Guide Note
Architecture in Helsinki is a five-piece Indie-pop group from Melbourne. Their music is influenced by a broad range of styles, from electronic to rock, and will often switch between these influences within a single song. They support their flexible compositional style with a vast selection of instruments, from synthesizers to the glockenspiel, in both their recorded music and their live performances.
Fast Facts
- Origin: Melbourne, Australia
- Years active: 2000 - Present
- Record labels: Tailem Bend, Polyvinyl, Scotland Yard, Bar/None, Trifekta, Moshi Moshi
- Absorbed the three-piece, The Rhinestone Horns, two of which later left the band
- Performed at the 2008 Coachella Music Festival
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The Collective Grows and Contracts
Similar to their expansive sound, the band's lineup was well known for its size. Shortly after working together with a band called The Rhinestone Horns, Architecture in Helsinki added all 3 members to its original 5. And while two of the added members eventually left the group, Architecture in Helsinki recorded and toured with all 8 members for nearly 3 years.
Discography
Studio Albums
- Fingers Crossed 2003
- In Case We Die 2005
- We Died, They Remixed 2006
- Places Like This 2007
Singles and EPs
- Like a Call 2002
- Kindling 2003
- Keepsake 2004
- Do The Whirlwind 2005
- Maybe You Can Owe Me / It'5! 2005
- Wishbone 2006
- Heart It Races 2007
- Hold Music 2007
- Like It or Not 2008
Group Members
Current Members
- Cameron Bird
- Gus Franklin
- Jamie Mildre
- Sam Perry
- Kellie Sutherland
Former Members
- Isobel Knowles
- Tara Shackell
- James Cecil
Quotes
"When we were in Norway at the end of last year there were a few Finnish interviewers who came to interview us mainly about the name. I think they were quite perplexed. To us, the name means having to answer many questions and inquiries about the name, which I guess, is entirely understandable."
