Biography
Born in a heat-less garage in Reykjavik,
Iceland, six-piece indie band Who Knew was conceived four years ago by
lead singer Ármann Ingvi Ármannson and backup vocalist and guitar
player Baldur Helgi Snorrason. the duo would undergo dramatic changes
in band the next two years until it was fully formed consisting
of Ármann, Baldur, Snorri Eldjárn Snorrason (lead guitar), Jökull
Huxley Yngvason (Bass), Jón Valur Guðmundsson (drums) and Hilmir Berg
Ragnarsson (synthesizer).Who knew is
finally doing them self justice by releasing their jovial debut album “
Bits and pieces of a major spectacle” that will be released in spring
2010. Recorded in the Sigur Rós studio “the swimming pool” and their
own studio ‘’Stúdíó Skjön” (translated as “the crooked studio” cause of
their lack of construction skills) their homemade lair has been the
perfect place for them to develop their sound. Surrounded by vintage
wallpaper and burned out cigarette buds the band has defined their
music as layers of trembling guitar and synthesizer melodies
overlapping with falsetto voiced multi vocals from all of the band
. Produced with a very full sound their music is akin to Phil
Spector´s wall of sound. As for their performance, vocalist Ármann has
been compared to David Byrne having a panic attack as the band leaps
about in a manner reminding of an early performance by the libertines.Who
Knew isn’t trying to encapsulate the chilling vastness and serenity of
their homeland. Instead, they aim to “mediate happiness”. Toward the
end of their concerts you’ll notice all six drenched in sweat, half with
their shirts off and the other half either lying on the ground,
falling against the audience or screaming in mayhem. -- via artist's Website
Iceland, six-piece indie band Who Knew was conceived four years ago by
lead singer Ármann Ingvi Ármannson and backup vocalist and guitar
player Baldur Helgi Snorrason. the duo would undergo dramatic changes
in band the next two years until it was fully formed consisting
of Ármann, Baldur, Snorri Eldjárn Snorrason (lead guitar), Jökull
Huxley Yngvason (Bass), Jón Valur Guðmundsson (drums) and Hilmir Berg
Ragnarsson (synthesizer).Who knew is
finally doing them self justice by releasing their jovial debut album “
Bits and pieces of a major spectacle” that will be released in spring
2010. Recorded in the Sigur Rós studio “the swimming pool” and their
own studio ‘’Stúdíó Skjön” (translated as “the crooked studio” cause of
their lack of construction skills) their homemade lair has been the
perfect place for them to develop their sound. Surrounded by vintage
wallpaper and burned out cigarette buds the band has defined their
music as layers of trembling guitar and synthesizer melodies
overlapping with falsetto voiced multi vocals from all of the band
. Produced with a very full sound their music is akin to Phil
Spector´s wall of sound. As for their performance, vocalist Ármann has
been compared to David Byrne having a panic attack as the band leaps
about in a manner reminding of an early performance by the libertines.Who
Knew isn’t trying to encapsulate the chilling vastness and serenity of
their homeland. Instead, they aim to “mediate happiness”. Toward the
end of their concerts you’ll notice all six drenched in sweat, half with
their shirts off and the other half either lying on the ground,
falling against the audience or screaming in mayhem. -- via artist's Website