Origin Helsingborg, Sweden Genres Indie rock, new wave, post-punk revival Years active 1998–present The Sounds are a Swedish indie rock band. Formed in Helsingborg in 1998,[2] the group's musical style has been compared to new wave acts such as Blondie, The Cars, the Epoxies and Missing Persons. Their debut album, Living in America, was released in 2002, with the follow-up Dying to Say This to You in 2006. Their third album, Crossing the Rubicon, was released in 2009, and their fourth, Something to Die For, was released in 2011. Their fifth album, Weekend, was released in 2013. In 2017, the band released a four-track EP, The Tales That We Tell. The Sounds released their most recent album in 2020: Things We Do for Love.