22-Pistepirkko
22-Pistepirkko,, is a Finnish popular music band formed in 1980. It was formed in a small rural village of Utajärvi in Northern Finland but moved to Helsinki, the capital of Finland, in 1985. The band now produces music in English, though at first their main language was Finnish.
Their early albums were inspired by rock and roll and underground icons like Bo Diddley and The Sonics, but they have developed their unique sound by adding other influences to their music. Today they play an unconventional but distinctive mixture of pop, punk, rock and electronica, and achieved this fusion before artists such as Primal Scream or Beck popularized this kind of sound.
During 22-Pistepirkko's 2001 European tour, director Andreas Haaning Christiansen traveled with the band and shot a documentary, Sleep good, rock well, which was released on DVD in 2005.Discography
Studio albums
- Piano, rumpu ja kukka
- The Kings of Hong Kong
- Bare Bone Nest
- Big Lupu
- Rumble City, LaLa Land
- Zipcode
- Eleven
- Downhill City
- Rally of Love
- The Nature of 22-Pistepirkko
- Drops & Kicks
- Stuff Is Like We Yeah!
- Lime Green Delorean
Cover albums
- Monochromeset
Compilations
- The Singles
