Deportees - Damaged Goods (2006)

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 Lidstrom (keyboard). Based in Umea, 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 debut, and introduced elements
of outlaw country into their already eclectic sound. While on tour, the
band struck up a friendship with French indie pop unit Phoenix, who
enlisted drummer Hedlund to split his time between the two bands, while
guitarist Stenberg partnered up with Lykke Li.

In 2009, the group issued their third studio long player, the critically
acclaimed and politically charged "Under The Pavement: The Beach", which
yielded a major-label bidding war. "Islands & Shores", the band's fourth
outing and first for Universal, followed in 2011. The album went gold and
earned the group their first Grammy win, as well as the National Public
Radio prize for Band of the Year. In 2015, Deportees released LP number
five, "The Big Sleep".