Cover art for Kurr by Amiina (Sigur Ros) Description: CD on Ever in nice card sleeve thing
Format: CD
Genre(s): Experimental Indie
Label: Ever
Price:
£11.29
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4Rating: 4
...according to our on 15 June 2007.

So if you're like me and you used to like Sigur Ros before the BBC took over 'em and they moved to pompous central town (they live in Grandiose mansions) then you can console yourself with Amiina who are the female string section of said Icelandic super group. Kurr is CD only and it's basically all the twinkly bits of Sigur Ros without the chubby excess. It's very nice too. I can see folks who like Colleen enjoying this complete twinkle fest as well. It's really very lovely indeed and it comes in limited book style fancy cardboard packaging. I have to say the picture of them inside is rather fetching. This may sound a bit gay but I really like their dresses.

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What their label says...

Amiina have confirmed details of their debut album KURR, which will be released by Ever Records – in groundbreaking packaging, around the world on June 18th 2007. The four piece female band from Reykyavik, Iceland, have perhaps been best known to date as collaborators with Sigur Ros – they also perform with the band as their string section during live performances – but they have been making their own unique music since 2004 and performing as a band since 2005, touring around the world as well as frequently opening for Sigur Rós. They have previously released two limited edition EPs. KURR is an extraordinary debut album that highlights the band’s magical approach to composition. Though classically trained, the four women behind amiina – Sólrún Sumarlidadóttir, María Sigfúsdóttir, Edda Olafsdottir and Hildur Ársælsdóttir – refuse to be constrained by form, content or even instrumentation.