The Maharajas

Biography

The Maharajas was formed in the late '90s by Jens Lindberg with the intention of playing Greek-inspired moody '60s music. Lindberg, who was formally in bands such as Crimson Shadows, Stomachmouths, Highspeed V and Blind Shag etc., he was looking for a new take on the genre. The first Maharajas album came out in 1998, a 10" 8-track album on the Italian label Teen Sound Records called "Something moody... & groovy!" In the beginning the band saw some members come and go until drummer Anders Öberg b...

The Maharajas was formed in the late '90s by Jens Lindberg with the intention of playing Greek-inspired moody '60s music. Lindberg, who was formally in bands such as Crimson Shadows, Stomachmouths, Highspeed V and Blind Shag etc., he was looking for a new take on the genre. The first Maharajas album came out in 1998, a 10" 8-track album on the Italian label Teen Sound Records called "Something moody... & groovy!" In the beginning the band saw some members come and go until drummer Anders Öberg brought Ulf Guttormsson in on bass guitar. Together with Pake on organ they released a 7" on Loser Records ("Wait & Wonder") and later on in 2001 ex-Strollers singer Mathias Lilja joined the band after Pake had left. They were now ready for their first full-length album: 13 songs recorded and mixed during five hectic days in the autumn of 2001 and "H-minor" saw the light late 2002 on Teen Sound Records.
2004 meant a new record and also a new label. Low Impact Records (responsible for all Strollers releases) decided to sign the band and with "Unrelated Statements." The album was produced by Måns P. Månsson, the singer of The Maggots; a band that he along with Jens and Anders had started previous to Maharajas. The record was well received and was heavily rotated on the "Little Steven's Underground Garage" radio show.

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