Band in box was originally formed in 2003 by Elin Alvehag and Siri af Burén. It started out as a playful project based on the idea of light-weight pop melodies and teenager-lyrics with a dash of irony. When Elin left the band in 2006 Siri decided to take the project to an entirely new level based this set of rules:

The rules of the band in box bakery

1. band in box will explore a new instrument each month. December was all about the clarinet I got from the trunk of a highly suspicious man's car. January is devoted to the ukulele. February concentrates on tambourines and March knows how to master a violin. If I don't know anything about playing a specific instrument, neither will I know when I'll make mistakes. Each instrument gets a tune of it's own and each tune will have it's own sound, smell and taste.

2. band in box will, as illustrated by the name, never grow larger than approximately 1.5 x 1.5 metres. Thus, it will always fit in a larger box and I'll never have to learn how to play the double bass.

3. no fake instruments allowed. Never use margarine instead of butter. Never go on a diet.

The rules brought long-forgotten inspiration back and quickly gave rise to a new sound. The melodies changed from yellow to dark green and new layers of words and voices were added.

Although trying to follow the manifesto strictly, the live set grew slightly larger than 1.5 x 1.5 metres, now consisting of five musicians besides Siri: Greta Jacobsson (cello), Niklas Altermark (guitar), Marcus Sjöland (guitar/drums), Martin Ericsson (bass guitar) and Lina Andersson (saxophone/harmonica).