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The Van Desh

If you like to listen to the cool bands of the 70’s like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and so on The Van Desh is a modern version of that kind of music. They play with 70’s vibes, but not to heavy or dark.

They were formed in late 2010, in Norrtälje, Sweden when Tommy Helgesson, lead singer, Lars Lundin the guitar player, Konny Jeansson the drummer and the bassist Mikael Karlsson played together at a birthday party as a surprise. The guys decided to start an actual band and a bit after this Mårten Strandberg joined the band playing the keyboard. The band started with the name “Haze” but changed it to “The Van Desh” rather quickly after the first gig. A better name if you ask me. 

The band had only plans to record one single. But as it turned out they had enough material to record a full length album, so they decided to go with that idea and shortly after this the band had recorded their first album “It Reminds Me” named after the first song that was ever written by the band. 

Mikael Karlsson, the bass player left The Van Desh in 2014. Now Tommy Helgesson, the lead singer plays the bass.  

The Van Desh has played at numerous famous festivals and clubs both in and around Stockholm. 

Songs to check out: “Lost” with a beautiful piano playing in the background, “It Reminds Me” and “Deathbed”. This album doesn’t seem to come from a new band’s debut album. The complete sound of their music makes me think that they have played together for years. They sound very experienced and Tommy has a voice from the good old 70's era. It seems to be very appreciated in todays modern digitalized music world. Music to clear your head with!    

Website: www.thevandesh.com where you can find lyrics to their songs. Buy their music either on cd or as download. The Van Desh like to stay updated with their fans and also got twitter @TheVanDesh, www.facebook.com/thevandesh, Instagram and YouTube. 

Fun merch-fact: If you buy a The Van Desh mug from their website or use the link below, you’ll get a free download of their song “Broken” as an acoustic version. http://www.dizzyjam.com/products/66722/ 

Their album is also available on iTunes.