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
Sailor Song
First Aid Kit Lyrics
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I was out on the porch now I'm ready for doom
And it's funny how it all came to be
The way you so plainly chose to stare at me
And the afternoon embraces you like a million worried hands
And I want to look forward go discover foreign land
In the mirror I was balancing on tiny strings
So tell me why you'd ask me to do as I please
I would rather fall backwards and forget everything
And I've tried to call on you when I know you're not home
I'm not ready for this but it's the way it goes
It was easier when I knew nothing of what I'd missed
You're so happy I can see it and that's the worst part of it
So let her take you out on sea
I will wave to you from the harbor oh little silly me
The sailors leave in the morning
I'll be waiting for you all night
The ship sets off in the morning
I'll be waiting for you all right
The lyrics of First Aid Kit's "Sailor Song" speak to the emotions of someone who feels like they are missing out on something in life. The first verse sets the scene of the early morning, with the moon still visible and the singer feeling a sense of doom. The way that the subject stares at the singer is what draws her attention and makes her reflect on her own feelings. The second verse continues with a sense of longing and a desire to escape, using the metaphor of tiny strings to describe how precarious the situation feels. The singer is asked to do as she pleases, but she feels like falling backward and forgetting everything.
The longing and sense of missing out continues in the final verse, but now the singer has accepted the situation and has resigned herself to waving goodbye to the sailor as he sets off on his journey. She will be waiting for him all night and vows to be there for him when he returns. The lyrics seem to be about the acceptance of the inevitability of life and the idea that sometimes we have to let go of things that we want.
Line by Line Meaning
With the first light and the little fragile moon
As the sun rose and the delicate sliver of moon hung in the sky...
I was out on the porch now I'm ready for doom
...I found myself outside and feeling unprepared for whatever fate had in store for me.
And it's funny how it all came to be
It's strange how things unfolded as they did...
The way you so plainly chose to stare at me
...especially the way you looked at me so directly with no hidden meaning.
And the afternoon embraces you like a million worried hands
As the day progressed, it felt as though the world was closing in and overwhelming me with its concerns and uncertainties.
And I want to look forward go discover foreign land
I longed to move forward and explore new places, both in a literal and metaphorical sense.
In the mirror I was balancing on tiny strings
Looking at myself in the mirror, I felt like I was teetering precariously and struggling just to maintain my balance.
It looks silly but oh really it's just a physical thing
While it may have appeared comical, my struggle to keep my balance was a very real and physical experience for me.
So tell me why you'd ask me to do as I please
I couldn't understand why you would suggest that I simply do what I wanted.
I would rather fall backwards and forget everything
In fact, I was so overwhelmed that I would have welcomed the opportunity to stumble backwards and forget about everything.
And I've tried to call on you when I know you're not home
At times, when I needed support or comfort, I reached out to you even knowing that you weren't there to answer the phone.
I'm not ready for this but it's the way it goes
I wasn't prepared for what was happening, but I knew that it was simply the way things were heading.
It was easier when I knew nothing of what I'd missed
Before I became aware of what I was missing, life felt simpler and easier.
You're so happy I can see it and that's the worst part of it
Watching how happy you were only made my own struggles feel even more pronounced.
So let her take you out on sea
If you want to sail away with her to explore new horizons, then I won't stand in your way.
I will wave to you from the harbor oh little silly me
I'll be here waiting for you, even though it feels foolish and naïve.
The sailors leave in the morning
The sailors are set to depart at daybreak...
I'll be waiting for you all night
...and I'll be waiting here for you all night long.
The ship sets off in the morning
The ship will begin its journey at dawn...
I'll be waiting for you all right
...and I'll be here waiting for you, hoping that you'll return safely to me.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOHANNA KAJSA S�DERBERG, JOHANNA KAJSA SOEDERBERG, KLARA MARIA S�DERBERG, KLARA MARIA SOEDERBERG
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