Formed in 2002 by friends Torsten Larsen and Tore Johansen because the latter had a microphone, a computer and a room and was able to help the former record a few songs.
Larsen &Furious Jane turned into a lasting friendship and a band with a line-up consisting at different points in time of up to 8 people, including Nils Grˆndahl of fabulous Danish band Under Byen (released in the US and Canada by Paper Bag Records).
Larsen and Johansen recorded a CD-R debut album that doesn't really count, but got them signed to Morningside Records. They have since released 3 critically acclaimed albums, including the current release Zen Sucker, their darkest collection of songs to date.
The silly name is a joke that stuck and it has been an ongoing discussion ever since -- if the band would have to change it in order to really make it in the music business. Who's to say? (Another Danish band once had to change it's name from Disneyland After Dark to D.A.D. because of a lawsuit, and they are huge in Denmark now... But that's a digression.)
"Zen Sucker, the way we see it, is a mental vampire, that sucks all good will and positive energy out of you and leaves you groaning without a chance to master anything but the most necessary movements." - Larsen &Furious Jane about their 3rd full length album Zen Sucker.
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