Tag Archives: 2001 in Reykjavik

Arnar Gudjonsson (vocals/guitar), Hallur Hallsson (bass), and Arnar Olaffson comprise the Icelandic indie rock group Leaves. Acquiring their name from the Nick Drake recording Five Leaves Remaining, Leaves started in Iceland’s capital town during summer time 2001. Gudjonsson have been holed up in a reddish house writing tunes, as soon …

The Funerals, an alt-country collective, comes from Iceland. Made up of Ragnar Kjartansson (vocals, electric guitar), Lara Sveinsdottir (vocals), Olafur Jonsson (electric guitar), Thorgeir Gudmundsson (drums), and Trabant’s Thor Grondal (synth) and Vidar Gislason (bass), the Funerals produced in summer months 2001. The music group was barely 90 days old …