Architecture in Helsinki is an Australian musical collective based in the suburb of Brunswick in Melbourne. Their sound and line-up has morphed throughout it's tenure, from the naive bedroom school band stylings of their 2003 debut 'Fingers Crossed', to the wild and colorful pop machinations of their most recent album 2007's 'Places Like This'. Whatever the case, the band's sound revolves primarily around the songs of Cameron Bird. While the instrumentation and influence is wide and varied.
Originally comprised of three childhood friends Cameron Bird, Jamie Mildren and Sam Perry, AiH became a hobbyist combo in the year 2000, and has morphed through as many as six different line-ups during its tenure, always centered around the songwriting and singing of Cameron Bird.
They have released three albums to date, 'Fingers Crossed' in 2003, 'In Case We Die' in 2005 and 'Places Like This' in 2007, each of which has seen the band navigating completely different musical terrain.
Currently the band have reconvened in Melbourne (after being spread over three continents for much of 2006 and 2007) and are working on their fourth album, to be released in 2009. They have released an EP titled That Beep in November 2008. Their forthcoming album is currently under the "project name": Vision Revision.
From Wikipedia:Architecture in Helsinki is an Australian band based in the suburb of Northcote in Melbourne. The group consists of Cameron Bird, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, and Kellie Sutherland.
Most of the band members can play multiple instruments. Their music makes use of a wide range of instruments, from instruments such as analog synthesizers, samplers, the glockenspiel and handclaps; to concert band instruments like the trumpet, tuba, trombone, saxophone, clarinet and recorder; and the more standard guitars, bass guitar and drums.
The band has been on multiple national and international tours. They have toured the United States with acts such as Death Cab for Cutie and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and opened for David Byrne, The Polyphonic Spree, Yo La Tengo and Belle & Sebastian. In May 2009, they opened for The Presets' concerts held in Sydney and Melbourne.