Uppsala, Sweden's IN DEED, purveyors of timeless indie-pop of the highest order, are embarking on an improbable and thrilling third act with the release of their album EVEREST for the first time on CD in a completely new configuration with three brand new tracks, expanded from the Swedish vinyl-only version, on Los Angeles-based BIG STIR RECORDS.

Uppsala, Sweden's IN DEED, purveyors of timeless indie-pop of the highest order, are embarking on an improbable and thrilling third act with the release of their album EVEREST for the first time on CD in a completely new configuration with three brand new tracks, expanded from the Swedish vinyl-only version, on Los Angeles-based BIG STIR RECORDS. Drawing on the history of melodic rock from The Zombies to The Posies and beyond, with echoes of female-fronted luminaries like Blondie, The Bangles and The Primitives, the new release sparkles with an energy and wit that easily stands up to and transcends those influences. At turns it's sly, tender and ferocious in the tradition of both Swedish pop and decades of hooks and harmony from the US, UK and beyond: a thing of beauty that will capture ears and hearts worldwide.

IN DEED made their brash arrival on the Swedish rock scene in 2001 with At 4000 Meters, an album embraced by the Swedish music press which has stood the test of time as an underheard classic. The story could have ended there, but thankfully the group has re-emerged on the live and recording scene in recent years, with their creative and performance energy undiminished. The arrival on vinyl of the original Everest album, available in their native country and in limited quantities in the UK, returned In Deed to their status of darlings of the Swedish press and radio community without missing a beat, and ushered in an overdue international appreciation of their music. Rave reviews and Top 10 placements on Year's Best Albums lists from the likes of David Bash of the International Pop Overthrow Festival heralded, as the title of one new song has it, “Another Start” for the band.

The vitality of the material on the new record was solid evidence that this was no nostalgia trip. Linda Karlsberg's vocals range from a vulnerable coo on the likes of the jangly, Mersey-inflected “According to You” and the frankly gorgeous “Five Times a Day” to a searingly fierce howl (as heard on the single “Heart Attack” and the Farfisa-driven “Flavour of the Month”). Guitarist Richard Öhrn remains an encyclopedia of guitar tones and textures spanning the length and breadth of modern pop, and drummer Marcus Segersvärd likewise shuffles, grooves and pounds as each tune demands. All three core members contribute tunes to the In Deed songbook, while Jens Siilakka (bass) and Johan Hellander (keys and additional guitar) round out the celebrated live version of the group.

Big Stir Records founders Christina Bulbenko and Rex Broome enter the picture in the summer of 2018. A superb Swedish pop band being on every fledgling indie label's short list of improbable dreams, and In Deed wishing to get Everest to an international audience and onto CD for the first time, the match was, as with much of BRS's expansion from its LA roots, a natural. The band's ambitions reached beyond a simple reissue, and to the label's delight they came armed with three brand new tracks and the concept of completely reconfiguring Everest into a new animal altogether. Label co-founder Broome counts the assembly of the album into its “Capitol version” as the most fun he's ever had on the business side of the music scene.

The resulting new edition is as essential as the original. Kicking off with the bracing new “Another Start” and the delicate “Five Times a Day”, rushing headlong into the original lead track “What Once Was” and the soaring recent single “Don't Need, Don't Care”, this Everest has the hooks to pull in new fans and reveal new facets of the band to the faithful. The additions of “Fantastic”, whose snarky sweetness brings the band's fellow nationals The Cardigans to mind, and the deceptively giddy current single “I'm Alright (When I'm with You)” make for a cohesive and absorbing album in the best pop-rock tradition: the new version still clocks in at under 43 minutes and without a trace of bonus-track fatigue. Everest is, in either format, a singular record for the ages.

Plans for the band's first-ever US tour and a return to perform once again for their ever-adoring UK fans make 2019 a watershed year for In Deed. If it's been too long in coming, it's still a dream come true, and Big Stir Records is extraordinarily proud of our role in bringing it to you!

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IN DEED, Uppsala, Sweden's finest purveyors of sweet and spiky indie-pop and the latest official addition to the Big Stir Records roster, makes their label debut with this week's 16th BIG STIR DIGITAL SINGLE, "Don't Need, Don't Care" b/w a non-album version of "Marry Myself"! The single will be released Friday, February 15 and is available for

IN DEED, Uppsala, Sweden's finest purveyors of sweet and spiky indie-pop and the latest official addition to the Big Stir Records roster, makes their label debut with this week's 16th BIG STIR DIGITAL SINGLE, "Don't Need, Don't Care" b/w a non-album version of "Marry Myself"! The single will be released Friday, February 15 and is available for pre-order now!

"Don't Need, Don't Care" received enthusiastic airplay throughout the band's home country and beyond as the lead single from the original 2018 release of the band's second LP Everest, and is accompanied by a music video. Written by guitarist RICHARD ÖHRN and passionately sung by frontwoman LINDA KARLSBERG, it's a soaring slice of melodic magic, a classic brushoff tune for the ages. Everest (which garnered a number of honors including the Number 2 slot on International Pop Overthrow Festival main man DAVID BASH's Top 100 releases for 2018) has until now only been physically available on vinyl in Eurpopean markets, is set for its first release on CD with a completely revamped track list and new material from BIG STIR RECORDS in Spring of 2019.

The B-side "Marry Myself" appears here in a version previously available only on IN DEED's now-out-of-print 2000 debut EP Apology. It's significantly different from the version on the At 4000 Meters album which features cheeky spoken word intro and outro passages: this version is flat out rock from start to finish, and, like the A-side, clocks in at under 3 minutes of hooks and harmony, propelled by MARCUS SEGERSVÄRD's taut drumming. (At 4000 Meters can be found as a digital download at the Big Stir Records website.)

Much more is coming from IN DEED and BSR in 2019, including the new CD as well as the band's first ever US tour dates in the fall. Stand by for the official release date of the expanded Everest album and other news from our Swedish darlings as Big Stir Records is thrilled to debut IN DEED!

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IN DEED's 2001 debut album shows the Uppsala, Sweden indie-pop combo starting as they meant to go on: blending classic '60s pop and garage rock with an indie edge, a touch of shoegaze and sharp melodies, topped of by Linda Karlsberg's sometimes sweet, sometimes lacerating vocals. Big Stir is proud to offer this out-of-print classic as a digital

IN DEED's 2001 debut album shows the Uppsala, Sweden indie-pop combo starting as they meant to go on: blending classic '60s pop and garage rock with an indie edge, a touch of shoegaze and sharp melodies, topped of by Linda Karlsberg's sometimes sweet, sometimes lacerating vocals. Big Stir is proud to offer this out-of-print classic as a digital dowload, in advance of our 2019 release of a brand new edition of the band's long-awaited followup EVEREST.