Friday, March 26: Seabear / Via Tania / Soley
Defying its humble beginnings as the lo-fi solo project of Icelandic singer/multi-instrumentalist Sindri Már Sigfússon, SEABEAR morphed into a rambling experimental/indie/folk septet with their first album, “GHOST THAT CARRIED US AWAY”, in 2007 . Joining Sigfússon (whose unassisted musings are now released via his Sin Fang Bous moniker on Morr Music) are Gudbjörg Hlin Gudmundsdottir, Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir, Halldór Ragnarsson, Örn Ingi Ágústsson, Kjartan Bragi Bjarnason and Sóley Stefánsdóttir – all working in a wide range of solo-, band- (Kimono, Skakkamanage) and visual arts-projects in their own right. Their second album “WE BUILT A FIRE” will be released in March 2010 on Morr music.
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Tania Bowers aka VIA TANIA has been on many-a-radar for sometime now, since her first “edition” of Moon Sweet Moon began to circulate amongst fans and the media earlier this year. Without an official release, raving reviews began tumbling in and hardcore fans recruited, thanks to word of mouth and the blogosphere.
Now, the newly produced and revamped Moon Sweet Moon is set to be released this October onThe Hours label when Tania and her band also hit the road (including a slew of CMJ dates) to share her wonderfully un-paragoned sound in the US.