Seabear is an Icelandic indie-folk band from Reykjavik, Iceland. Although hailing from Iceland, they sing primarily in English. They are signed to the Morr Music record label.

Seabear started as a one-man project of Sindri Már Sigfússon, but he eventually ended up taking in six other members.

In 2007/2008, the Seabear song ‘Cat Piano’ was featured in a BBC advert for Finding Neverland as well as in Season 2, Episode 2 of Gossip Girl (TV series). Seabear’s most renowned song is “I Sing I Swim” – the music video for the song was viewed more than 582.000 times on Youtube as of November 2009.

Seabear’s music has been described as “Sufjan Stevens meets an unplugged Arcade Fire” by Clash. Sindri Már Sigfússon has been called the “icelandic Beck” by Rolling Stone.

They have finished their new album “We Built A Fire” which will be released in March 2010. A song from this album has been featured on Grey’s Anatomy and been highlighted on NPR

This is the only college show of their first ever North American tour. It’s free, and it’s going to be stupendous.

The meeting will close with an election for a number of board positions that are opening up. Only person with previous WRBC experience will be allowed to run and also vote.

Click here for a copy of the show application in PDF format: WRBC Winter 2010 Application

When completed, this application should be returned to Doug Ray (dray@bates.edu or Box 660). If you feel like you need more room to answer a question, please staple anextra piece of paper to this one with the rest of your answer on it. Applications are due January 22, 2010. Late applications will be considered after all other applications have been considered.

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A 30-plus-year devotee of the so-called “Takoma School,” Glenn Jones has led Boston’s “avant-garage” instrumental rock band, Cul de Sac since 1989. With Cul de Sac, Jones has recorded nine albums, including a soundtrack for cult-director Roger Corman, and collaborations with guitarist John Fahey and former Can vocalist Damo Suzuki.

Jones has written extensively on the steel-string guitar’s leading lights: John Fahey, with whom he was friends for nearly 25 years, and Robbie Basho, who befriended Jones during the five years before his death in 1986. He’s toured with Peter Lang, and with some of the best of the new breed of solo guitar upstarts: Harris Newman, Sean Smith, and James Blackshaw, among others.

Jones’ second solo album, Against Which the Sea Continually Beats, was issued by Strange Attractors in March 2007.

Micah Blue Smaldone is a Portland-based musician, member of l bands such as The Pinkerton Thugs and Blood on Blood. He has been noted for playing a wide range of musical styles including punk, hardcore, folk, ragtime, and blues.

Matt and Kim are an electronic pop duo consisting of Matt Johnson and Kim Schifino. Noted for their simple dance melodies, they have been featured in festivals such as the Siren Music Festival in Brooklyn, Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, and the KahBang Indie Music and Art Festival in Bangor. Their most recent release Grand, which reached #170 on the Billboard Top 100, includes the Singles “Daylight,” which was recently featured in a commercial for Bacardi, and “Lessons Learned,” the video of which has been nominated for an MTV Video Music Award.

Matt and Kim are one of the premier bands in the rapidly expanding Brooklyn-based independent music scene. This show promises to be one of the best electronic shows in the state of Maine this year.

FM Belfast is a four-piece electronic band. They were one of the surprise breakout artists at last October’s Iceland Airwaves Music Festival, which is held annually in Reykjavik, Iceland. Their first LP, How to make friends, was also released in October 2008 in Iceland. It is available for sale in the United States through the iTunes music store.

FM Belfast is considered one of the premier new artists in the rapidly expanding Icelandic music scene. Their music utilizes elements of dance pop and expands on it with profound lyrics and a light-hearted attitude. This show promises to be one of the best electronic shows in the state of Maine this year.