Mando Diao - Recordings

Recordings

In September 2002, their first album Bring 'Em In was released in Sweden. It contains early demo versions of their songs, partly recorded in the basement of keyboardist Daniel Haglund. In 2003, the album was released internationally by MUTE label, along with their debut single Sheepdog.
As of 2004, the band is hailed enthusiastically by the music press as one of the most sanguine newcomer bands of the year. Their second album Hurricane Bar was released in March 2004 and became an immediate international success. Their third album, Ode to Ochrasy, was released on August 24, 2006 and again was praised by the international music press, being unanimously described as the band's best album. By the end of 2006, the band released a DVD called Down in the Past, a documentary of the band's history, accompanied by rare interviews, concert snippets, backstage videos and unreleased songs. Ode to Ochrasy was released in the UK through the Nettwerk label on April 2, 2007, in a previously unreleased format including 4 bonus tracks. On October 26, 2007, the band released their fourth album Never Seen The Light Of Day.
Their fifth album, Give Me Fire, was released on February 13, 2009. The album's first single, Dance With Somebody, was released on January 9, 2009, and became the most sold single and most popular song of Mando Diao so far. The Malevolence Of Mando Diao 2002 - 2007 is a collection of B-sides and previously unreleased songs and was released on October 12, 2009. On November 12, 2010, the recording of their MTV Unplugged performance, Above And Beyond - MTV Unplugged, was released as CD and DVD. In December 2011, the band published Ghosts&Phantoms, a Christmas calendar for download, containing 24 non-released songs. Due to the calendar's success, Ghosts&Phantoms was released as vinyl LP limited edition. Mando Diao's Greatest Hits Volume 1 album was released on January 6, 2012, representing a collection of the band's best known songs.
Their latest album, Infruset, was released on October 31, 2012. It is the band's first album in their mother tongue, ten poems of Swedish poet Gustaf Fröding set to music.