77 Bombay Street
Swiss folk rock band From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Swiss folk rock band From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
77 Bombay Street is a Swiss folk rock musical group that was formed in 2008 in Scharans, canton Graubünden.[1] It consists of four brothers Matt, Joe, Simri-Ramon and Esra Buchli. The band was named after their temporary home in Adelaide, Australia, where the whole Buchli family lived for two years. As of 2021, the band had released five studio albums, the first called Dead Bird self-released, the next three Up in the Sky, Oko Town and Seven Mountains in association with Gadget Records. In 2021, they released their fifth album, Start Over.
77 Bombay Street | |
|---|---|
Four brothers left to right: Joe, Matt, Simri-Ramon and Esra | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Scharans, Graubünden, Switzerland |
| Genres | Indie rock, folk rock, alternative rock |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Gadget |
| Members | Matt Buchli Joe Buchli Simri-Ramon Buchli Esra Buchli |
| Website | 77bombaystreet |
Both Up in the Sky (2011) and Oko Town (2012) went platinum in Switzerland, the former peaking at the third place, the latter hitting the top of Schweizer Hitparade, the official Swiss Albums Chart.[2] According to their official Facebook site in 2014, the band was working on their fourth studio album.[3] In an interview Matt Buchli said "Yes, we are busy writing new songs and we've got a feeling it will be fantastic! Every album is a new and great challenge."[4]
In 2012, the band won two Swiss Music Awards with album Up in the Sky and its title track "Up in the Sky" for Best Album Pop/Rock National and Best Hit National, respectively.[5] In 2015, the band worked on their fourth studio album, Seven Mountains, which was released in fall 2015.[6] In summer 2021, the album Start Over was published.
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWI [7] | |||
| 2009 | Dead Bird | – | |
| 2011 | Up in the Sky | 3 | Platinum |
| 2012 | Oko Town | 1 | Platinum |
| 2015 | Seven Mountains | 1 | Gold |
| 2021 | Start Over | 4 | |
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certification | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWI [7] | ||||
| 2010 | "47 Millionaires" | – | Up in the Sky | |
| 2011 | "Long Way" | 55 | ||
| "Up in the Sky" | 7 | |||
| "I Love Lady Gaga" | 19 | |||
| 2012 | "Low on Air" | 19 | Oko Town | |
| 2013 | "Angel" | – | ||
| 2014 | "Follow the Rain" | 66 | ||
| 2015 | "Seven Mountains" | – | Seven Mountains | |
| 2016 | "Bombay" | – | ||
| "Empire" | 11 | – | ||
| 2021 | "Drifters in the Wind" | – | Start Over | |
| "Karaoke Girl" | – | |||
| "Train Home" | – | |||
| "Fox" | – | |||
| "Eugene" | – | |||
| "Start Over" | – | |||
| "Middle of My World" | – | |||
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