Figurines
By All Music Guide
By All Music Guide
Figurines toured all over the country that year, including a slot at the Roskilde Festival; meanwhile, the album produced the hit single Bright, which topped the Danish alternative charts by late summer. By spring 2004, Shake a Mountain had hit shelves in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Their follow-up effort, Skeleton, was issued in April 2005, producing two more successful singles at home, The Wonder and Silver Ponds. The band toured Europe throughout spring and fall 2005, and upon hooking up with The Control Group, saw the North American release of Skeleton in 2006. Possessing new cover artwork, the album appeared in Canada that January and the U.S. in April. Figurines continued touring in Europe, Canada, and the United States, including a stop at the years South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX. A fifth member, Mads Kjærgaard (synth, guitar, vocals) would eventually join the group as well.
