Skagaströnd... Even lost in the North of Iceland you can find the most unexpected connections. I am indeed living next door to the house where the grand-mother of Jón Þór Birgisson, singer and guitarist of Sigur Rós used to live. Her name was Sigurrósa and was a well-known eccentric figure in the village. Jónsi Birgisson’s little sister Sigurrósa was named after her, and translated it means “victory rose.”
Apart from this anecdote, I discovered a few really good Icelandic bands.
Rökkurró
The debut album Það kólnar í kvöld... is brilliant. Try the song Ferðalangurinn for a start.
http://www.myspace.com/rokkurro
Múm
Experimental band
Ólöf Arnalds
Ólöf Arnalds is folk singer/ songwriter who used to be a member of Múm. She plays the guitar and the charango (a sort of small lute). She released her debut album in 2007 called Við Og Við. She sounds like a modern troubadour with a crystal clear voice.
Ólöf Arnalds is folk singer/ songwriter who used to be a member of Múm. She plays the guitar and the charango (a sort of small lute). She released her debut album in 2007 called Við Og Við. She sounds like a modern troubadour with a crystal clear voice.
FM Belfast
FM Belfast is an electro band from Reykjavík.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEJMqwVgjME&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsUHS-yGynA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYc0qjAhWoM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsUHS-yGynA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYc0qjAhWoM
http://www.myspace.com/minus
Icelandic alternative rock/hardcore band from Reykjavík
Icelandic alternative rock/hardcore band from Reykjavík
Kira Kira
http://www.myspace.com/trallaladykirakira
Magnús Þór Jónsson known as Megas
Sigur Ross
http://www.heima.co.uk/
Magnús Þór Jónsson known as Megas
Sigur Ross
http://www.heima.co.uk/
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