A Swedish indie rock quartet with a penchant for pairing soulful and occasionally funky cinematic pop with rootsy, American heartland-inspired country folk-rock, Deportees formed in 2003 around the talents of brothers Peder (vocals) and Anders Stenberg (guitar), and Thomas Hedlund (drummer) and Mattias Lidström (keyboard). Based in Umeå, the band issued their genre-hopping debut album, All Prayed Up, in 2004, which landed a pair of Swedish Grammy nominations. Their 2006 sophomore outing, Damaged Goods, dialed back on the quirky funk that served as the foundation for their deb...