The Cardigans biography

On 28 April 2005 the band's iTunes Originals album was released through iTunes. On 19 October 2005 the band released their sixth album Super Extra Gravity to generally favourable reviews. Super Extra Gravity went straight to the #1 spot on the Swedish album chart and was certified gold (sales over 40,000).

Another break: 2007-2011

After their last album, the band had another break from recording and touring. A Best of compilation album was released in January 2008.

In the band's break of 2007, Persson recorded the second A Camp album Colonia, which was released in early 2009. When the band ceased all promotional activities following a South American festival tour in September 2006, Persson decided to revisit the A Camp project with the view of releasing a new studio album by 2008. The initial demo sessions were met with frustration, however, when Persson struggled to find the right framework to produce a new A Camp record. "(The first A Camp album) was like my perfect country record. I didn't want the new album to sound anything like it, because that would have cheapened it. And I didn't want it to sound like a Cardigans album. So it took a long time to figure out what songs should be suitable." A Camp supported the US release of Colonia with a tour, which began in New York on 26 May and completed on 15 June in Los Angeles.

Reunion and tour: 2012-present

In 2012 The Cardigans announced that they will participate in Summer Sonic Rock Festival in Tokyo and Osaka on 18 and 19 August 2012. They also announced that they will play on July 11 on Moscow Stadium. The band spoke positively about their first rehearsals since their reformation.

Solo projects

In 2006, Sveningsson restarted their old label Trampolene and became an A&R for it. The first signing was the Swedish popband The Animal Five, which was a minor success in Sweden and Germany.

In November 2006 Persson featured on The Cake Sale, an album set up by Oxfam Ireland. It contained nine tracks from some of Ireland's leading artists. Proceeds from the album went to the fair trade campaign.

Persson also appeared on the Manic Street Preachers' album Send Away the Tigers (May 2007), providing guest vocals on the UK Chart #2 single "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough". She shared vocals with Manics frontman James Dean Bradfield, who also appeared on stage with the band at the Glastonbury Festival 2007, and who has rated Peter Svensson as his second favourite guitarist.

Most recently Persson appeared on Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse's collaboration (Dark Night of the Soul) singing "Daddy's Gone" (with Mark Linkous).

Emmerdale (1994)
Life (1995)
First Band on the Moon (1996)
Gran Turismo (1998)
Long Gone Before Daylight (2003)
Super Extra Gravity (2005)

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