{{Short description|Swedish synthpop band}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Kite | image = NicklasStenemo.jpg | alt = | caption = Singer Nicklas Stenemo | image_size = | alias = | origin = Malmö, Sweden | genre = Synth-pop, new wave | years_active = {{Start date|2008}}–present | label = Astronaut Recordings | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = {{plainlist| *Christian Berg *Nicklas Stenemo}} | past_members = }} '''Kite''' are a Swedish synth-pop group composed of Nicklas Stenemo (The Mo, Melody Club) and Christian Berg (Yvonne, Strip Music, The April Tears). Originating from Malmö and now based in Stockholm, they are signed to Astronaut Recordings and have published six EPs since their debut in 2008, each of which was released on CD and as a limited vinyl record edition. They have performed at festivals including ''Recession Festival'' in Århus, Denmark, ''Arvika Festival'' and ''Putte i parken'' in Sweden, Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig, and Amphi Festival<ref>{{cite web |title=Bands and running order - Amphi Festival 2023 |url=https://www.amphi-festival.de/2023/bands.html}}</ref> in Cologne.

In 2020 they released new music with producer Benjamin John Powers.

==Reception== Their eponymous debut EP ''Kite'' was reviewed favorably by the ''Side-Line'' magazine comparing it to classic 1980s synth-pop acts such as Erasure or Yazoo, while the German ''Sonic Seducer'' noted singer Stenemo's distinctive voice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=38755_0_17_0_C |title=Kite – Kite (Mcd EP Astronaut Recordings) |date=8 January 2009 |work=Side-Line}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.sonic-seducer.de/index.php/component/option,com_reviews/anzeige,8382/func,detail/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412085347/http://www.sonic-seducer.de/index.php/component/option,com_reviews/anzeige,8382/func,detail/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-04-12 |title=Kite – Kite (MCD) |first=Sandra M. |last=Heinzelmann |language=German |magazine=Sonic Seducer |year=2008 |issue=11 |publisher=Thomas Vogel Media}}</ref> The EP ''Kite III'' was lauded for its original sound by ''Side-Line'' and ''Sonic Seducer'', the latter marking a darker tone in this release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=45349_0_17_0_C |title=Kite – Kite III (Mcd EP Astronaut Recordings) |date=29 October 2010 |work=Side-Line}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.sonic-seducer.de/index.php/component/option,com_reviews/anzeige,9938/func,detail/ |title=Kite – III |first=Sandra M. |last=Heinzelmann |language=German |magazine=Sonic Seducer |page=89 |year=2010 |issue=10 |publisher=Thomas Vogel Media |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308214039/http://www.sonic-seducer.de/index.php/component/option%2Ccom_reviews/anzeige%2C9938/func%2Cdetail/ |archivedate= 8 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The release ''Kite IV'' has been seen as a mix of classic 1980s synth-pop similar to OMD and modern, experimental sounds.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kite – IV (EP - Astronaut Recordings) |date=24 October 2011 |work=Side-Line |url=http://www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=46993_0_17_0_C }}</ref> Kite's sixth EP ''VI'' was released in 2015. It has been compared to the sound of Kraftwerk and Vangelis.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/skivrecensioner/kite-vi/ |first=Fredrik |last=Strage |title=Kite: 'VI' |language=Swedish |work=Dagens Nyheter |date=18 April 2015 |access-date=11 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Sandra M. |last=Heinzelmann |title=Kite – VI |language=German |magazine=Sonic Seducer |page=81 |issue=5 |year=2015}}</ref>

The 2010 single "Jonny Boy" reached position 49 in the Swedish charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kite&titel=Jonny+Boy&cat=s |title=Kite – Jonny Boy (song) |work=swedishcharts.com |publisher=Hung Medien}}</ref><ref name="SVTL">{{cite web |url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/search?query=Kite |title=3st träffar hittades för sökkriterie: Kite |language=sv |work=Sverigetopplistan |accessdate=19 April 2022}}</ref>

==Discography== ===Album=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart position |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| SWE<br /><ref name="SVTL" /> |- ! scope="row"| ''Kite at the Royal Opera'' | 2020 | 9 |- ! scope="row"| ''Kite VII'' | 2024 | 5<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/54?dspy=2024&dspp=33|title=Veckolista Album, vecka 33, 2024|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref> |}

===EPs=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| SWE<br /><ref name="SVTL" /> |- ! scope="row"| ''Kite'' | 2008 | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Kite II'' | 2009 | 58 |- ! scope="row"| ''Kite III'' | 2010 | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Kite IV'' | 2011 | 49 |- ! scope="row"| ''Kite V'' | 2013 | 38 |- ! scope="row"| ''Kite VI'' | 2015 | — |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| SWE<br /><ref name="SVTL" /> |- ! scope="row"| "Jonny Boy" | 2010 | 49 |- ! scope="row"| "Demons & Shame"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjUZQvZ2hlE |title=Demons & Shame |publisher=KiteHQ |via=YouTube |accessdate=10 November 2020}}</ref> | 2017 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Tranås/Stenslanda"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYsATCohSH8 |title=Tranås/Stenslanda |publisher=KiteHQ |via=YouTube |accessdate=10 November 2020}}</ref> | rowspan="3"| 2020 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Teenage Bliss" / "Bowie '95" | — |- ! scope="row"| "Hand Out the Drugs" / "Changing" | — |- ! scope="row"| "Panic Music" / "Bocelli"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__Xuh-ORERQ |title=Panic Music |work=KiteHQ |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=19 April 2022}}</ref> | 2022 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Don't Take the Light Away"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.synthpopfanatic.com/new-music/listen-to-kites-new-song-dont-take-the-light-away/ |title=Listen to Kite's new song, "Don't Take the Light Away" |website=Synthpop Fanatic |date=2023-04-26 |accessdate=2023-05-03}}</ref> | 2023 | — |}

===Appearances=== *Sweat Boys "Endlessly" feat. Nicklas Stenemo of Kite (2019)<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211208/BVlz2kpQG7I Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20211109190859/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVlz2kpQG7I Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVlz2kpQG7I| title = Endlessly | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.discogs.com/artist/1230554-Kite-6 Discogs] *[http://www.myspace.com/kitemalmo Official myspace site] *[https://www.youtube.com/c/KiteHQOfficial/videos Official YouTube channel]

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Category:Swedish synth-pop groups Category:Swedish musical duos Category:Musical groups established in 2008 Category:2008 establishments in Sweden Category:English-language Swedish musical groups Category:Musical groups from Malmö