Swedish House Mafia, an EDM super group composing of Axwell,
Steve Angello, and Sebastian Ingrosso, had a huge year. With a hit single in “Don’t You Worry Child”
and having a song in an Absolut Vodka commercial, SHM was one of the biggest bands
of the past 3 years. So why, on June 24,
2012, did they announce they were breaking up?
In a statement released on their website, they said their latest tour
would be their last, ending with “We came, we raved, we loved.” In August, the
band release the tour dates for what they called “One Last Tour.” The majority
of the dates sold out and second shows were added.
The
question everyone is asking is why did SHM call it quits? Each member was a
successful DJ on their own, so from the start the team up seemed solid. Formed
in 2008, they didn’t release a single as Swedish House Mafia until 2010 on
Beatport. They began to chart around the
world, but didn’t chart in the United States until 2011. With only 2 releases, one in 2010 and one in
2012, they were on the track to becoming one of the dance music legends, in the
ranks of Daft Punk and Tiesto. But why
did they call it quits? Was the pressure too much for them?
After
the cryptic message was posted on the website, it wasn’t until August until
Angello talked to Rolling Stone. In
the interview, published August 2, he said, "We just decided that we
reached a point where we don't know what the next move would be. We always like
the challenge. And we don't like to repeat ourselves. We just felt like it was
time." Ingrosso told Rolling Stone
a couple months "Because we did this move, we hope to find ourselves in a
situation where we do not know what we’re doing, which is sort of us trying to
create some sort of chaos, mix shit up a bit for ourselves. It’s an experiment
to ourselves."
So that
clears why they broke up in their words. But is it a good move? I feel like it
was not. Two albums into your career is not an ideal time to break up. SHM’s last single was a huge one, and showed
the potential they had as a band. SHM
became a huge band in such a small amount time and I felt like they blew it. I
understand the whole “going out on top” idea, but I’m disappointed in their
decision.
Even
though Swedish House Mafia is now dead and gone, Axwell did hint at something
during the September 22 article in Rolling
Stone. While talking about Daft Punk being their role models, he mentioned
that disappear after making a huge album then magically come back. He pointed
out, "Yeah, they do. But you didn't really know they were gonna come
back." So does that mean Swedish House Mafia will return? Only time will
tell. Until then, rave on.
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