By the side of the oldest church in Southern Finland, there's a small cottage where four guys started jamming some old songs in spring 2011. Every now and then, Roger (bass) and Paul (guitar), old mates from elementary school, had talked about forming a band; sometimes it was a funk band, sometimes rock'n'roll, sometimes something else. By spring 2011, putting the band together was unavoidable, and, as Roger and Janne's (vocals, guitar) old band had come to an end, the road was open, so to speak. This called for a voracious drummer with fluency in all languages of rock'n'roll, and Tero was the ultimate answer to this need. New songs started flowing out, some of them had a taste of the Rolling Stones, some a flare of the Kinks or Atomic Swing, but more and more the band started to have a sound of their own. So, is it power pop? Is it rock'n'roll? Are there influences from soul, rhythm & blues, psychedelia and garage rock? Well, probably, but who cares about genres? This music is from the heart, and these guys are dedicated to the mission of bringing great music to the masses. As Chuck Berry once said, and The Expected took to their hearts, "If you're gonna do it, why not get it right?" So what does it sound like? It's pop and rock, obviously, but with corrosion designated to set in, yet with all the necessary glow. And just like the sound, The Expecteds inuences are old but radiant. With any sense, you’ll catch in on them quickly, we will not bore you with names. Janne Äyräväinen: Vocals, guitars Paul Wallin: Guitars, lead vocal on Better Times Roger Sandell: Bass Tero Rikkonen: Drums, acoustic guitar, keyboards, vocals, lead vocal on Traffic Light Guest musicians: Raine Kasper: French horn on Traffic Light Jermu Koivukoski: Fluegelhorn, trumpet and piccolo trumpet on Traffic Light Noora Virtanen: Backing vocals on Child of The Moon Topi Karvonen: Bass on No Favors Written, performed and produced by The Expected (Except “King Kong” written by Ray Davies) Horn arrangement by Tero Rikkonen Recorded at Finnvox, Mankku and Studio Petroskoi by Janne Äyräväinen, Tero Rikkonen and Anssi Tenhunen Mixed by Mikko Kilpeläinen at Äänivallila Mastered by Jaakko Viitalähde at Virtalähde Mastering