Swedish indie pop hopefuls Shout Out Louds were formed in Stockholm by childhood friends Adam Olenius (vocals), Ted Malmros (bass), and Carl von Arbin (guitars) in 2001. Soon after they were joined by Eric Edman (drums) and Bebban Stenborg (vocals, keys) and began writing songs. The first three they wrote formed the basis of their first demo tape. The songs caught the ear of Filip Wilén, the owner of Sweden's Bud Fox Recordings, and he quickly signed them. The group spent 2002 writing more songs and in December recorded four of them for a debut EP, 2003's 100°. The group's high-energy, ultra-melodic sound was in place from the very beginning. The band toured around Sweden and Scandinavia following its release and followed up the EP with two singles, "Hurry Up Let's Go" and "Shut Your Eyes." In October 2003 the group released its first album, Howl Howl Gaff Gaff, to great acclaim in Sweden. They band spent 2004 touring, releasing singles ("Please Please Please," "Very Loud/Wish I Was Dead," and the Oh, Sweetheart EP) and getting signed to Capitol in the U.S. The American version of Howl Howl Gaff Gaff was released in May 2005. The album is made up of songs from the Swedish release plus some of the early singles and EP tracks. A tour of the U.S. with indie darlings the Dears and airplay on The OC helped boost the band's profile. Their next album wasn't released until 2007. Our Ill Wills, produced by Björn Yttling, who also worked on Howl, was a much more somber, melancholy record. ~ Tim Sendra, All Music Guide
The band's original name was Luca Brasi but changed their name when they found out that another band had already used the name. All members have been friends since they were young. The band has toured extensively throughout the world in support of their debut album Howl Howl Gaff Gaff. Their second album, Our Ill Wills, has been released in Sweden and debuted in North America on September 11, 2007. They have also released several videos from their various singles, the majority of which were featured on either TV Guide's "M-Vids" or AOL's Music on Demand services.
They were featured in the charity concert in the TV show One Tree Hill with their song "Please Please Please," which is also on the One Tree Hill - Volume II: Friends with Benefit sampler. The incoming profits went straight to The National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Wish I Was Dead and Go Sadness was featured in the popular tv-series The OC
The Comeback was featured in MLB 06 the show. It was the Ratatat remix.
The band covered the Pogues song, Streams of Whiskey, in their 2007 EP, Tonight I Have To Leave It.
James Fearnley and Spider Stacy from the Pogues, joins the band on stage performing Streams of Whiskey in November 2007 at the Henry Fonda Theater in LA
James Fearnley also joined the band on stage to perform Streams of Whiskey at the band's Coachella 2008 performance.
The 2008 Film What Happens in Vegas... features the song "Tonight I Have To Leave It" during the film as well as on its soundtrack.
In the 2008 Film Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, the song "Very Loud" was featured in advertisements for the film and is also found on its soundtrack.
