Dýrðin or to give them the English name they have given themsleves, Catchy Tunes Inc, hail from Iceland. Magnús from the band writes that their music is like that of the All Girl Summer Fun Band. He adds that "...our music is very similar to them, happy and naive". I also think that there are hints of Talulah Gosh and Saint Etienne about the band as well.
The band sing in their native language but for the unadventurous out there don't let that put you off as it is a lovely sounding language when sung and adds a certain charm to the lovely little pop tunes they make. They have five demo mp3's available on their site. My favourite is 17 júní which sounds very jolly. Knowing my luck it's most probably a gloomy song!
Dýrðin - 17 júní
Head to their English page to read more about them, download some more tunes and view a video.
Woooooooooooo :)
Thanks a whole lot! I declared them my favorite band of today. And of tomorrow as well. Only I think the other songs are even better. :)
Great blog you have here, Tom.
Thanks!