The inimitable husky tones of Iceland’s Lay Low to hit the headlines will penetrate your heart as fast your ears. Combining kooky northern charm with smoky bar-room blues, Lay Low has taken the Icelandic music scene by storm and is all set to blow a few minds across the sea as well.

Described variously as a “female Johnny Cash”, a country-blues balladeer and a breath of fresh air, Lay Low is in fact the 24-year-old Lovisa Elisabet. Her debut album “Please Don´t Hate Me” has been topping the Icelandic charts since its release in October 2006, delighting the country’s critics and music lovers alike. Nominated for four of the 2006 Icelandic Music Awards, Lay Low received more nominations than any other musician, which is pretty cool and she eventually went home with 3 prices.

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Snorri Helgason - Summer Is Almost Gone

• New single, GENTLY released 28th Oct. 2013
“It’s time to attend to the pieces of my heart, I routinely tucked away for the most part...”
• New studio album TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER released in Iceland 15th Nov. 2013
• Mixed by Communion Co-Founder Ian Grimble




Lay Low - Gently

From Lay Low's 4th album 'Talking About the Weather' released in Iceland in 2013.
Available here : http://shop.laylow.is
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In The Dead Of Winter

Muscle Memory

All tracks written by Jón Ólafsson and Árni Grétar
Mixed by Árni Grétar and Jón Ólafsson

Jón Ólafsson: Piano
Árni Grétar: Synthesizer, effects, field recordings

Mastered by Finnur Hákonarson 
Artwork & photography by Sig Vicious 


Jón Ólafsson & Futuregrapher - Nærvera

New album - Brot (the breaking) Out in October 2015

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Hey, this is a remix of Animals Games made by The Colorist for Emiliana Torrini from Iceland.
Most welcome to see us with Emiliana live at the end of October 2015.
Check www.thecoloristmusic.com

Animal Games remix The Colorist

Soffía Björg
I Lie

Icelandic songstress Soffía Björg hails from rural Borgarfjörður, a fjord just up north from the Reykjavik capital. The area is characterised by barren beauty; vast and unusually green fields are cut through with rocky belts and colossal mountains. And although the many waters of Borgarfjörður appear calm, the fjord has significant undercurrents and shallows. The music of Soffía Björg inherits the same traits, where ethereal heart tugging beauty is interspersed with roaring, aggressive emotionality.

Soffía Björg’s debut album, where said musical palette is on display, was recorded in Iceland, at Studio Sundlaugin (‘The Swimming Pool’) a warm and atmospheric place. There she was accompanied by a crack team of fellow countrymen; guitar virtuoso Pétur Ben, drummer Kristofer Rodriquez and bassist extraordinaire Ingibjörg Elsa Turchi. At the production helm is Ben Hillier, who has worked with Blur, Elbow, Graham Coxon, Nadine Shah and Depeche Mode, to name but a few.

The results are lived-in and dramatic, as the music draws from americana, folk and her undeniable roots described in the opening paragraph. Soffía’s deeply resounding voice enhances the proceedings, as it clearly stems from an old, wise soul - completely transcending her age. Like a raw Norah Jones, Soffia Björg envelopes the listener with a warm embrace but at the same time there's trouble lurking just out of sight.

In the first official single, ‘I Lie’, Soffía leans into a dark-hued place and unashamedly bashes out a fierce rocker addressing broken promises and sunken dreams. Almost cut-throat in it’s energy, the song is a no holds barred plea where Soffía bravely shows her teeth, lyrically and vocal wise.

soffiabjorg.com

I Lie

Lay Low is the Icelandic singer-songwriter Lovísa - http://www.facebook.com/baralovisa

please have a listen, share if you like and have a great day!

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