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The Euroboys, or Kare & the Cavemen as they were originally named, first shot to fame as the regular band on a popular Norwegian television show. They played a mixture of early-'60s instrumental pop such as the Shadows, surf, Burt Bacharach-inspired easy listening, and soundtracks from detective series and action movies from the '60s and '70s. Their role in the TV show earned them a record deal with Virgin. The group members had played together in various bands ever since their school days in Harestua, a small town not far from Oslo. As a trio, they released the vinyl single "In the Mood" in 1996 without getting much attention. After adding a fourth member, percussionist Anders Møller, and landing the job on TV, things started to happen. Their debut album, Jet Age, was hailed as a masterpiece by music journalists in Norway, and did quite well in the charts, very unusual for an instrumental album at the time. The band had also become media darlings, always willing to give interviews. ...