The Tough Alliance, the Swedish duo of Henning Fürst and Eric Berglund, are totally not tough-looking dudes. The name came from a childhood idea between the two electro-rockish hooligans about a cool band name, not because of some high-reaching idea....~~
--- - |- The Tough Alliance, a little easier to come by in North America? We'll take it. On September 9, the folks at Summer Lovers Unlimited will bring the band's 2005 effort The New School to North America for the first time. (Modular will release the disc internationally on the same date.) The set is bolstered by videos for "Koka-Kola Veins", "Holiday", and "I'll Be Right There", and that n...
Sometimes you can just get spoiled by having too much music to listen to. Especially when said music all falls under a similar genre. Take Swedish duo The Tough Alliance for an example. At the time their new album A New Chance arrived on my desk I was already heavily into fellow Swedes Air France's a-m-a-z-i-n-g No Way Down EP and not to mention the mysterious Studio's awesome remix(ish) record...
--- - |- Here's a story: So it's the future. Yup. Music has become stale and overplayed. The world government, in search of musical inspiration to try to curb the spike in the suicide rate, decides to spearhead a project in which the amazing and Brian Wilson (of the Beach Boys) is brought back to life. Using advanced robotics [...] ~~- The Tough Alliance
The Tough Alliance are ready to take over the world with the aid of premier Aussie label Modular Records who will release the latest CD "A New Chance" internationally on September 25th. The forthcoming single "Neo Violence" comes packed with a few sweet remixes; Zongamin, Woolfy and Laidback Luke have all joined in but we're [...]
--- - |- The Tough Alliance, a little easier to come by in North America? We'll take it. On September 9, the folks at Summer Lovers Unlimited will bring the band's 2005 effort The New School to North America for the first time. (Modular will release the disc internationally on the same date.) The set is bolstered by videos for "Koka-Kola Veins", "Holiday", and "I'll Be Right There", and that n...
The other day our friends Butter Team highlighted an ace cover of The Zombies’ classic “Hung Up On A Dream” by The Tough Alliance. TTA have always had that 60s pop sound wrapped in modern electronic psychedelia so this cover comes off perfect. Enjoy!mp3: The Tough Alliance - Hung Up On A Dream (The Zombies [...]
The Tough Alliance. Two boys, baseball bats, a cd on loop, no live instuments, lots of beer and frantic dancing. If you don't get it, thats ok. A lot of people don't , but when you do, its super super great.
--- - |- Here's a story: So it's the future. Yup. Music has become stale and overplayed. The world government, in search of musical inspiration to try to curb the spike in the suicide rate, decides to spearhead a project in which the amazing and Brian Wilson (of the Beach Boys) is brought back to life. Using advanced robotics [...] ~~- The Tough Alliance