Architecture in Helsinki were an Australian indie pop band from Albury, New South Wales, founded in 1999, consisting of Cameron Bird, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, and Kellie Sutherland. The band released five studio albums before going on hiatus: Fingers Crossed (2003), In Case We Die (2005), Places Like This (2007), Moment Bends (2011), and Now + 4eva (2014). The band has been inactive since 2018.
Links to Peel[]
Peel had a demo copy of the band's album, Fingers Crossed, in 2002, which was officially released a year later when he recommended it as one of his albums for March 2003 (Peel's Record Box). The album track, Owls Go, was voted in the 2003 Festive Fifty by some of Peel's listeners.
Festive Fifty Entries[]
- Peel's Era
- 2003 Festive Fifty: The Owls Go #29
- Post-Peel
- 2005 Festive Fifty: Do The Whirlwind #48
Shows Played[]
- 2002
- 10 September 2002: Souvenirs (LP - Fingers Crossed) Demo
- 19 September 2002 (Radio Eins): Souvenirs (album - Fingers Crossed) Demo
- 19 September 2002 (Radio Mafia): Souvenirs (LP - Fingers Crossed) Demo
- 16 October 2002: Souvenirs (LP - Fingers Crossed) Demo
- 06 March 2003: 'The Owls Go (CD-Fingers Crossed)' (Trifekta)
- 06 March 2003 (Radio Eins): 'The Owls Go (CD-Fingers Crossed)' (Trifekta)
- 26 March 2003: Souvenirs (album - Fingers Crossed) Trifekta
- 03 April 2003 (Radio Eins): Souvenirs (album - Fingers Crossed) Trifekta
- 01 May 2003: 'The Owls Go (CD-Fingers Crossed)' (Trifekta)
- May 2003 (FSK): The Owls Go (CD - Fingers Crossed) Trifekta
- 24 December 2003: 'The Owls Go (CD-Fingers Crossed)' (Trifekta) FF #29