Satellite Stories

Satellite Stories
Satellite Stories at the 2017 Ilosaarirock festival.
Background information
Origin	Oulu, Finland
Years active	2008–2018
Labels	Universal XYZ Berlin Soliti
Members	Esa Mankinen Marko Heikkinen Jyri Pesonen Olli-Pekka Ervasti
Website	satellitestories.com

Satellite Stories was a Finnish indie pop band from Oulu, formed in 2008. Satellite Stories is the most well known Finnish indie band in Europe.^[1] The band consists of Esa Mankinen (vocals, rhythm guitar), Marko Heikkinen (lead guitar), Jyri Pesonen (bass guitar) and Olli-Pekka Ervasti (drums). The band's debut album, Phrases to Break the Ice, was released on 21 September 2012 by independent record label XYZ Berlin and licensed throughout the world. In late 2012, the band made a publishing deal with major publishing company BMG.^[2] In the beginning of 2013 they were signed to X-ray Touring for bookings.^[3]

The band's music and live performance have been praised by British music magazines and medias NME, Q, Clash, MTV UK and The Fly.^{[4][5][6][7][8]} In August 2012, they were the 2nd most blogged artist in the world according to the Hype Machine.^[9] In September 2013, their single "Campfire" made no.1 of Hype Machine's most blogged chart.^[10]

The band released their second studio album, Pine Trails, in late 2013.^[11] In August 2014, the band started to record their third album in the UK with producer Barny Barnicott. Barnicott has previously worked with Arctic Monkeys, The Temper Trap and Editors.^[12] Their third album "Vagabonds" was released in March 2015, and received a five-star review from the largest newspaper in Finland.^[13]

Tours

The band has toured Europe and Japan extensively since 2012, and has appeared at 18 festivals over the summer of 2013. These include Lowlands Festival (Netherlands), Flow Festival (Finland), Hultsfred Festival (Sweden), Arenal Sound Festival (Spain) and Dot to Dot Festival (England).^[14][15][16]

In Spring 2014, the band sold out their shows in London (Old Blue Last) and in Berlin (Kantine am Berghain). The band also performed at Club NME in London. In the summer of 2014, the band played their first festival headline slots in Spain (Arenal Sound Festival) and in Germany. The festival shows also included shows at Zürich Open Air Festival in Switzerland and FM4 Frequency Festival in Austria.^[17][18]

In Spring 2015, the band sold out their London show a month in advance of the Vagabonds album release tour.^[18]

The band has also played live in BBC London, Dutch 3FM and Spanish Radio 3.^[19][20][21]

Band members

• Esa Mankinen – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Marko Heikkinen – lead guitar
• Jyri Pesonen – bass guitar
• Olli-Pekka Ervasti – drums

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak positions
		FIN [22]
2012	Phrases to Break the Ice	40
2013	Pine Trails	–
2015	Vagabonds	34
2017	Young Detectives	–
2018	Cut Out the Lights	43 [23]

EPs

• Promo EP (2010)
• Scandinavia EP (2012)
• Singles Remixed EP (2013)

Singles

• Arrest me- (Demo)
• Family (2011)
• Blame the Fireworks (2011)
• Anti-lover (2012)
• Sirens (2012)
• Kids Aren't Safe in the Metro (2013)
• Scandinavian Girls (2013)
• Campfire (2013)
• Australia/Lights Go Low (2014)
• Season of B-Sides (2014)
• The Trap (2014)
• Heartbeat (2015)
• Campus (2015)
• Miracle (2016)
• Confetti (2017)
• Chameleon (2017)

References

1. "Satellite Stories lentää Oulusta suoraan maailmalle – omassa maassaan yhtye on yhä vieras nimi". hs.fi. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
2. "(artist page on BMG site)". Bmg.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
3. "Satellite Stories". Xray Touring. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
4. "10 Things We Learnt at Eurosonic". NME. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
5. "Satellite Stories – Sirens – Track of the Day". News.qthemusic.com. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
6. "10 Dot To Dot 2013". Clash. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
7. "Eurosonic Festival – Music Finland Showcase". The Fly. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
8. "Flow Festival 2013". districtmtv.co.uk. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
9. "Most blogged artists: How To Dress Well, Satellite Stories". Yahoo!News. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
10. "Finland's Satellite Stories Reveal New Single 'Campfire'". PressParty. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
11. "Satellite Stories will release new album in late 2013". Faceculture. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
12. "Barny Barnicott Discography" (PDF). Barny Barnicott. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
13. "Satellite Stories onnistuu ihailtavasti". hs.fi. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
14. "Satellite Storiesin kanssa takahuoneessa". Yle Musiikki. 15 May 2013. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
15. "Suomen vientitoivon "party-indie" toimii kuin jäänmurtaja". YleX. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
16. "Satellite Stories: Yllätyimme, että Oulusta käsin saimme tällaisen härdellin aikaiseksi". YleX. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
17. "AA Interview – Satellite Stories (Part Three)". Alternative Addiction. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
18. "Week 4 Satellite Stories". Nordic Playlist. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
19. "Satellite Stories in Session". BBC London. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
20. "Satellite Stories live bij Giel". 3FM. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
21. "Satellite Stories – Australia (Los Conciertos de Radio, 3-3-2014)". 15 March 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2015 – via YouTube.
22. "Ola discography". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
23. "Suomen Virallinen Lista". Musiikkituottajat.