News
Pair Plays “Human Behavior” On Swedish National Television
Sep 02, 2010
By Laura Studarus
This weekend at Sweden’s Polaris Prize ceremonies (think Nordic Grammys), voice and drum duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums took on Björk classic “Human Behavior.” We have the video. More
Album is a Combination of EPS Retina and Iris
Jun 03, 2010
By Laura Studarus
On August 24th Swedish duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums are releasing third full-length, Rivers (via Control Group). We have the tracklist and details. More
Grizzly Bear and Wildbirds & Peacedrums to Join
Nov 11, 2009
By Laura Studarus
Actor-loving musician St. Vincent (Annie Clark) has announced new tour plans. She’ll be traveling though Europe with American band Grizzly Bear before returning stateside in 2010 to tour with the Swedish husband-and-wife duo, Wildbirds & Peacedrums. More
Interviews
Sep 25, 2009
By Laura Studarus
Married musicians Andreas Werliin and Mariam Wallentin stick out from the musical landscape of their native Sweden like a pair of sore thumbs. This is, of course, far too limiting a statement. Making music hinged on a unique blend of Werliin’s clever percussion and Wallentin’s over-sized voice, chances are the duo—who perform as Wildbirds & Peacedrums—would stick out anywhere. Not that they’d have it any other way. As Wallentin succinctly puts it, the band’s unique take on jazz, pop, punk and blues “mix[es] a bit more heat with the polished sounds that are made up here [in Sweden].” More
Reviews
Jun 21, 2011
By Laura Studarus
Swedish duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums are punk. Don’t let their jazz school educations; Andreas Werliin’s inventive percussive lines, or Mariam Wallentin’s artful vocal-slurs, tell you any different. More
Feb 17, 2010
By Laura Studarus
I go to a lot of shows. But rarely—if ever—am I as fired up about an opener as I was about seeing Wildbirds & Peacedrums open for St. Vincent. Lighter already aloft (metaphorically anyway) but the end of their eight song set I was ready to quit my job and start following them around in a van. More