Just Another Snake Cult

I get a LOT of emails that start off with the line, “I record somewhat-experimental pop music in my bedroom.” But none have yet come from Iceland’s Þórir Bogason. Stop what your’e doing and set aside the next 2:48 minutes to watch his homemade video for this insanely good single from his new album Ghosts. - yvynyl

I get a LOT of emails that start off with the line, “I record somewhat-experimental pop music in my bedroom.” But none have yet come from Iceland’s Þórir Bogason. Stop what your’e doing and set aside the next 2:48 minutes to watch his homemade video for this insanely good single from his new album Ghosts. - yvynyl

... about 30 seconds in the track [Engaged Withdrawal] really finds its footing. Adding layer after layer the track ends on a heartbreaking note. Playing out like some lovelorn ballad from the early 1960’s, the track achieves near perfection by its final few notes - Cactus Mouth

But even if romantic bliss is eluding you at the moment, it’s hard not to appreciate “I Know She Does,” a chunk of sugary noise pop from Icelandic bedroom recorder Just Another Snake Cult. It’s just so sweet and the dude sounds like he’s so happy he’s going to lose his mind. The tune sounds a little blown out and fuzzy around the edges, so fans of The Drums and The Raveonettes will likely be into this. [...] You could argue that the world didn’t need another lo-fi pop song about being confident of your significant other’s affections, but, as I pointed out earlier, how many of those are there really? The fact that he’s so stoked might be the weirdest part about the whole thing. - MTV Iggy

A combination of insane synthesizers and singer-songwriter staples -- and in this case, perhaps influence from The Beach Boys -- Just Another Snake Cult frequently sounds something like Cryptacize, only with male vocals. - Redefine Magazine

eccentric but accessible style, which merges psychedelic indie pop with synthesized wizardry often self-programmed [...] The effect has been referred to as that of a layered one-person Phil Spector-style wall of sound, made all the more lo-fi by its recording on a hand-me-down laptop. [...] The big group played an endearingly ramshackle set at the KEX Hostel with just about any instrument you could find. - KEXP

The murky warmth of Just Another Snake Cult’s production is constantly imaginative. Every song seems to evolve by somersaulting, and it’s only once your little pop-loving heart is dancing that you notice the mild psychotic edge, and get a sense of something foreboding hiding away deep within. And that’s The Beach Boys through and through. - Ja Ja Ja

Led by Icelandic wunderkind and multi-instrumentalist Thor (a.k.a. Þórir), Just Another Snake Cult finds his new project sipping from the same pot as Ariel Pink and John Maus. Playing everything from autoharps to acoustic guitars with drumsticks, his approach to crafting pop songs can be compared to that of Brian Wilson circa Smile. Upon hearing his charming bedroom based psych-pop live, one might picture being in a Wes Anderson film. With a strong emphasis on melody, Thor created songs filled with melodrama utilizing dissonance clashing with cheerful melodies. To complement Thor’s enchantment with melodrama, a cellist and violinist accompanied him and helped accentuate his live musical vision in a way that was neither distracting nor pretentious. - WCRX FM

Iceland Airwaves: Five Bands You Must See [...] mixes Brian Wilson with Ariel Pink and comes up with something truly compelling and original. Just Another Snake Cult’s sound pulls off that rare and peculiar trick of balancing the right influences with just enough originality to blow minds and capture hearts. We like this a lot. - The Line of Best Fit

[…] the video for his newest single I Know She Does, three minutes of indie pop perfection. Influences for the track are easy to spot, with the likes of The Smiths and Pale Saints, amongst numerous shoegaze bands appearing to inform his work, as well as more modern artists like The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart and The Drums. The video itself is bizarre yet engaging, blurred shots of Thor singing, mixed with lyrics from the track scrawled over the top of the images, leaves the viewer confused yet temporarily mesmerized. […] - Crack in the Road

This is one man making some glorious noise. It honestly does not sound that lo-fi to me, and even if it is, there ain't nothing lo-fi about these hooks! "I Know She Does" especially has gotten a lot of plays from me. Perhaps because it feels like a summer song (never mind that it's barely spring where I am): it is upbeat and catchy and big, and it is also about head-over-heels crazy love. ... - Those Who Dig

This is one man making some glorious noise. It honestly does not sound that lo-fi to me, and even if it is, there ain't nothing lo-fi about these hooks! "I Know She Does" especially has gotten a lot of plays from me. Perhaps because it feels like a summer song (never mind that it's barely spring where I am): it is upbeat and catchy and big, and it is also about head-over-heels crazy love. ... - Those Who Dig

The Icelandic band's newest EP Ghost has no barriers when it comes to psychedelic-pop-lofi that takes you back while bringing you forward in the new era of ’name your own price’ music. - Day & Night Blog

The first band I caught, Just Another Snake Cult, was something else. Thor writes such amazing songs that I totally spaced on getting any footage or pictures… it was enveloping. My friend Daniel told me that they knocked him on his ass' and that pretty much sums up their set. - Rhythmmemory

... The album is a surprising gift of joy, full to the brim with well written and well played psychdelic pop. Fans of Syd Barrett, Belle and Sebastian, and MGMT will not be let down... 4/5 stars - Morgunblaðið

...[The Dionysian Season] sounds more like a fifth release than a debut. What we have here is experimental psychdelic pop ala Ariel Pink that constantly catches one by with their shield down. Bursting with ideas and clever production... 4/5 stars - Fréttablaðið