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Infobox musical artist | name = A Camp| image = A Camp Stockholm Pride Festival 2009 1.jpg| caption = A Camp at Stockholm Pride Festival, July 2009| image_size = 200px| background = group_or_band| origin = Sweden | genre = Alternative rock , Swedish Indie Pop | years_active = 2001& ndash;present| label = Universal/Polydor Stockholm Records| associated_acts = The Cardigans , Sparklehorse | website = http://www.acamp.net/ www.acamp.net| current_members = Nina Persson Niclas Frisk Nathan Larson (musician)|Nathan Larson A Camp is the solo side project of Nina Persson , vocalist for the Swedish Indie Pop band The Cardigans .
Persson formed A Camp when The Cardigans took a break after several years of touring and the recording of their 1998 album Gran Turismo (album)|Gran Turismo .
A Camp
main|A Camp (album)A Camp's debut album, the self-titled A Camp (album)|A Camp , was originally recorded with Niclas Frisk of Atomic Swing , before Persson teamed up with Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse to re-record it. In doing so he also contributed some new songs to the album.
Nina had been a long-time fan of Sparklehorse and has referred to them as "the best I've ever heard". After a gig in Lund , Sweden, Persson gave Linkous a cassette of all the demo (music)|demo A Camp songs. When they met again during the recording of his most recent album, Persson mustered the courage to invite him to produce her project. Linkous listened, liked the songs, and agreed.
The debut album released the singles "I Can Buy You" and "Song for the Leftovers". These country-inspired selections later seemed to have inspired The Cardigans' following album, Long Gone Before Daylight , which was released in the UK summer 2003, and the USA in May 2004.
In 2004, "Charlie Charlie" (the "I Can Buy You" single B-side ) was covered (with new lyrics in Poland|Polish ) by the Polish singer Ania (singer)|Ania and released as a single from her debut album Samotnosc po zmierzchu .
Colonia
main|Colonia (A Camp album)The recording of a second A Camp album was confirmed by Persson in an interview with Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter in May 2007. http://www.cardigans.com/? sid=article& pid=read& id=7011 The Cardigans - Nina Persson breathes new life into A Camp "Girl-pop from the 60s, 80's punk, and David Bowie" were said to be the main influences.
In a post on The Cardigans ' official forum, dated 16 August 2008, Persson unveiled the launch of the new A Camp website and disclosed a target release date of "early next year" for her second solo album, entitled Colonia (A Camp album)|Colonia . http://www.cardigans.com/? sid=forum& pid=thread& id=115810 A CAMP update from Nina The album, produced by Persson with husband and film composer Nathan Larson (musician)|Nathan Larson and Atomic Swing's Niclas Frisk, features appearances from ex- Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha , Joan As Policewoman and Guided By Voices drummer Kevin March. http://www.cardigans.com/? sid=forum& pid=thread& id=115810 Biography section, A CAMP Official Website
The first single from Colonia (A Camp album)|Colonia , "Stronger Than Jesus", was released on the Swedish iTunes on 17 November 2008. The full album was released in Europe in February 2009, via Universal, and will be released in April in the US via Nettwerk . http://stereogum.com/archives/album-art/new-a-camp-stronger-than-jesus-colonia-album-art_038631.html
Covers EP
A three-track EP named Covers , featuring interpretations of Pink Floyd 's " Us And Them ", David Bowie 's " Boys Keep Swinging " and Grace Jones ' "I've Done it Again", was released digitally in the United States on 9 June 2009 http://www.pluginmusic.com/news/archive.php? id=5497 A Camp To Release Covers EP On Nettwerk In North America Plug in Music. 28 May 2009 and in Europe on 16 June 2009.
Discography
Albums
A Camp (album)|A Camp (2001) — UK Album Chart|UK #87 http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_A.HTM Chart Log UK: A Zobbel.de
Colonia (A Camp album)|Colonia (2009) — UK Album Chart|UK #114 http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK2009.HTM Chart Log UK - 2009 Zobbel.de
EPs
Covers (A Camp album)|Covers (2009)
Singles
I Can Buy You (2001) — UK Singles Chart|UK #46 http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_M.HTM Chart Log UK: M Zobbel.de
