Viagra Boys

Viagra Boys are not actually a cover band for gentlemen of a certain age, but a delicious mess from Stockholm. They resemble a gang more than a band. Out front is Sebastian Murphy, an American who left San Francisco for his Swedish mother’s homeland at 17 to earn a crust as a tattoo artist. His body was his billboard: he’s completely covered. According to legend, he met the others while singing Mariah Carey in a karaoke bar. The six members are from both the world of jazz and the hardcore scene and they all listen to different things. But they do agree on one thing: the western world is heading in the wrong direction. That’s why Viagra Boys make provocative wartime blues, with the drive of Iggy Pop and the dark humour of IDLES and Sleaford Mods.