Part of the late-'90s explosion of Swedish guitar pop bands, Brainpool was formed in Lund, Sweden, by vocalist Janne Kask, guitarist David Birde, bassist Christoffer Lundquist, and drummer Jens Jansson. Their Beatles influence was displayed on such albums as 1994's Soda, 1995's Painkiller, and 1996's Stay Free. Kask left the band in 1997, but the remaining members stayed together, releasing You Are Here in 1999. ~ Steve Huey