Amiina

The Sugarcubes, Sigur Ros, and, of course, Bjork, would be three of the names you might think of when discussing the music of Iceland. Now, you can add the name of Amiina, four ladies making music who owe their very livelihood to a farmer who gave them a tow up the steep mountains of Iceland.

The story goes that Slrn, Mara, Edda, and Hildur decided to make music back in 2004. They packed their instruments and all the food their car could carry. Unfortunately, they did such a great job of packing that they weighed down the car to the point that it could not trek up the hills. A farmer came by and gave the girls a lift and thus began the history of Amiina.

On June 18th, Ever Records will release the band's debut album, Kurr. You can hear more by going to the bands website.