FM Belfast
| FM Belfast | |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Electropop |
| founding | 2005 |
| Website | www.fmbelfast.com |
| Founding members | |
| Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson, Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir | |
| Current occupation | |
| Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson, Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir, Árni Vilhjálmsson, Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason | |
FM Belfast is an electro / pop band from Reykjavík . The group consists of Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir, Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson, Árni Vilhjálmsson and Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason .
history
The band started in 2005 only with Hjálmtýsdóttir and Hlöðversson. Until Árni Vilhjálmsson and Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason came on, however, there were no notable successes. In 2006 they performed at the Iceland Airwaves Festival, taking the step from a studio project to a live band.
The number of members varies from 3 to 8, depending on who can appear. The core of the band are Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson, Árni Vilhjálmsson and Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir. Occasionally Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason, Sveinbjorn Hermann Pálsson, Björn Kristjánsson, Birgitta Birgisdóttir, Eiríkur Orri also take part in performances.
The first album was recorded in New York and Iceland. Recording, mixing and the design of the cover were done by the members of the band themselves.
Discography
Albums
- 2008: How to Make Friends
- 2011: Don't Want to Sleep
- 2013: The Singles Club
- 2014: Brighter Days
- 2017: Island Broadcast
Singles
- 2007: Back & Spine (featuring FM Belfast)
- 2008: Lotus ( Killing in the Name )
- 2010: Underwear
- 2011: Vertigo
- Par avion
Web links
- Official website
- FM Belfast at Morr Music
- World Champion Records
- FM Belfast at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Iceland Music Export
- ^ A b Sigurður Kjartan Kristinsson: Only Amusing When Desperate. FM Belfast on the band's history, crazy fans and upcoming debut release . Grapevine. August 1, 2008. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
- ↑ Kasper Bjørke - Back & Spine EP (12 ", EP) at Discogs
- ↑ FM Belfast - Killing In The Name Of (Lotus) (12 ") at Discogs
