Seabear's Seven!

Hailing from Iceland, Seabear started off with one lone member. It all began with Sindri Már Sigfússon. Singing Arc is his first EP from 2004, and is available for free from their website. Later, there were three bandmates. Now, there is a total of seven members. Their album The Ghost that Carried Us Away was released back in September of 2007 through independent record label, Morr Music. The label couldn't fit any better since Morr Music is mostly electronic based. According to the label's MySpace page, "Morr Music has gradually become the label of reference for Electronica."

But, Seabear isn't only electronic. They've got numerous different instruments flowing through their songs including guitar, violin, harmonica and piano. Not only that, but they use only one microphone so if you're into the Lo-Fi sound, it doesn't get any better!

It could be argued that Seabear is the best new band to come out of Iceland in a long time. But, I don't see any point in debating it. "I Sing, I Swim" has a perfect relaxing melody that sort of reminds me of "Sleep" by The Dandy Warhols. "Hands Remember" is a slow and nostalgic song with beautiful instrumentation all the way through. "Seashell" is a bit more of an upbeat track even with the violin, and is also a favorite of mine.

Hopefully, Seabear will become more known throughout the US this year and we'll get to see them and their musically talented selves in concert! Check out their MySpace page or go buy the album here.

Photo and text sources: MySpace, Digitalis Industries, Scrink, Seabear

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