Icelandic post-rockers For A Minor Reflection are back two years after the release of their debut "Reistu þig við, sólin er komin á loft..." Their second collective effort is called "Höldum í átt að óreiðu" (Icelandic for "Heading towards chaos"), and was produced by Scott Hackwith, also known for his work with The Ramones. FaMR now also have got a new drummer, Andri Freyr Þorgeirsson. It's a Trap! correspondent Vasilis Panagiotopoulos recently caught up with guitarist/keyboardist Guðfinnur Sveinsson in Reykjavík to discuss the new developments. (Íslenski Barinn was packed, so apologies for the bad sound quality)
My in-laws are in town, so I'm taking the day off to hang with them. Lucky for you, contributor Vasilis Panagiotopoulos sent me an mp3 to share so your Friday won't go empty-handed...
This is the first sample of new material from Oslo's twee-popsters My Little Pony after the brilliant "Think too much" of 2008. Their influences remain very close to Belle and Sebastian and Camera Obscura, but the Norwegian ponies are developing their sound even further by keeping the girl/boy dynamics and adding well-arranged strings, good hooks, and a much better production. This track will appear on the "Oslo 2" compilation, set to be released on November 2 via Spoon Train Audio.