Alex Somers

Alex Somers at the release of the Riceboy Sleeps album

Alex Kendall Somers (* 1984 ) is an American artist and musician from Baltimore, Maryland. He currently lives with his partner Jón “Jónsí” Þór Birgisson , singer and guitarist of the band Sigur Rós , in Reykjavík (Iceland). Somers is a founding member of the defunct band Parachutes. He also has a project with Jónsi Birgisson called Jónsi & Alex. The album Riceboy Sleeps emerged from the collaboration. He played guitar on the album and on his partner's live tour. Somers has produced and mixed several CDs and EPs. He also designed the artwork for the band Sismo for their second album La Magia Existe . Alex Somers is a raw vegan.

Parachutes

Parachutes was a band formed in 2003 as a duo by Alex Somers and Scott Alario. During live performances, the band was supported by an eight-person ensemble made up of Þórdís Björt Sigþórsdóttir, Tinna Jóhanna Magnusson, Björn Pálmi Pálmason, Kári Hólmar Ragnarsson, Brendan Glasson and Aaron Borucki. Most of the recordings were made in Alex's kitchen, with several experiments with household appliances as background music. The duo has u. a. worked with Sigur Rós and the Amiina. On November 13, 2009, the band announced the split on their MySpace page. At the same time, the complete discography was made available as a free download.

Sigur Rós

Alex Somers designed several album artworks for Sigur Rós. The album cover for “Takk” received the most media attention and was subsequently awarded the Best Album Design at the 2006 Islandic Music Awards.

Filmography (selection)

2016: Captain Fantastic: To the wilderness and back (Captain Fantastic)
2018: Hale County This Morning, This Evening
2019: Honey Boy
2020: Twelve

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ eighteen seconds before sunrise - sigur rós news. (No longer available online.) In: sigur-ros.co.uk. July 17, 2005, archived from the original on February 27, 2009 ; Retrieved January 13, 2009 .
↑ saoing faoing, Two excited young men in the studio. Started. In: sinfang.tumblr.com. Retrieved April 30, 2012 .
↑ Sari Peltonen: Raw in Reykjavík. (No longer available online.) In: grapevine.is. August 18, 2009, archived from the original on October 19, 2013 ; Retrieved October 20, 2013 .
^ Last.fm - Parachutes - Description. Retrieved July 20, 2009 .
↑ Thank you ... + free downloads. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 13, 2009 ; Retrieved October 9, 2010 .
↑ eighteen seconds before sunrise - sigur rós news. (No longer available online.) In: sigur-ros.co.uk. January 25, 2006, archived from the original on June 6, 2011 ; Retrieved January 13, 2009 .

personal data
SURNAME	Somers, Alex
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Somers, Alex Kendall (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American artist and musician
DATE OF BIRTH	1984

[1] eighteen seconds before sunrise - sigur rós news. (No longer available online.) In: sigur-ros.co.uk. July 17, 2005, archived from the original on February 27, 2009 ; Retrieved January 13, 2009 .

[2] saoing faoing, Two excited young men in the studio. Started. In: sinfang.tumblr.com. Retrieved April 30, 2012 .

[3] Sari Peltonen: Raw in Reykjavík. (No longer available online.) In: grapevine.is. August 18, 2009, archived from the original on October 19, 2013 ; Retrieved October 20, 2013 .

[4] Last.fm - Parachutes - Description. Retrieved July 20, 2009 .

[5] Thank you ... + free downloads. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 13, 2009 ; Retrieved October 9, 2010 .

[6] eighteen seconds before sunrise - sigur rós news. (No longer available online.) In: sigur-ros.co.uk. January 25, 2006, archived from the original on June 6, 2011 ; Retrieved January 13, 2009 .