Standfast

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Standfast
Cover of Standfast (2001).
Background information
Origin	Stockholm, Sweden
Genre(s)	Pop
Years active	1997 - present (inactive)
Label(s)	EMI Music
Members
Suzanne Mosson Patrick Tucker

Standfast is a two-piece Swedish band, formed in 1997 and comprising singer Suzanne Mosson and guitarist Patrick Tucker. The duo are best known for their 2001 single, "Carcrashes".

Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2.1 Studio albums 2.2 Singles 2.3 Singles "Beneath & Beyond" 3 Trivia

[edit] History

In 1997, Suzanne Mosson, a back-up singer for Swedish singer Dilba, met Patrick Tucker, then a studio and tour musician, in Stockholm and decided to try their luck as a team. They rented a tiny rehearsal studio, acquired an 8-track recorder and a cheap red plastic organ and started writing and recording.

After a year, the duo decided to take a break. Tucker became a member of the Murlyn Music song-writing team and wrote a few hits. Meanwhile, Mosson composed a tune that was to become "Shine On", a track on the Standfast album.

Mosson and Tucker wanted to present their songs to a record company in person, but EMI Music refused telling them to send a demo or "forget it". Two days later they called and said they liked "No Longer" and wanted to see them.

Their self-titled debut album was released in 2001 and now at last the follow up album " Beneath & Beyond" is to be released on April the 11th 2007 on their own label - Beastie Music Records. It was recorded by Christoffer Lundqvuist at his Aerosol Grey Machine studio on and off between September 2005 and July 2006. Patrick's brother Ava plays a number of variuos and odd looking keyboards, Jens Jansson drums and CL recorded, produced , mixed, mastered and plays bass plus a large variety of instruments. The first single to be released from the album is "Devil".

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Year	Album	Label	Other Information
2001	Standfast	EMI Music Sweden	Singles prod by Arnthor. Album prod by P.Tucker/Alar Suurna
2007	Beneath & Beyond	Beastie Music Records	Recorded at AGM. Produced by Christoffer Lundqvist

[edit] Singles

• "Carcrashes"
• "Look At Me Now"
• "No Longer"

[edit] Singles "Beneath & Beyond"

• "Devil"

[edit] Trivia

• The name "Standfast" is, in fact, Patrick's middle name - a relic from Viking times meaning "strong and resolute".
• Interestingly, Standfast is more well-known in the Mandarin music scene than in the English one, due to the appearance of their track "Lullaby for Lucas" in the Hong Kong/Singapore movie Turn Left, Turn Right.