Seabear - I Sing I SwimAlbum: The Ghost That Carried Us Away [2007]
iceland's seabear was initially the solo project of sindri már sigfússon but morphed into a seven-piece band by 2007. this song was handpicked from the group's full-length debut where sigfusson filled his lineup with a number of fellow icelandic songwriters. the group’s hushed, folksy music began finding an international audience in 2008, when their song “cat piano” was featured in an episode of gossip girl. still though, they're relatively unknown in these parts (north america that is!) despite having released three albums in the past 4 years. this song is delicate enough to be a lullaby even if the lyrics are relatively dark. it certainly draws influence from elliott smith but the extra instrumentation gives the song a sigur ros-esque dreaminess that really sounds good while watching the falling snow. happy february!
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