Sahara Hotnights
BY Marcus Kagler
Lumped in with a slew of Swedish garage rock groups near the end of the 20th century, Sahara Hotnights were essentially the female counterpart to The Hives. In fact, the similarities between the two bands are uncanny. Both hail from Sweden, both ape The Stooges (although the Hotnights equally borrow from Blondie), both had been around for years before achieving fame, and both are in-your-face unabashed garage rock titans. Sahara Hotnights formed out of self professed teenage boredom during the mid-90’s in the small town of Robertsfors, Sweden. Maria Andersson (vocals/guitars), sisters Jennie (guitars) and Johanna Asplund (bass), and Josephine Forsman (drums) had all grown up together as friends with similar musical... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Alternative/Indie, Garage Rock, Garage Punk
- Formed Date:
- 1996
