Formed in 1981 in Solna (Stockholm suburb), The Nomads are a Swedish garage-rock band credited in reviews as forerunners of the European garage revival. Their sound blends 60s/70s American garage, rockabilly and punk energy.

Founded in 1981 in Sölna, Stockholm suburbs. Founding members mentioned in reviews: Hans Östlund, Nick Vahlberg, Joakim Tärnström and Ed Johnson. Notable early releases include the 1983 mini-LP Where the Wolf Bane Blooms and the 1987 LP Hardware. Reviews note they remained active onstage as of 2023.

Two DeBaser reviews praise The Nomads as early Swedish garage-rock revivalists. Hardware (1987) and the 1983 mini-LP Where the Wolf Bane Blooms are highlighted for raw, energetic rock'n'roll rooted in 60s/70s American garage and rockabilly. The band is presented as influential in creating a European garage scene.

For:Fans of garage rock, 60s/70s American garage revival, rock'n'roll collectors, listeners of raw punk-inflected rock

 Hardware is not a milestone, but it’s a great R'n'R record where you can sense the sweat dripping and the instruments sizzling.

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 The Nomads were an astounding group, suffice to say that in the very early Eighties, when the garage movement was strictly an American thing, they founded from scratch the European garage scene and practically did everything on their own; and even today, they are still touring, igniting stages with the same fierce grit that propelled them at the start.

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