Jan Mayen
Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland | INDIE
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“Iceland. It's not all majestic fjords, insanely conceptual Bjork albums created entirely from the sounds of car doors shutting and strangely placed lower-case j's. There're also a smattering of 'proper' rock acts and sometimes they've got enough guts, determination and air miles to make it over here. Jan Mayen are one such band. They are an urgent, dynamic garage rock outfit from Iceland which are just now reaching fruition after a few years of wandering.”
-XFM London
- XFM London
“While many of our fellow journalistic outlets will offer you a 'safe bet' tip for this years new hot band, we at DiS would like to place our foot somewhere a little more left of the middle, just like we did with Bloc Party all those months before most. Thusly, we give you Icelandic Jan Mayen. Melding the fierce, exciting fun of early Ash and Weezer with the experimental sides of Pixies and the noise and enthusiasm of all the above put together.”
-Drowned In Sound - Drowned In Sound
Discography
Jan Mayen EP - October 2003
Home of the Free Indeed LP - March 2005 (Smekkleysa Records)
So Much Better Than Your Normal Life - August 2007 (Smekkleysa Records)
New album due in early 2011.
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Jan Mayen were formed in 2003. The same year they released a self titled EP which caught the attention of many, among those Smekkleysa (Bad Taste Records). The Full length album “Home Of The Free Indeed” was released by Smekkleysa in 2005 and it was nominated for three Iceland Music Awards.
The album "So Much Better Than Your Normal Life" was released in 2007 and a all new Jan mayen album is in the making and will be out there in early 2011.
"Iceland. It's not all majestic fjords, insanely conceptual Bjork albums created entirely from the sounds of car doors shutting and strangely placed lower-case j's. There're also a smattering of 'proper' rock acts. Jan Mayen are one such band. They are an urgent, dynamic garage rock outfit from Iceland which are just now reaching fruition after a few years of wandering."
-XFM London
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