Jonsi and Alex Launch Coloring Book Contest

Filed under: News , Book Club Experimental duo Jonsi and Alex have the website that just keeps on giving. Earlier this year, apart from unleashing their ambient debut album 'Riceboy Sleeps,' the Sigur Ros frontman, Jonsi Birgisson, and his partner, Alex Somers, treated fans to the downloadable, 18-recipe 'Good Heart Recipe Book' (try the Coconut Thai Curry.) With indie-rock coloring books being all the rage these days, Jonsi and Alex are taking the fad to the virtual level, having added the 40-page 'Jonsi & Alex's Coloring Book' for download. The cryptic-looking, Depression-era inspired collection of original black and white sketches was originally_thumbnail.gifted with 3500 limited-edition copies, all sold-out now, of the duo's debut album.

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