The Pusher was founded in summer 2007 and consists of the members Pontus Karlsson (drums), Jakke Erixson (vocals, bass), Karl-Ola Solem (guitar) und John Hårleman (keyboard).

Their debut album, The Art Of Hit Music, was released on 19 August 2011.

The first single, Blinded By The Dark, went straight to number one on the Swedish iTunes charts.

The second single release, Blow Me And Run, followed on 4 November 2011, Hårlemans ancestors designed the Stockholm Palace.

[citation needed] Erixson was born in Gränna, the city in which polkagris was invented.