SpudShow 455 - Rokkurro
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\\nGroup - Rokkurro
\\nfrom Iceland
\\nTrack 1 - Augun\\xa0 opnast
Track 2 - Sjonarspil
Track 3 - Solun Mun Skina
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R\\xf6kkurr\\xf3\\u2019s 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 R\\xf6kkurr\\xf3\\u2019s music owed to the fragile and soothing voice of Hildur Krist\\xedn Stef\\xe1nsd\\xf3ttir.
Their debut \\xdea\\xf0 K\\xf3lnar \\xcd Kv\\xf6ld.. (It\\u2019s Getting Colder Tonight) was released in 2007 in Iceland, Europe and Japan to great critical acclaim, followed by tour dates with iconic figures of the Icelandic music scene m\\xfam and celebrated neo-classical composer \\xd3lafur Arnalds.
Three years on R\\xf6kkurr\\xf3 are releasing their sophomore album \\xcd Annan Heim (In Another World) produced by Alex Somers, partner and music collaborator of J\\xf3nsi \\xde\\xf3r Birgisson (Sigur R\\xf3s). \\xcd 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.
R\\xf6kkurr\\xf3 was selected by Clash Magazine to play at the Nordic Music Export clubnight Ja Ja Ja in London in October 2010.