Who were Automobile? There are just three songs on Soundcloud, “Yours Sincerely“, “Watchfiend” and “Stayin’ In” that have been uploaded by a user called Martin McIntyre. There is no information about band members, no information about when these songs were recorded, nor where.

The only hint we get here is the other uploads Martin has in here. They are by Irish bands like Guernica, Raging Gaels, The Ambition or The Clampets. So it is fair to assume Automobile hailed from Ireland.

I dig a little bit more. Martin was part of The Clampets. He was also the drummer for The Ambition. Was he part of Automobile? it is very possible. According to the description of his account all the recordings he has uploaded have him playing drums. I didn’t know though that he had been part of Guernica who I have written in the past.

Automobile are not listed in the Irishrock.org site. There is no information about them. But the songs are really good. You wonder why there were no releases or at least more information online. But I’m hoping someone remembers them and can help fill in the blanks!

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Automobile – Yours Sincerely

Here is yet another Swedish band from the 2000s that I can’t remember much at all and I’m hoping someone can help me with information about them, The Summernights.

Not sure if they named themselves after the song from the Grease movie. Or perhaps because of Swedish summer nights where there is almost endless daylight. Not sure.

What I know is that they had presence on Myspace. And there they uploaded four songs, “Paradis”, “Belong”, “Your Love” and “In the Rain”. The first one dating from 2005 while the rest from 2006. Today you can only find the song “Belong” online.

I try to find more information. I think the band hailed from Gothenburg. But that’s really all I could find. I can’t find a name for anyone involved in the band. I have a slight suspicion that whoever was behind this project was also in other bands at the time, that The Summernights was more of a side-project.

Anyhow, anyone remember them? Would love and try to remember how the other three recordings sound like.

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The Summernights – Belong