Ethereal Icelandic ensemble Rökkurró embark on European mini-tour consisting of dates in UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium.
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13 April - Windmill, Brixton (UK)
14 April - Queen of Hoxton, London (UK)
16 April - Botanique, Brussels (BE)
17 April - Arenbergschouwburg, Antwerp (BE)
18 April - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
19 April -...
[read more] Ethereal Icelandic ensemble Rökkurró embark on European mini-tour consisting of dates in UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium.
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13 April - Windmill, Brixton (UK)
14 April - Queen of Hoxton, London (UK)
16 April - Botanique, Brussels (BE)
17 April - Arenbergschouwburg, Antwerp (BE)
18 April - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
19 April - Café Video, Ghent (BE)
20 April - Sinkkastenartsclub, Frankfurt (D)
21 April - Engelsburg, Erfurt (D)
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Icelandic five-piece Rökkurró’s melancholic serenades are evocative of the cold and desolate landscapes of their distant homeland. Mesmerising tones and swooping strings projected against a bleak and solitary Nordic backdrop. And yet, unique warmth pervades Rökkurró’s music owed to the fragile and soothing voice of Hildur Kristín Stefánsdóttir.
An early release, entitled "Það Kólnar Í Kvöld" (It’s Getting Colder Tonight) came out in 2007 to great critical acclaim, followed by tour dates with iconic figures of the Icelandic music scene múm and celebrated neo-classical composer Ólafur Arnalds.
Three years on Rökkurró have finished their magnum opus: "Í Annan Heim" (In Another World), an album produced by Alex Somers, partner and music collaborator of Jónsi Þór Birgisson (Sigur Rós). Í Annan Heim is a collection of nine graceful compositions that showcase a darker, more expansive and mature sound, full of meticulously crafted melodies, complex arrangements and smooth sonic textures.
Rökkurró are picking up influential fans on their travels: they were selected by Clash Magazine to play at the Nordic Music Export clubnight Ja Ja Ja in London in October 2010. Their music may be from another world, but with this tour Rökkurró quietly continue their conquest of hearts and minds here on planet Earth.
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"Í Annan Heim is one of the best-written and also best-produced albums coming out of Iceland this year."
Ólafur Arnalds, Icelandic composer
"Rökkurró's music is dark. It's very icelandic. They have their own sound and are still a young band that will continue to grow and make really exciting music..."
Alex Somers, Jónsi & Alex
"Rökkurró is quickly developing as one of Iceland's premiere bands."
The Muse Magazine (CA)
"Rökkurró really prove there is a lot more coming out of Iceland than volcanic ash, Björk and collapsing banking structures."
Vainzine (UK)
"Rökkurró are a scarily young and scarily talented young band who do exactly that, exhibiting spirit, subtlety and versatility across the course of their amazing debut 'Í Annan Heim' Very pretty in an audibly Icelandic style."
Snipe (UK)
“Delicate lullabies sung in Icelandic.”
Drowned In Sound (UK)
