The Perishers -- Ola Kluft (vocals, guitar), Martin Gustafson (keyboards, backing vocals), Pehr Astrom (bass), Thomas Hedlund (drums) formed in 1997 in Sweden. All the members had previously played and had known one another. Unlike many other bands who begin with big dreams of stardom this band started off humbly playing just for the love of music. It was humble beginnings indeed with the band rehearsing on borrowed instruments in a borrowed rehearsal room.

The Perishers' North American debut, Let There Be Morning, was a blend of emotional wandering, poetic insight and stark, yet inspirational surroundings; The New York Times said, "These songs are irresistible," and Entertainment Weekly called the album "a lovely twilight trip." It was an instant music supervisor favorite, with songs landing on the soundtracks to "The O.C.," "One Tree Hill," and "Veronica Mars," among others.

The band also caught the attention of Sarah McLachlan, who handpicked them to open her 2005 North American tour -- and even guested on a rousing rendition of "Pills" every night -- upping their potential audience ten-fold and helping them to sell nearly 20,000 copies of Let There Be Morning after just 10 weeks on the road. Nightly album sales reached record-breaking levels, selling close to 1,000 per night!