We Built A Fire by Seabear

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by Seabear

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1	play	Add to Playlist	Lion Face Boy	3:35	€0.89	Buy Share This Song like
2	play	Add to Playlist	Fire Dies Down	4:34	€0.89	Buy Share This Song like
3	play	Add to Playlist	I´ll Build You A Fire	3:36	€0.89	Buy Share This Song like
4	play	Add to Playlist	Cold Summer	5:36	€0.89	Buy Share This Song like
5	play	Add to Playlist	Wooden Teeth	2:42	€0.89	Buy Share This Song like
6	play	Add to Playlist	Leafmask	3:11	€0.89	Buy Share This Song like
7	play	Add to Playlist	Softship	4:14	€0.89	Buy Share This Song like
8	play	Add to Playlist	We Fell Of The Roof	5:28	€0.89	Buy Share This Song like
9	play	Add to Playlist	Warm Blood	5:05	€0.89	Buy Share This Song like
10	play	Add to Playlist	In Winters Eyes	3:52	€0.89	Buy Share This Song like
11	play	Add to Playlist	Wolfboy	4:25	€0.89	Buy Share This Song like

Album Info

Defying its humble beginnings as the lo-fi solo project of Icelandic singer/multi-instrumentalist Sindri Már Sigfússon, Seabear has morphed into a rambling experimental/indie/folk septet. Joining Sigfússon (whose unassisted musings are now released via his Sin Fang Bous moniker which just made the American Rolling Stone call him the "Icelandic Beck") are Gudbjörg Hlin Gudmundsdottir, Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir, Halldór Ragnarsson, Örn Ingi Ágústsson, Kjartan Bragi Bjarnason and Sóley Stefánsdóttir - all working in a wide range of solo-, band- (Kimono, Skakkamanage) and visual arts-projects in their own right. For their second full length LP, We Built A Fire, all members of the band had equal input in the writing process, thereby creating Seabear's first real collective album. While Sigfússon's unmistakable voice remains the centerpiece on We Built A Fire, the new joint approach is reflected in songs like "I build you a fire" where the whole band joins in on vocals. While retaining their signature simplistic and addictive naive indie folk ("Wooden Teeth", "Lion Face Boy"), the band have branched out stylistically to include elements of straight up indie rock ("Softship"), intense balladry ("Cold Summer") and even some country twang ("Leafmask"). There is something instantly familiar about Seabear's songs that resonates with fans and critics alike. Despite scant promotion and airplay behind their debut album release, 2007's The Ghost That Carried Us Away, their songs and animated videos were a social media hit generating millions of plays. It's a very Icelandic DIY setup - their music is recorded by the band in their basement studio with its apple carton covered walls. All artwork and videos are hand made by Sindri's partner and band mate Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir. 

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1 year ago by RagnaarB
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While I do think this is a band that needs to be seen live in order to hear their full potential, I still believe this is the best CD from them yet. I do like their other albums, they just don't seem as put together as this.

I definitely recommend it.
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2 years ago by Maille
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Loved them live but the cd is a bit disappointing, the vocals are crashing the songs and homogenizing too much the cd, lacking the stage energy.
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2 years ago by Iðunn Jónsdóttir
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Great album. Even better live!
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2 years ago by geore paulson
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Outstanding band. Their CDs are a little overproduced for my taste. Some of their energy is lost in the processing.
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2 years ago by farran chandler
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I bought this album after the i visited iceland and the woman in skifan recommended it to me. Its freakin amazing!
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