruins was issued. The three singles (It's a Shame, Postcard, Fireworks) from Ruins had already been released prior to the albums release. The album had a more rough and rustic edge to it, said AllMusic while The Independent praised the sisters for the instinctive harmonies which remain sweet as ever
Folk singer songwriter Laura Veirs appears on Hem Of Her Dress along with the duo's mother and brother.
An EP featuring tracks from the Ruins sessions was released on 14 September 2018. The EP aptly titled Tender Offerings went to #1 on the UK charts.
They began the Rebel Heart tour to promote the album, which will see them visit many countries and take them deep into 2019.
ALBUMS:
The Big Black And The Blue (2010)
The Lion's Roar (2012)
Stay Gold (2014)
Ruins (2018)
EP's
Drunken Trees (2008)
America (2014)
Live From The Rebel Hearts Club (2018)
Tender Offerings (2018)
First Aid Kit Official Website
2.First Aid Kit was a five-piece post-punk band that formed in Connecticut around 2001. Band members were: Brad Amorosino (guitar), John Paul Chirdon (vocals), James Dennis (guitar), Nick Santore (bass), and Brian Pile (drums). First Aid Kit disbanded in 2004 when James moved to San Francisco.
They released all their albums on the label Said Sew Recordings, which is run by John Paul Chirdon
SAID SEW MYSPACE PAGE:
www.myspace.com/saidsew
Brad Amorosino is now in a band called TITLES.
TITLES MYSPACE PAGE:
www.myspace.com/titles
3.Spanish indie electronic band from Barcelona. Their debut album called F1rst and their latest album is called Plaits.
www.myspace.com/firstaidkitmusic
Dancing Barefoot
First Aid Kit Lyrics
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she is addicted to thee
she is the root connection
she is connecting with he
Here I go and I don't know why
I fell so ceaselessly
could it be he's taking over me
I'm dancing barefoot
heading for a spin
some strange music draws me in
makes me come on like some heroin
She is sublimation
she is the essence of thee
she is concentrating on
he, who is chosen by she
Here I go and I don't know why
I spin so ceaselessly,
could it be he's taking over me
I'm dancing barefoot
heading for a spin
some strange music draws me in
makes me come on like some heroin
She is re-creation
she, intoxicated by thee
she has the slow sensation that
he is levitating with she
Here I go and I don't know why,
I spin so ceaselessly,
'til I lose my sense of gravity
I'm dancing barefoot
heading for a spin
some strange music draws me in
makes me come on like some heroin
Oh god I fell for you
Oh god I fell for you
The plot of our life sweats in the dark like a face
the mystery of childbirth, of childhood itself
grave visitations
what is it that calls to us?
why must we pray screaming?
why must not death be redefined?
we shut our eyes we stretch out our arms
and whirl on a pane of glass
an afixiation a fix on anything the line of life the limb of a tree
the hands of he and the promise that she is blessed among women.
Oh god I fell for you
Oh god I fell for you
In First Aid Kit's song "Dancing Barefoot," the lyrics portray a woman who is addicted to a man. The first verse describes this woman as a benediction who is connecting with the man she is addicted to. The second verse continues to describe her as the essence of him and concentrating on him. The third verse talks about how she is intoxicated by him and feels like he is levitating with her. As the woman dances barefoot, she feels like she is being taken over by this man and this strange music. The lyrics mention the plot of life sweating in the dark, and the mystery of childhood itself, which suggests that the song might be exploring deeper themes of life and existence.
Line by Line Meaning
She is benediction
She blesses everything around her
she is addicted to thee
She is in love with someone, and is devoted to him
she is the root connection
She is the foundation of their relationship
she is connecting with he
She is bonding emotionally with him
Here I go and I don't know why
I do not know why I feel like this
I fell so ceaselessly
I have fallen deeply, and can't seem to stop
could it be he's taking over me
I wonder if he is controlling me somehow
I'm dancing barefoot
I am dancing without shoes on
heading for a spin
I am about to lose myself in the dance
some strange music draws me in
There is something about the music that is compelling me to dance
makes me come on like some heroin
Dancing is like a drug to me
She is sublimation
She channels her desires into something positive
she is the essence of thee
She brings out the best in him
she is concentrating on
She is focusing on him
he, who is chosen by she
She has chosen to be with him
She is re-creation
She is a source of renewal
she, intoxicated by thee
She is drunk with love for him
she has the slow sensation that
She feels as though things are moving slowly
he is levitating with she
He feels as though he is floating with her
I spin so ceaselessly
I am caught up in the dance without pause
till I lose my sense of gravity
I am so swept up in the moment that I forget where I am
Oh god I fell for you
Oh my goodness, I have fallen in love with you
The plot of our life sweats in the dark like a face
Our life's story is like a person's face, hidden in the dark
the mystery of childbirth, of childhood itself
The wonder of being born, and being a child
grave visitations
Meetings with death
what is it that calls to us?
What is it that we are drawn to?
why must we pray screaming?
Why do we have to shout when we pray?
why must not death be redefined?
Why can't we change the definition of what it means to die?
we shut our eyes we stretch out our arms
We close our eyes and reach out with our arms
and whirl on a pane of glass
And spin on a sheet of glass
an afixiation a fix on anything
A fixation on something, anything
the line of life the limb of a tree
The line that leads to life, like the branch of a tree
the hands of he and the promise that she is blessed among women.
The boy's hands and the promise that the girl is special and loved
Contributed by Claire G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@lyannass
Pattis's face near the end gets me every time. I don't think she was expecting them to include her poem, and just hearing her words parroted and sung back to her so lovingly clearly moved her. Such a beautiful performance.
@scottdowney4103
Must be great for her after performing it so many times for so long, to actually get to experience it and hear it being done so right.
@user-ks2bb7mz9x
Patti does a Bon Dylan cover at an awards show, she’s nervous at first and has to restart. There’s something about it, she’s so graceful, humble and real and then of course she kills it. It was a Bob Dylan tribute.
@stevenmeyer9674
@@user-ks2bb7mz9x The Nobel awards show. And yes, her grace and humbleness brought the entire audience filled with royalty and world wide VIP thoroughly into her corner. it may have been one of the most beautiful moments I have ever see,/
@user-ks2bb7mz9x
@@stevenmeyer9674 awww 🥰
@michelle88960
These two young women are perfection. When you get Paul Simon, Emmilou Harris and Patti Smith getting so moved by their performance you know you've nailed it. Pure talent.
@angc1456
Agreed !
@garygrainger9511
I never tire of this. The audience goes from polite to captive. And when Patti cries, I get the feeling she's thinking that at last someone really got it.
@johnIZaUWL
Some ‘millennials’ got it lol
I’m 49 and got it when she was off touring and I got smitten & blown away hearing the Wave LP and knowing Todd Rundgren produced it❤️❤️❤️
@reelgirl8544
Exactly my thoughts!