Ejstes, who in his teens started his songwriting with hip hop, is backed live by Swedish progressive rock veteran Reine Fiske on guitar, bassist Mattias Gustavsson, and drummer Johan Holmegard (who replaced Fredrik Björling), all of whom have played parts on Dungen's studio albums.

Although Dungen's songs are sung entirely in Swedish, 2004's Ta det lugnt ("take it easy") received great acclaim within indie rock circles and established the band's international reputation.

Dungen released their fourth studio album, Tio bitar ("ten pieces") on 25 April 2007 but did not tour in support of it.

[4] The album was released on 25 November 2016 as an official Black Friday Record Store Day release and then re-released in a limited edition by Mexican Summer with a bonus 12" live EP recorded in Sol de Sants Studios after their show at Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona.

It was released in February 2017 to coincide with Dungen's US tour of art studios and small theaters performing the full score live accompanying the film.