Seabear

Seabear
	; Seabear (2007)
	General information
origin	Reykjavík , Iceland
Genre (s)	Indie pop , indie folk
founding	2000
Website	www.seabearia.com
Current occupation
Vocals , guitar , piano , keyboard , banjo	Sindri Már Sigfússon
guitar	Örn Ingi Ágústsson
Violin , glockenspiel , harmonica	Guðbjörg Hlín Guðmundsdóttir
bass	Halldór (Dóri) Ragnarsson
Drums	Kjartan Bragi Bjarnason
singing	Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir
Keyboard , guitar	Sóley Stefánsdóttir

Seabear is an indie folk band from Reykjavík , Iceland .

Band history

Seabear initially started as a solo project by Sindri Sigfússon, who had already composed his own songs as a singer-songwriter for a long time . In the early 2000s, Sindri recorded the long player I'm Me on Sundays and the EP Singing Arc in his home studio , both of which he produced himself. The project had its first increase in staff when Sindri was supposed to perform live for the first time in Berlin and therefore asked his two friends Örn Ingi Ágústsson and Guðbjörg Hlín Guðmundsdóttir if they would support him musically.

After all, there were six band members who recorded the first album together in Sindri's small home studio. The Ghost That Carried Us Away was released in late 2007 and received very good reviews. The Berlin label Morr Music , which had tied the band for three albums, took over promotion and distribution . In 2007 the band was on a European tour and also performed in Germany. During this time the musician Sóley Stefánsdóttir joined the band as the seventh member. She plays guitar and keyboard. In November 2007 Seabear released a cover of the Undertones as a single with Teenage Kicks .

In 2008 the band went on tour intensively. In 2009 the group became quieter. In 2010 Seabear released a single with Lion Face Boy / Cold Summer after a long time. The album We Built a Fire followed .

style

The songs composed by Sindri are characterized by their melodic structure and lyrical sensitivity. The musical accompaniment of the tender, restrained vocals with guitars, piano, drums, glockenspiel, strings, double bass and harmonica gives the music a playful touch of easy-listening folk.

Trivia

Sindri Sigfússon designed the cover artwork for The Ghost That Carried Us Away together with his girlfriend Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir, who is also the vocalist on the album. Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir also works as a video artist and produced the video for I Sing I Swim together with Sindri Sigfússon .
The honorary members Örvar, Eiki and Guðni mentioned on some websites supported Seabear with the studio recordings for the debut album. Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason is also a member of the band múm , who performed several times with Seabear in Germany in autumn 2007.
In 2008 Sindri Már Sigfússon founded his solo project Sin Fang Bous , with which he has already released two albums and toured twice.

Discography

Albums

2002: I'm Me on Sundays
2007: The Ghost That Carried Us Away (Morr Music)
2010: We Built a Fire (Morr Music)

EPs

2004: Singing Arc
2010: While the Fire Dies (Sound Of A Handshake)

Singles

2007: Teenage Kicks / Piano Hands (A Number of Small Things)
2010: Lion Face Boy / Cold Summer (A Number of Small Things)

Compilation Contributions

2005: Drunk Song - Alphabet Series I (Tomlab)
2007: Teenage Kicks / Piano Hands - A Number of Small Things (Morr Music)
2007: The Only Vampire in Town - Glaube (Morr Music)
2007: I Sing I Swim / Lost Watch - Music for Hairy Scary Monsters (Morr Music)
2007: I Sing I Swim - Iceland Airwaves Eruption (IMX Icelandic Music Export)
2007: Arms - Cologne on Pop Festival Compilation 2007 (C / O Pop)
2008: Cat Piano - The Big Freeze Vol. 3 (Platipus)
2009: Singing Arc - Not Given Lightly: A Tribute to the Giant Golden Book of New Zealands Alternative Music Scene (Morr Music)