The Tough Alliance, or TTA, is a music duo from Gothenburg, Sweden, that plays electronic pop. The duo first came together in 2003 and consists of the childhood friends Henning Fürst and Eric Berglund. They used to be on Swedish record label Service but have now started their own, Sincerely Yours. With three EP's out, Make It Happen,Holiday, and New Waves, and two full-length studio album, The New School and A New Chance, they have been given much critical acclaim and have established themselves on the Swedish indie-scene. New Waves just recently received an 8.0 on Pitchfork, although it was released in 2006. This is because the EP is just now becoming available in the States through Summer Lovers Unlimited label. Their live shows have also been given much attention in the Swedish media when they often swing baseball bats on stage and sing to recorded music. Their critics claim they glorify violence in general and hooliganism in particular, something The Tough Alliance denies. During a show in Stockholm, Sweden, the two band members were thrown off stage after swinging a baseball bat.
