Viagra Boys

Viagra Boys are a Swedish post-punk band from Stockholm.

Not to be confused with Los Viagras.
Viagra Boys
OriginStockholm, Sweden
Genres
Years active2015–present
LabelsYEAR0001, Kosmos Recordings, Push My Buttons
Associated acts
  • Les Big Byrd
  • Pig Eyes
  • Nitad
  • Nine
MembersSebastian Murphy
Benjamin Vallé
Oskar Carls
Henrik Höckert
Tor Sjödén
Elias Jungqvist

The band was formed in 2015, with several members coming from the bands Les Big Byrd, Pig Eyes, Nine, Nitad and Neu-Ronz. In 2018, they released their first album, Street Worms. Nils Hansson, a journalist at the newspaper Dagens Nyheter described the band favorably, praising their musical style, as well as their use of black humor and satire, and rated the album a five out of five.[2]

In 2019, the band won IMPALA's (Independent Music Companies Association) "Album of the Year Award" for Street Worms.[3]

The band's second album Welfare Jazz was released in January 2021.[4]

Discography

Albums

Extended plays
  • Consistency of Energy (2016, Push My Buttons)
  • Call of the Wild (2017, Push My Buttons)
  • Common Sense (2020, YEAR0001)

Live albums
  • Shrimp Sessions (2019, YEAR0001)

Singles
  • "Sports" (2018, YEAR0001)
  • "Just Like You" (2018, YEAR0001)
  • "Ain't Nice" (2020, YEAR0001)
  • "Creatures" (2020, YEAR0001)
  • "In Spite of Ourselves" (2020, YEAR0001)

References
  1. Jones, Daisy (2 October 2018). "Viagra Boys Might Genuinely Get You Back Into Post Punk". Noisey. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
    - Corcoran, Nina (1 October 2018). "Viagra Boys: Street Worms Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
    - Palm, Erik Augustine (2 October 2018). "Viagra Boys: The hidden depths of Stockholm's gonzo punk rockers". The Fader. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. Nils Hansson (28 September 2018). "Dagens words: Viagra Boys är mycket mer än bara enkelspåriga". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. "VIAGRA BOYS - Album of the Year WINNER 2019". IMPALA - Independent Music Companies Association. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  4. "Viagra Boys: Welfare Jazz". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
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