Interview with Jónsi & Alex @ It's a trap! Scandinavian Music Website

It's a trap! Interview Words by Vasilis Panagiotopoulos Sigur Rós ARTIST: Sigur Rós (ICE) LINK: http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/ LINK: http://www.myspace.com/sigurros ADD TO WATCHLIST → SEARCH for more on Sigur Rós → frontman Jón (Jónsi) Þór Birgisson SEARCH for more on Jón (Jónsi) Þór Birgisson → and partner Alex Somers , from Reykjavík band Parachutes , started their artistic collaboration in 2003. Three years later they released a picture book under the name of Riceboy Sleeps , followed by art exhibitions in Iceland, the US, and Australia. In terms of music, they have so far released two singles, "All the big trees" and "Daníell in the sea" , and have contributed the song "Happiness" to a charity compilation album produced by members of ....

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