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<b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Serenades * Monday, December 12<sup>th</sup> @ Bardot and Tuesday, December 13<sup>th</sup> @ Bootleg<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<img width="138" height="142" align="left" hspace="12" alt="Serenades Press Pic 2 (kopia)-for email" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1" id="7da908ab-5441-4cf4-97ef-6c674e6edf24" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CCB685.F50394E0"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Serenades</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> –the
dynamic duo of <b>Adam Olenius</b> (Shout Out Louds) and <b>Markus Krunegard</b>, two of Sweden’s most highly-regarded songwriters—will be playing two very special shows in <b>Los Angeles</b> on <b>Monday, December 12<sup>th</sup> @ Bardot (School Night!) </b>and<b>Tuesday,
December 13<sup>th</sup> @ Bootleg</b>. The duo sings together at all times to create a seamless, singular “third voice” and create stunning, indie pop bliss on the <b><i>Come Home </i></b>EP. Released through all digital service providers and indie retail
this past month, <b><i>Come Home</i></b> is the perfect introduction to a band whose name you’ll be hearing throughout 2012. These will be Serenades first Stateside shows, so you do not want to miss out. The band has already played through<a name="_GoBack"></a>out
Sweden in a number of ways – sometimes as a duo, sometimes as an eleven-piece – so these shows are already guaranteed to be the stuff of legends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">A free download of the song <b>“Oceans,”</b> off of the EP is available <a href="https://mail.pressherepublicity.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=de8689a6d2d440e1b8f405108927129f&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.theserenades.com%2f" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">HERE</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">The dates are:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">12/12 Los Angeles, CA @ Bardot (School Night!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">12/13 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">12/15 Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">12/16 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Praise For <i>Come Home</i> EP:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">“… Swedish group Serenades will remind you that the Earth is not a cold, dead place. … the duo make dreamy, hope-filled tunes that will either compliment your pleasant surroundings or make you
miss them.” – <b>Death and Taxes Mag</b></span></i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">“Serenades have won my ear's heart with their </span></i></span><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Animal Collective<span class="apple-style-span"> like
tendencies made even richer by their more apparent dedication to song structure than the Merriweather Post Pavillion boys.” – <b><a href="http://MusicThatIsntBad.com/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">MusicThatIsntBad.com</a></b></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">“ ‘Oceans’ is lovely as a day at the beach.” – <b>Buzzbands.LA</b></span></i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">“There’s just something about Swedish pop that stands out from the rest. Serenades capture the essence of this feeling and hit it out of the park” –<b><a href="http://WeAllWantSomeone.org/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">WeAllWantSomeone.org</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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