Scandinavian Music Group

Scandinavian Music Group was formed in 2002 from the ashes of the massively popular Finnish band, Ultra Bra. The band's four original members -- Terhi Kokkonen (vocals), Joel Melasniemi (guitar), Tommi Saarikivi (bass) and Antti Lehtinen (drums) -- were all part of the extensive Ultra Bra lineup, but the music of SMG is more streamlined and less ironic than the agitprop pop of its predecessor. They've claimed such wide-ranging influences as Sonic Youth and Rage Against the Machine, but even the more aggressive songs in their catalogue have a distinct pop fluency owing more to ...