The Perishers (band)

The Perishers were a Swedish indie rock band. The band formed in 1997 with six members. The lineup since 2001, has consisted of Ola Klüft (vocals, guitar), Martin Gustafson (keyboards, backing vocals), Pehr Åström (bass), and Thomas Hedlund (drums).

This article is about a Swedish indie rock band. For the English comic strip, see The Perishers. For the cartoon series based on the comic strip, see The Perishers (TV series).

The Perishers
Origin	Umeå, Sweden
Genres	Indie rock
Years active	1997–2010
Labels	MNW Music, North Of No South, Nettwerk (management), Nettwerk America
Members	Ola Klüft Martin Gustafson Pehr Åström Thomas Hedlund

In 2005, the band was personally handpicked by Sarah McLachlan to open her second leg of the Afterglow tour. Each night of the tour, Sarah McLachlan joined the band and sang background vocals on their song "Pills". The live track was released as a promotional CD single and as an online exclusive EP via Tower Records later that year.

Additionally, several of their songs have been played in episodes of the American television programs The O.C., One Tree Hill, Greek and Veronica Mars. in Veronica Mars, the ballad "Sway" featured prominently in a climactic episode of the series' second season.

Sarah Isaksson (Klüft's former vocal teacher) is a featured artist on their song "Pills". Their song "My Heart" has been played on Saturn Sedan commercials as well as a second-season episode of the ABC Family series Kyle XY. Another song, "Trouble Sleeping", was played in a promotional spot for Grey's Anatomy; the song "Come Out of the Shade" was featured in an episode of the show.

In 2010 the band broke up when the lead vocalist, Ola Klüft, left the group in order to perform under the name A Lanky Swede - he released his first solo album on 14 April 2011.

Members

• Ola Klüft – vocals, guitar
• Martin Gustafson – keyboards, backing vocals
• Pehr Åström – bass
• Thomas Hedlund – drums (also drums for Deportees (band), Phoenix (band) and Cult Of Luna)

Discography

Studio albums

• From Nothing to One (2002)
• Let There Be Morning (2003)
• Victorious (2007)

EPs

• Sway EP (2005)
• Pills (Live) EP (2005)

Live albums

• The Perishers Live (2005)

Other

• Demo (2000)

Cover songs

• Blue Christmas
• When Tomorrow Comes

Singles

• The Night
• My Home Town
• When I Wake Up Tomorrow
• In The Blink Of An Eye
• Sway
• Let There Be Morning
• Pills feat. Sarah McLachlan (Live)
• Trouble Sleeping
• Carefree
• Come Out Of The Shade
• Victorious

Non-album tracks

• All Wrong
• Blur
• Honestly
• Not Anymore
• Our Days Are Here
• Sleep Tight
• The Best Days
• I Hope You'll Be Missing Me (Like I Will Miss You)

Songs in other media

Year	Title	Type	Song
2004	The O.C.	TV series episode: "The New Kids on the Block"	"Weekends"[1]
		TV series episode: "The Way We Were"	"Trouble Sleeping"[1]
	One Tree Hill	TV series episode: "Don't Take Me for Granted"	"Pills"[2]
		TV series episode: "Truth Doesn't Make A Noise"	"My Heart"[2]
		TV series episode: "You Can't Always Get What You Want"	"Sway"[2]
2005	London	Film	"Nothing Like You and I"
	The Sims 2: University	PC Game	"Sway"
2006	Saturn	TV commercial	"My Heart"
	Veronica Mars	TV series episode: "Plan B"	"Sway"[3]
2007	Greek	TV series episode: "Separation Anxiety"	"Carefree"[4]
	Grey's Anatomy	TV series episode: "Haunt You Everyday"	"Come Out of the Shade"[5]
			"Get Well Soon"[5]
		TV series episode: "Let the Truth Sting"	"Best Friends"[5]
	Kyle XY	TV series episode: "Come To Your Senses"	"My Heart"[6]
		TV series episode: "Free To Be Me and You"	"Come Out of the Shade"[6]
	Maui Fever	TV series episode: "Forgive and Regret"	"Sway"
2008	90210	TV series episode: "The Jet Set"	"Come out of the Shade"[7]
	Eli Stone	TV series episode: "Freedom"	"Victorious"[8]
	Greek	TV series episode: "Freshman Daze"	"Nothing Like You and I"[4]
	Grey's Anatomy	TV series episode: "Dream A Little Dream of Me"	"Never Bloom Again"[9]
	Kyle XY	TV series episode: "Great Expectations"	"Trouble Sleeping"[6]
		TV series episode: "To C.I.R., With Love"	"Let There Be Morning"[6]
	One Tree Hill	TV series episode: "You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side"	"My Own"[10]
2009	Greek	TV series episode: "Dearly Beloved"	"Come Out of the Shade"[4]
2010	16 and Pregnant	TV series episode: "Leah"	"Let There Be Morning""[11]
		TV series episode: "Lori"	"Get Well Soon"[12]
2017	Younger	TV series episode: "Irish Goodbye"	"Nothing Like You and I"

References

1. "Music from 'The O.C.' Season 2". Retrieved 1 July 2010.
2. "'One Tree Hill' Music Season 2". Retrieved 1 July 2010.
3. https://www.amazon.com/Veronica-Mars-Various-Artists/dp/B000AXWH12
4. "'Greek' Music Season 1". Retrieved 1 July 2010.
5. "Grey's Anatomy Season 04 Music". TV Show Music. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
6. "Kyle XY Season 02 Music". TV Show Music. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
7. http://tvshowmusic.com/shows/90210/season01.html
8. http://tvshowmusic.com/shows/elistone/season01.html
9. http://tvshowmusic.com/shows/greysanatomy/season05.html
10. http://tvshowmusic.com/shows/onetreehill/season05.html
11. http://atn.addict.com/shows/16_and_pregnant/season_2/episode.jhtml?episodeID=166153
12. http://www.mtv.com/shows/16_and_pregnant/season_2/episode.jhtml?episodeID=166149

External links

• The Perishers on Myspace