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Reykjavik chicks: Iceland rsquo;s Amiina carves out unique identity

Arsaelsdottir has a point
Sammy King  |  by theedge.bostonherald.com. All rights reserved. 31.03 | 23:24

Arsaelsdottir has a point. While Reykjavik hasn rsquo;t exactly become the next London or Los Angeles, for years now it has been turning out some of pop music rsquo;s more intriguing acts, most spectacularly Bjork and the group that spawned her, the Sugarcubes. And we can rsquo;t forget Sigur Ros either.

Their new album, ldquo;Seoul, rdquo; is as delicate and oddly enchanting a mix of lightly dancing pop fare as you rsquo;re likely to hear this year. It rsquo;s a sound they rsquo;ve been developing since the four became friends in university a few years back, and later expanded as the string accompanists for Sigur Ros.
Maria Huld Markan Sigfusdottir will be on violin, Edda Run Olafsdottir on viola and Solrun Sumarlioadottir on cello.

But in the course of their shows, the members of Amiina are likely to sing and also put down their traditional instruments to play everything from the glockenspiel and autoharp to laptop computer and tuned water glasses.

ldquo;On this (North American) tour, our audiences have been dead silent the whole time we rsquo;re playing, rdquo; Arsaelsdottir said. ldquo;It rsquo;s been amazing.

But at our concerts you have to be quiet so you can listen to what were doing. We rsquo;re always trying out new things.

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Keywords: Sigur Ros
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