The Mobile Homes

Formed in Sweden in 1984 around Andreas Brun, Patrik Brun, Hans Erkendal, and Per Liliefeldt, The Mobile Homes sits in a synthpop lineage marked by pop melodies, electronic textures, and a direct songwriting inherited from European new wave. The band emerged in the late 1980s with several singles, then developed its discography with Hurt in 1990, Nothing But Something in 1991, and Test in 1992. Over the years, The Mobile Homes evolved its sound without breaking from its synth-based roots, moving through a period of more guitar and rock at the end of the 1990s and the early 2000s. Their 1998 album The Mobile Homes was produced with Karl Bartos, former member of Kraftwerk, a collaboration that illuminated the band's link to a more mechanical and minimalist electronic pop. The subsequent releases include The World Will Listen in 2001, Today Is Your Lucky Day in 2009, then Trigger in 2021 and Tristesse in 2023. Parallel to the band, several members also played in the project Sapporo 72, more oriented toward motorik-inspired electronic music and repetitive lines. Remaining active over the years, The Mobile Homes hold a unique place in Swedish synthpop for their ongoing trajectory and their shifts in musical color.