Nephew

Nephew is a Danish rock band formed in 1996. Backed by a sound that is clearly influenced by Depeche Mode and Kraftwerk, their lyrics are a mix of Danish and English, and often sound like Word Salad Lyrics to the causal listener, although they have political messages subtly (and sometimes not-so-subtly) hidden in some of their songs, most notably in their latest album Danmark Denmark.

Their frontman, Simon Kvamm, is probably responsible for their initial rise to fame, as his day-job as a comedian had him appear in various popular satirical shows, chief among these Drengene fra Angora, which was aired around the release of the band's second album, USADSB.

Discography:

 * Swimming Time (2000)
 * USA DSB (2004)
 * Interkom Kom Ind (2006)
 * Danmark/Denmark (2009)

Tropes

 * Album Title Drop: In the song "Hospital" for the album Interkom Kom Ind.
 * Alternative Rock: Musically, somewhere between this and Electronic Music.
 * Audience Participation Song: "Worst/Best Case Scenario."
 * Face of the Band: Simon Kvamm, the lead singer, songwriter, and sometimes keyboardist, who is also well-known from Danish satire shows.
 * Football Fight Song: "The Danish Way To Rock," which goes a step further than the normal fight song and actually features backup vocals by the entire Danish national soccer team!
 * High Octane Nightmare Fuel: This music video, for "Science Fiction og Familien," is capable of producing at least a few sleepless nights.
 * I Am the Band: Simon has shades of this at times, but it seems to be mostly tongue-in-cheek.
 * Murder Ballad: Several, most notably "Blå & Black."
 * Obsession Song: "Movie Klip," which is a song about a man who stalks his ex-girlfriend, going so far as following her to Paris and (it's implied) filming her with her new boyfriend.
 * Shout Out: Quite a few to Depeche Mode. It is not unusual for their song "Movie Klip" to turn into "Personal Jesus" during live performances.
 * Soprano and Gravel: Inverted in the song "Blå & Black," where the female singer has a very clear example of the Perishing Alt Rock Voice, compared to Simon's slightly higher and more emotional singing.