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Leevi and the Leavings

Helmed by late vocalist and bandleader Gösta Sundqvist, erstwhile Finnish four-piece Leevi and the Leavings presided over the country's indie pop-rock scene throughout the 1980s and 1990s. With a whimsical approach to songwriting that explored social realism and was often tragicomic in character, the band – Risto Paananen (bass, guitar, backing vocals), Juha Karastie (guitar) and Niklas Nylund (drums) – released their first and landmark single in 1978, "Mitä kuuluu, Marja-Leena?.” Their quirky debut album, Suuteleminen Kielletty, arrived two years later. Leevi and the Leavings, w...