Years active 2008–present Genre Independent music Record label EMI Records | Website www.arstidir.com Origin Reykjavik, Iceland (2008) | |
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Genres Indie, classical music chamber pop Labels Nivalis, Beste Unterhaltung Past members Karl James Pestka
Jón Elisson
Hallgrímur Jónas Jensson Albums Hvel, Svefns og vöku skil, Live in Dresden 2013, Arstidir, Tvíeind, Things You Said Members Ragnar Ólafsson, Daníel Auðunsson, Gunnar Már Jakobsson, Hallgrímur Jónas Jensson, Jón Elísson, Karl Pestka Similar Anneke van Giersbergen, Sólstafir, Iamthemorning, Arstidir Lifsins, Alejandro Montaner Profiles | ||
rst ir heyr himna smi ur icelandic hymn in train station
Árstíðir (English: Seasons) is an Icelandic classically influenced indie-folk rock/chamber pop band. The defining characteristic of this band is their vocal harmonies, as all members sing.
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- rst ir heyr himna smi ur icelandic hymn in train station
- rst ir scarborough fair
- Studio
- Lives EPs
- Viral Video
- Songs
- References
The band formed in 2008 in Reykjavík as a trio, consisting of Daniel Auðunsson (guitar), Gunnar Már Jakobsson (guitar) and Ragnar Ólafsson (baritone guitar). When they recorded their first album, Árstíðir, Hallgrímur Jónas Jensson (cello) and Jón Elísson (piano) joined the band. In 2010, the band became a sextet with Karl James Pestka (violin). Jón Elísson and Hallgrímur Jónas Jensson left Árstíðir in late 2013, and Karl James Pestka in 2016.
Currently, Árstíðir is composed of members Gunnar Már Jakobsson (baritone guitar), Daniel Auðunsson (guitar) and Ragnar Ólafsson (piano). Since founding the band, they have released three albums: one live EP and two studio albums. Árstíðir have always been an independent band. In Iceland, they have their own record company, Nivalis, and in Germany they have a cooperation contract with Beste Unterhaltung. In 2014, they crowdfunded their third studio album, Hvel, via Kickstarter, which was released in March 2015.
rst ir scarborough fair
Studio
Lives & EPs
Viral Video
Árstíðir became known to a wider internet audience in 2013 when a YouTube video of an impromptu a capella performance of Heyr himna smiður, (English: Hear, Smith of Heavens), a 13th-century Icelandic hymn, at the Bürger Bahnhof train station in Wuppertal, Germany went viral after a performance there. The video was shot by their PR manager.
Songs
Heyr - himna smiðurLive in Dresden 2013 · 2013
Ljod i sandSvefns og vöku skil · 2011
Things You SaidHvel · 2015