Those who have already experienced a performance by Svavar Knutur will remember it for a long time. His performances are an emotional roller coaster ride between being moved to tears to crying with laughter that captivate you and don't let go so quickly. Giving voice to the pain and anxiety of the long winters, as well as the sleeplessness of the 24-hour Icelandic summer sun, Svavar has blossomed into a cheerful and extraordinary singer and songwriter in recent years. The versatile Icelandic musician tells of the hard but not joyless life of the people of Iceland's rugged Westfjord with "cotton-soft, Nordic rapturous folk music" (Rolling Stone). Brisbane's Rave magazine credited the young troubadour with a "swoon-inducing voice" and highlighted the "wonderful simplicity and unfiltered emotion in his songs". Now, on April 27, 2017, his new album, My Goodbye Lovelies, was released on Nordic Notes. As on his last two albums, "ölduslód" and "Bread" (2015), Oscar-award winner Marketa Irglova of The Swell Season again makes a guest appearance on "My Goodbye Lovelies". With this album Svavar sums up his favorite encore songs, which are mostly interpretations of well-known but also lesser-known songs. Songs he likes to play to say goodbye to his audience - happy, sad, humorous, somber and powerful songs.
Support: The Rocketboys
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