So why did they call themselves ‘First Aid Kit’? On the face of it, this wouldn’t seem like a great choice. To be perfectly honest, if all I knew about First Aid Kit was their name, I would guess they were some third rate pub band. Of course, things might have been a lot worse, they could have chosen a name like ‘Knee Bandage’ or ‘Sticking Plaster’! All the same, for anyone seeking to become successful, ‘First Aid Kit’ is not going to be on your shortlist of names for a band! Even from the point of view of Google searches, it’s a pretty bad choice – you end up competing with companies selling medical equipment!

So how did this all come about? Well, the story goes that Klara came up with the name by randomly opening a dictionary. However, there seems to be rather more to it than just that. Yes, she did find it in a dictionary, but the reason the name was chosen was that Klara wanted her songs to make people feel better.

The whole thing is well summed up in an impassioned speech Klara made during a recent US concert: ‘We started this band because music was a saviour to us. It was there for us when we needed it and, you know, ‘First Aid Kit’, I mean, it’s as cheesy as f***, but, you know, it’s the truth, it’s what we want to be for people.’

So it turns out that ‘First Aid Kit’ is more than just a random band-name, it represents the whole essence of who the Söderberg sisters are, and they’ve stubbornly resisted any pressure to ever change it!