The warm and fuzzy pop of Sin Fang Bous, a solo project of Seabear's Sindri Mar Sigfusson indebted as much to twee shoegaze as much as crackling glitch, gets a lovely showcase from the start on Clangour, with the rushed hyperactivity of "Advent in Ives Garden" kicking things off. With confections like the surf-touched "Melt Down the Knives" and the pulsing beat and soft banjo of "We Belong" -- not a Pat Benatar cover, but that would have been interesting -- the album balances sunniness with a thick fog of echo more than slightly suggestive of early Magnetic Fields, but the singing of Sigfusson, especially on the conclusion of "Fa Fa Fa" but in evidence throughout, is nowhere near Stephin Merritt's dark murmurings (and some might find that a distinct plus). At times a more rock & roll approach takes the lead, at least in a classically lo-fi manner -- thus the peppy, psych-tinged strum of "Catch the Light," Sigfusson's vocals an emotional ghostly whisper. Elsewhere the shimmering folk beauty of "A Fire to Sleep In," acoustic guitar and hushed harmony singing suddenly given a brisk, stuttering electronic beat below the extra textures in the arrangement, stands out as a beautiful highlight, the performance getting brighter and more attractive as the song progresses.
Sin Fang Bous is the solo project of Rekjavik's Sindri Mar Sigfusson, vocalist of the folk-pop collective Seabear.In keeping with the quirkiness of many of his more well-known compatriots, the name of Sin's project is said to be an invented muddle of a truncated version of his name, his teeth and the way his music sounds. Bless.Clangour sees Sin sidling away from the mellow, folk-inspired sound...
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Sin Fang Bous coming to AmericaNo, that's not a threat, it's an Icelandic "experimental pop artist" and he's making his N. American touring debut in October. Sin Fang Bous aka Sindri Mar Sigfusson is touring in support of his solo debut, Clangour (Morr Music).10-21 Somerville, MA (US) - The Somerville Theatre (w / Múm)10-22 Philadelphia (US) - First Unitarian (w / Múm)10-23 Washington DC (US) -.
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Sin Fang Bous is the solo project of Rekjavik's Sindri Mar Sigfusson, vocalist of the folk-pop collective Seabear.In keeping with the quirkiness of many of his more well-known compatriots, the name of Sin's project is said to be an invented muddle of a truncated version of his name, his teeth and the way his music sounds. Bless.Clangour sees Sin sidling away from the mellow, folk-inspired sound...
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Stop it Sindri! I keep getting lost in your dewy eyes. Sindri Mar Sigfusson, bandleader of the whimsical pop-folk group Seabear, has just announced North American tour dates in support of his solo project Sin Fang Bous. Alongside Mm, this tour is to promote Sin Fang Bous's first record Clangour, off Morr Music. Clangour explores Sigfusson's personal musical ambitions with a thoughtful quilt of ec
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Sin Fang Bous is an Icelandic experimental artist who will be touring with Múm during October. He will also be releasing his debut album "Clangour" this year. Sin Fang Bous is the side-project of Sindri Mar Sigfusson from the Reykjavik based band Seabear. His music has been...Click the link to read more
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