Veto (band)
| VETO | |
|---|---|
 Troels Abrahamsen, lead singer. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Århus, Denmark |
| Genres | Indie rock, electronic rock, alternative rock |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Labels |
Tabu Records/Playground Music Denmark Reset08/Sony BMG |
| Website |
www |
| Members |
Troels Abrahamsen David Krogh Andersen Mark Lee Jens Skov Thomsen Mads Hasager |
VETO is a Danish indie rock band formed in 2004. They released their first EP, I Will Not Listen, in 2005 and their first full-length album, There's A Beat In All Machines, in 2006, both released on the Danish hip hop label, Tabu Records/Playground Music Denmark.
In February 2007 VETO won the award for Best New Act, as well as Best Danish Music Video at Danish Music Awards.[1]
Their song "You Are A Knife" was featured briefly in the American television program NCIS episode "Suspicion".
VETO's second album is called Crushing Digits and was released 5 May 2008. The first single for the album, "Built to Fail", was released in March 2008 and received heavy airplay as "Ugens Uundgåelige" (Unavoidable of the week) on the public service radio channel DR P3.[2]
The band was awarded Danish Band of the Year at the Danish Music Awards 2009.[3]
The band's third studio album, entitled Everything is Amplified, was released February 25, 2011.
Discography
Albums
| Title and details | Year | Peak position |
Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAN [4] | |||
There's a Beat in All Machines
|
2006 | 21 | |
Crushing Digits
|
2008 | 2 | |
Everything Is Amplified
|
2011 | 2 | |
Point Break
|
2013 | 6 | |
- EP / Others
- 2005: I Will Not Listen EP [Tabu Records /Playground Music] (Released August 28, 2005)
- 2012: Sinus / Point Break (double CD special edition[5] with CD 1 Sinus (6 tracks) / CD 2: Point Break (6 tracks) [Columbia / Sony Music]
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak position |
Certification | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAN [4] | ||||
| 2008 | "Built to Fail" | 26 | Crushing Digits | |
| "You Say Yes, I Say Yes" | 34 | |||
| 2009 | "Blackout" | 33 | ||
| 2011 | "This Is Not" | 8 | Everything Is Amplified | |
Members
- Troels Abrahamsen – Vocals, synth
- David Krogh Andersen – Guitar
- Mark Lee – Guitar, synth
- Jens Skov Thomsen – Bass guitar, backing vocals
- Mads Hasager – Drums
Notes
- ↑ dr.dk/DMA Archived October 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. - DMA07-vinderne at Danmarks Radio
- ↑ dr.dk/P3 - VETO: Built to Fail (DK) at Danmarks Radio P3
- ↑ Mit.tdc.dk
- 1 2 DanishCharts.com: VETO discography page
- ↑ Sinus / Point Break page on DanishCharts.com
External links
- vetonet.dk - The official VETO blog
- - Interview with VETO on music is okay