Easy

A Swedish group with a penchant for pairing sweet harmonies with fuzzed-out and feedback-laden guitars, Easy's noisy, Brit-pop-influenced alt-rock invoked names like the Jesus and Mary Chain, Stone Roses, Sonic Youth, and the Chills. Originally operating under the moniker TV Pop Crisis, the band was formed in 1990 around the talents of Johan Holmlund (vocals), Tommy Ericson (guitar), Anders Peterson (guitar, keyboards), Rikard Jormin (bass, vocals), and Tommy Jonsson (drums). They inked a deal with the U.K. arm of Blast First Records shortly after forming, and released their d...