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Æla (translation: Puke) are an Icelandic post-punk band,
famous in their home country for their mesmeric and
explosive live performances, jagged tunes, tense dynamics
and the on/offstage acrobatics of frontman and scene
figure Halli Valli.
Their acclaimed debut album “Sýnið tillitssemi, ég er
frávik” (roughly translated, "Show some consideration, I
am an anomaly") was released in 2006. The band spent
2007-2008 playing live and touring in the UK and France,
as well as becoming a hyped annual fixture on the Iceland
Airwaves lineup.
Since then, various members of Æla have been through
education, childbirth, international moves and various
other projects, extending work on their "difficult second
album" almost indefinitely. But with the recordings
finally complete, the new band are gearing up for a new
chapter in their story.
Æla have inspired comparisons to greats like the
Minutemen, Shellac, Les Savy Fav and Slint from fans and
critics; however, it's their inimitable boundless energy
and their sense of fun that have garnered praise from all
corners.
Those aspects are the core of the band's mission: to
harness the chaos, energy, absurdity and fun that is
Æla.

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