Hailing from Iceland FaMR comprises of four 20-year-olds. Their music is best described as energetic, melodious post-rock, though being the natural creative visionaries they are, the band expand and even subvert their style with almost every song. Their self-produced debut album Reistu þig við, sólin er komin á loft…, a mesmerizing, hour-long tapestry featuring six songs and recorded over a weekend in Iceland. The record, as well as their energetic live shows, earned them a slew of accolades, including favourable comparisons to Explosions in the Sky. Their fellow Icelanders Sigur Rós even described them as “a band with the potential to out Mogwai” and invited FaMR on a 15 dates European tour with them.In 2009, FaMR’s star has continued to rise. Aside from playing non-stop in Iceland’s local café and bar scene, they’ve been busy wow-ing festival crowds at events like Holland’s EurosSonic (Feb, 2009), where leading UK journal Music Week described their performance as “ethereal, melody-soaked music with international appeal.”
It’s hence with a ‘buzz in their ears’ that FaMR head back in the studio to work on new songs for a second album. They’re also plotting a European tour in May and hope to play more festivals in the summer to follow up on the interest so far, and introduce their new material. If things go the way they have been, 2009 looks to be FaMR’s most kick-ass year yet.
Album
Reistu þig við, sólin er komin á loft (2008)
- Kyrrð
- Reistu þig við, sólin er komin á loft...
- Fallegt útsýni
- Óhljóð
- Ókyrrð
- ...Sólin er sest og dapurleikinn tekinn við (Bless)
- Kastljós (Bonus)
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