Profile: Agent Simple
Name: Agent Simple
From: Göteborg, Sweden
Sounds like: Charming indie pop with peculiar lyrics and a lo-fi feel.
Listen: I can't think of anything
Discography:
2007 – Shaking an egg EP (Fridlyst)
2005 – I got mad at the kids EP (Bedroom recordings)
Links:
www.myspace.com/agentsimple
www.fridlystmusic.com
Agent Simple got under my skin a couple of years ago, and now with his second EP out I think it's time for more people to get him under their skins. I'm willing to share this musical treasure with the whole world; you should feel honoured.
- Simon Tagestam
Band members:
Stefan Strömberg
Who is Agent Simple? How did you come to be? How long have been making music under this name?
I'm just a regular guy from Gothenburg, you wouldn't notice me on the street. Two years ago I quit the rock band I'd been in for some time and thought I'd stop making music. Then I ended up writing tunes on my own and that's how Agent Simple came about.
What are you inspirations?
I can't think of a time when I've ever felt inspired and I don't really know how what it is. People seem to be able to get inspired by things all the time, like waking and it's sunny. That makes me feel good, not inspired. Bad feelings and anger don't make me write music either. I don't really know what does.
What do you do besides the music?
I have to get up at five in the morning and take the bus to a job on the factory floor of a car manufacturer in Gothenburg. It's no good, but at least it's a job. That's the kind of job you get without a proper education. The one good thing about the job is that i get to listen to my Ipod ten hours a day and discover music that I wouldn't have time to under other circumstances.
What's in the near future for Agent Simple?
Well, I'm releasing an EP right now titled "Shaking an egg" on Fridlyst that excites me, and I've started working on the songs for my debut album, which I intend to finish in the near future. If all goes well, I think I might be going abroad to play some shows as well.
How do you record your songs?
I'm particularly bad at drumming, so I have a guy doing that for me. The rest I basically play myself. My new EP is recorded in my friend's apartment.
What can one expect from a concert with Agent Simple?
To play an instrument if there are band members missing.
What's your personal favourite Agent Simple song? Why?
At the moment it's probably one of the songs that I haven't recorded yet. Probably the one about Dundee where my girlfriend lives.
What album/film/ book did you like in 2006?
My favourite album of 2006 is Vapnet's "Jag vet hur man väntar". That one and Euros Child's "Chops". I don't have the attention span to read an entire book. If I did, I'd probably be smarter and have a better job. I know I've seen good films this year, but I can't think of any.