Member Since: 8/18/2005
Band Website: latebirds.com
Band Members: MARKUS NORDENSTRENG (vox, guitar, piano), JUSSI JAAKONAHO (lead guitar, western shirts), MIKKO MÄKELÄ (bass, backing vocals), JANNE HAAVISTO (drums & percussion), MATTI PITSINKI (Farfisa organ, keys & guitar).
Influences: In no specific order... The Beatles, The Byrds, Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Wilco, Flaming Lips, The Replacements, Paul Westerberg, Gene Clark, Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, Jayhawks, Grateful Dead, Uncle Tupelo, The Posies, Jon Auer, Ken Stringfellow, REM, Patti Smith, Paul Auster, MC5, Wayne Kramer, Stooges, The Clash, Zombies, Beach Boys, Big Star, Laika & the Cosmonauts, The Tunes, The Faces, Calexico, Townes Van Zandt, Johnny Cash, Elvis Aaron Presley, Bob Dylan, The Band, Cheap Trick, Ramones, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top, Pink Floyd, Sonic Youth, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison, Them, Bert Sommer, Captain Beefheart, Tony Joe White, Television, Agents, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Nick Lowe, Jon Brion, Fleetwood Mac, Elliott Smith, Harry Nilsson, Wings, Muddy Waters, Levon Helm, Howling Wolf, Kurt Cobain, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Nick Lowe, Hank Williams, Love, James Brown, Sly & The Family Stone, Lee Scratch Perry, Otis Redding, Al Green, Solomon Burke, Prince, Booker T & The MGs, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Elton John, Lou Reed, Velvet Underground, Ryland Cooder, Spinal Tap, Dave Lindholm, Martti Servo & Napander, Lännen-Jukka, Kris Kristofferson, George Jones, The Meters, Allen Toussaint, Temptations, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Hurriganes, JJ Cale and last but not least - Buck Owens (RIP)
Sounds Like: Five Finns growing up to the sounds of American rock'n roll and British power chords
Record Label: Grandpop Records
Type of Label: Indie