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Formed in 2001 with roots in sleepy Swedish town Sandviken, Amandine played as 'Wichita Linemen' for 3 years. After line-up changes and relocation to the vibrant musical city Umeå, Singer/Guitarrist Olof Gidlöf and John Andersson (piano/accordian) was joined by a drummer and a bassplayer, both named Andreas. Sharing common musical ideas, the former side project now took wings and in autumn 2004 the band moved south to Malmö, renamed themselves Amandine, and signed with Brighton based label FatCat records (Sigúr Rós, Múm, Animal Collective). Shortly after, sessions for what would become the debut album commenced in Maraccas studio Gävle by Ove Andersson. Taking in swedish folk themes and paring them with trad. Americana sounds, the album presented a band eager to delve deep into slow, sad and lyrically poised songwriting. “This Is Where Our Hearts Collide" was released November 2005 to critical acclaim. Touring in both Europe and the U.S. followed and the band returned to Gävle for christmas to record new tracks. Those ended up on a new EP, "Leave out the sad parts", released in March 2006. The same month also saw the addition of violinist Kristina Lundin, who joined shortly before a great nationwide US tour supporting Sub Pop´s Fruit Bats. After spending summer recording a new album in a log cabin outside the remote village of Ratu Sweden the band took a break in the process when the European version of the ep "Waiting For The Light To Find Us" arrived in October. Coinciding with this was another European tour, this time taking in Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, England & Holland in October/November. After the tour, finishing touches was made on the new album and after some delay the follow up; "Solace in Sore Hands" was released in April. Still based around alt. Country, violin parts by new member Kristina Lundin ensured the band could further push Swedish folk music into the mix. This recording process relied heavily on live taping and the new tracks featured a couple of rockier numbers often performed live. Response and audience was positive and with a new album in their pockets Amandine again toured Europe in April 2007. After this tour the members took a break and then starting work on new songs, squeezing in their first apperance in neighbouring Denmark. To be continued.

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Stitches
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Chores of the Heart
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