Jakobinarina are the new kids of 12 Tónar – a bunch of rocked out naughty guys with a taste for spiky power pop punk.
Straight out of Hafnarfjördur, Iceland, Jakobinarina shows every sign of blasé teenage energy and a taste for live action ’n’ attitude.
From the ashes of punk band Lufthansa paired with Lada Sport, Jakobinarina is close to being the best line-up one could ever ask for. With guitar-driven songs crammed with hooks as hard as ICE, accompanied by singer Gunnar’s anglophile and ironic lyrics and not the least his schizophrenic dance moves, Jakobinarina ”threatens to beat the Brits at their own game” (as iD mag puts it).
Their inspiration from white noise icons such as The Fall’s Mark E., Ian Curtis, and even The Islands (ex-Unicorns) is undoubtable, and the cacophonic name-dropping continuous as Jako has learned a tough lesson in rock’n’roll from touring with Brian Jonestown Massacre, Love is All, Franz Ferdinand and now Kaiser Chiefs.
Jakobinarina is one of those bands that makes the live scene shake and shiver. The band has toured extensively, and after winning Iceland’s Battle of the Bands 2005, they played Iceland Airwaves both ’05 and ’06, as well as impressing the yankees at SXSW ´06 with no less than 4 gigs and being picked one out of 5 best bands by Rolling Stone magazine. 2007 sees them touring with Kaiser Chiefs, The Cribs, supporting Franz Ferdinand, and headlining Airwaves once again. With Sigur Rós' words: "If we weren't in a band, we'd want to be in Jakobinarina."
Jakobinarina are Gunnar Ragnarsson (vocals), Heimir Gustur Valdimarsson (guitar), Hallberg Dadi Hallbergsson (guitar), Björgvin Ingi Pétursson (bass), Sigurdur Möller Sívertsen (drums) og Ágúst Fannar Ásgeirsson (keyboard).
Their debut album THE FIRST CRUSADE (12T042) is out October 1st on 12 Tónar in Europe, except for the UK on Regal/Parlophone.
www.myspace.com/jakobinarina
www.12tonar.is/Jakobinarina.php Tour Germany - Spring 2008 - 12 Tonar & Cargo Tour 18th Feb Konstanz Kulturladen: w/Petur Ben + Gavin Portland
19th Feb Leipzig Panam: w/Petur Ben + Gavin Portland
20th Feb Dresden Star Club: w/Petur Ben + Gavin Portland
21st Feb Bielefeld Forum: w/Petur Ben + Gavin Portland
22nd Feb Köln Werkstatt: w/Petur Ben + Gavin Portland
23rd Feb Münster Gleis 22: w/Petur Ben + Gavin Portland
24th Feb Berlin Knaack: w/Petur Ben + Gavin Portland Press - "Their sound is refined but sharp punk - like a contradiction but true nevertheless. Jakóbínarína can remind you of Joy Division, Madness and Stranglers at the same time as they have a style very much their own." Morgunbladid (5/5) "Twelve tracks of insanely energetic punk-pop." NME (8/10) "Jakobinarina are a band of the future that we are supremely lucky to have in the present." Rocklouder (4/5) "Det er en afsindig mavepuster af et rockalbum” Diskant.dk (7/10) "Jakobínarína (fræser) afsted med en sådan fart, at man som lytter efterlades med tungen ud af halsen, ørene flagrende bagud” Soundvenue (4/6) "Til gengæld er der hoven pubertetsenergi nok til at charmere sig ind på livet af granvoksne mænd med brug for et skud rastløshed i røven." Kultunaut.dk (4/6) ”...my Airwaves highlight came on opening night, from a band that had school the next day.” David Fricke, Rolling Stone, ’05 ”This is a band that threatens to beat the Brits at their own game.” iD, Nov. ’06 ”...props to Icelandic teen sensations Jakobinarina for this spiky, punky bit of white noise pop about how great it is to leave home.” Time Out, July ’06 ”This is avant-lad music for the post-punk revivalist generation.” Artrocker, May ´07 1. single ’Jesus’ chosen ”Best vinyl” by NME, June ’07
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