Pascal Pinon are twins Jófríður and Ásthildur Ákadóttir from Reykjavík, Iceland. When they were fourteen they got together with two of their friends and decided to start a band. Us...read more on Last.fm →
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Tobias Handke
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Jul 20, 2016
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Icelandic rising star Júnrus Meyvant has delivered his debut album, Floating Harmonies, and it's a must-hear.
Across 12 tracks the talented singer songwriter delves into northern soul ("Beat Silent Need," "Might Backbone"), instrumental soundscapes ...
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Hannah Levy
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Jan 11, 2012
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Maya Laner of Local Hero (we featured their single "Lady Wisconsin" back in December) recently recorded the sweetest little cover song we ever did hear. Her rendition of The Ronettes' 1963 classic ""Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love" is delicate, an...
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Hannah Levy
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Jan 10, 2012
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This is by no means a new track - it was circulating last fall (around the same time we posted Big Deal's cover of Big Star's "13"), but it was just pushed to the top of my inbox due to their tour announcement. The boy/girl band's debut record Lights...
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Hannah Levy
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Dec 2, 2011
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When I saw Steffaloo's cover songs featured as the Single Serving on Turntable Kitchen, I knew I was going to have to post them here, too. Well, at least one of them - her cover of (my favorite) Bright Eyes song "First Day of My Life." I cannot tell ...
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Hannah Levy
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Aug 4, 2011
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Is there anything better than some male/female overlapping vocals? I mean, really. It works for The xx, and it definitely works for Big Deal, coincidentally also UK natives. However, Big Deal is less dark electro pop and more innocent acoustic folk; ...
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