Viagra Boys | Artist

Viagra Boys are a Swedish post-punk band formed 2015 in Stockholm by Henrik "Benke" Hockert (bass), Tor Sjoden (drums), Sebastian Murphy (vocals), Tor Benjamin "Benis" Valle (guitar), Konie (Synthesizer) and Rasmus Booberg (guitar). The band members came together from other Swedish bands Les Big Byrd, Pig Eyes, Nine, Nitad, and Neu-Ronz. In 2018 they released their debut album, Street Worms which was championed by music journalist Nils Hansson who praised their musical style as well as their use of black humour and satire, and rated the album a five out of five. The band's second album, Welfare Jazz, was released in January 2021, preceding the untimely death of Benjamin Vallé, the band's co-founder and guitarist, in October 2021. The band's highly anticipated third studio album Cave World was released in July 2022. Viagra Boys' sound fuses pounding hard rock grooves, minimalist melodies, discordant guitar and sax, and howling vocals into an uncompromising volley of sound. Fascinated with drugs, anger, and the evils of male privilege, Viagra Boys became a cult phenomenon in their homeland before word spread throughout Europe, the United Kingdom, and North America. Their first three studio albums are standouts, as well as the 2019 live release Shrimp Sessions. The idiosyncratic and articulate lyrics of their songs make numerous references to shrimp.

Artist Website: vboysstockholm.com

Featured Albums: Viagra Boys

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