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FIRST AID KIT​

 

First Aid Kit is a Swedish folk duo consisting of the sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg, born in 1990 and 1993, respectively.

 

When performing live, they are today accompanied by a drummer, a guitarist and a keyboard player. In 2008, they gained some Internet popularity for their cover of the Fleet Foxes' song "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song". Rolling Stone magazine chose their song "Emmylou" as the number 10 "Single of the Year" in 2012.

 

They have released four albums, four EPs and several singles. These include Drunken Trees EP, The Big Black and the Blue, The Lion's Roar, Stay Gold, and Ruins. In 2017 they recorded Who by Fire, a live album recorded at the Leonard Cohen tribute concert. The band are set to release their fifth studio album Palomino in November 2022.

 

In 2015, they were nominated for a Brit Award as one of the five best international groups. They were nominated again in 2019.

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