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Years active
  
1995–2012 (hiatus)

Origin
  
Stockholm, Sweden (1995)

Associated acts
  
Teddybears

Genres
  
Indie rock, Garage rock

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Labels
  
Dolores Recordings, Virgin Records, EMI, Astralwerks

Past members
  
Jens ÖrjenheimKlas Åhlund

Members
  
Joakim Åhlund, César Vidal, Nino Keller, David Lindqvist, Jens Örjeheim

Albums
  
Profiles

Caesars are a Swedish indie rock band. In their native Sweden, the band was originally known as Caesars Palace, a name which was changed to avoid conflicting with the name of the Las Vegas hotel. In the rest of Scandinavia they are known as Twelve Caesars. Elsewhere they go by the name Caesars.

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Career

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Outside of Sweden, they may be best known for the song "Jerk It Out" which was originally featured in the snowboarding video Afterbang in 2002, as well as the Electronic Arts video games SSX 3 and FIFA Football 2004, and on the PlayStation 2 game LMA Manager 2005. The song also appeared in the Wii games Just Dance and Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova, and in the Wii version of Samba de Amigo as downloadable content. It has also been the backdrop of television advertisements for brands such as iPod (2005) and Renault (2009). The song is featured on the band's 39 Minutes of Bliss (In an Otherwise Meaningless World), Paper Tigers, and Love for the Streets albums.

They have won German Grammy Awards for best robot dance and best new artist.

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Their song "We Got to Leave Babylon" is the theme song for the television series Confessions of a Matchmaker. The song also appears in films such as John Tucker Must Die and The Benchwarmers, and it is featured in the end credits of Looney Tunes: Back in Action.

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The album Strawberry Weed was released in Scandinavia on 5 March 2008. The 24-track long double album was produced by Ebbot Lundberg from Soundtrack of Our Lives. A significant difference from previous albums is that guitarist Joakim Åhlund and drummer Nino Keller share vocal duty with César Vidal.

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In an interview on Sveriges Radio P3 on February 13, 2012, Joakim Åhlund said that the band is on hold until further notice.

Band member Joakim Åhlund is also a founding member of the Teddybears.

Style

The band employs several techniques in all of their songs: heavily distorted guitars, and, where applicable, a synth organ and large amounts of reverb on the vocals. This affords them a very "old-school" feel in contrast to their basslines.

Band members

  • Joakim Åhlund – guitars, vocals
  • César Vidal – guitars, lead vocals
  • David Lindqvist – bass
  • Jens Örjenheim – drums (1998–2000)
  • Nino Keller – drums (2000–present)
  • Klas Åhlund – keyboards, other instruments on the early albums, which he also produced. Klas was never officially a member, yet he featured in their early live shows.
  • Albums

  • Youth Is Wasted on the Young (as "Twelve Caesars"), released 8 December 1998
  • Cherry Kicks (as "Caesars Palace"), released 2000 (Gold in Sweden)
  • Love for the Streets (as "Caesars Palace"), released 2002 (Gold in Sweden)
  • 39 Minutes of Bliss (In an Otherwise Meaningless World), released 22 April 2003
  • Paper Tigers, released 26 April 2005 (#13 SWE) (#40 UK)
  • Strawberry Weed, released 5 March 2008 (#16 SWE)
  • Singles

  • 1995 - Shake It 3-track EP: "Shake It" / "Odd Job" / "Born Cool [7-inch Dolores]
  • 1996 - Rock De Puta Mierda 7-track EP: "Phenobarbital" / "3D-TV" / "Automatic" / "Crap-thinker" / "This Man, This Monster" / "Pupo Diavolo" / "You're My Favorurite"
  • 1998 - "Kick You Out"
  • 1998 - "Sort It Out"
  • 2000 - "From the Bughouse" / "Punkrocker" (Original version) / "Love Bubble"
  • 2000 - "Crackin' Up"
  • 2000 - "Fun 'n' Games"
  • 2000 - "Only You" [Promo]
  • 2002 - "Jerk It Out" / "Out of My Hands" / "She's a Planet"
  • 2002 - "Over 'fore It Started" / "Sparky"
  • 2002 - "Candy Kane" / "Artificial Gravity"
  • 2002 - "Get Off My Cloud" (Rolling stones cover)/ "Bound and Dominated" LP-single from Dolores singelklubb 300EX
  • 2003 - "Jerk It Out", released 7 April 2003; re-released 18 April 2005
  • 2005 - "Jerk It Out" / "Up All Night" [7" not released in Sweden]
  • 2005 - "Jerk It Out" (Jason Nevins Remix Edit) / "Jerk It Out" (Jason Nevins Extended Remix) / "Jerk It Out" (Jason Nevins "Rack Da Club" Remix) / "Jerk It Out" (Jason Nevins "Jerk It Harder" Remix) / "Jerk It Out" (Jason Nevins Remix Edit Instrumental)
  • 2005 - "We Got to Leave" / "Longer We Stay Together"
  • 2005 - "Paper Tigers" / "Up All Night"
  • 2005 - "It's Not the Fall That Hurts"
  • 2007 - "No Tomorrow" / "Every Road Leads to Home"
  • 2008 - "Boo Boo Goo Goo"

  • Songs

    Jerk It OutLove for the Streets · 2002
    It's Not The Fall That HurtsPaper Tigers · 2005
    We Got To LeavePaper Tigers · 2005

    References

    Caesars (band) Wikipedia