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Jakobinarina

Formed out of the classroom when they were just 14, Jakobinarina come from the ashes of the straight ahead punk band Lufthansa. Proud owners of a guitar and drumkit, both of which were confirmation presents, the seeds of Jakobinarina were sown. In the two years since getting their confirmation presents, the band had gone from "knowing shit" to being pretty much awesomely accomplished players. The summer after winning the Battle Of The Bands competition they played "hundreds of shows" in downtown Reykjavik, culminating in a performance at Grand Rokk during the international Airwaves festival that made them local heroes and brought them to the attention of Rolling Stone magazine in America. After Rolling Stone it was a short imaginative leap to South-by-South West festival in Austin, where the band picked up by Rough Trade, who released the first Jakobinarina EP in 2006: "His Lyrics Are Disastrous", recorded with Sigur Ros producer Ken Thomas. After another triumphant Airwaves sho
 
Website:www.jakobinarina.com
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