Wilco, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Gram Parsons, Calexico, Son Volt, My Bloody Valentine, Neil Young, The Byrds, Uncle Tupelo, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Beachwood Sparks, Ryan Adams, Whiskeytown, Crass, Fræbbblarnir, Purkur Pilnikk, Tom Waits, Belle & Sebastian, Megas, Bonnie Prince Billy, Ham, Lambchop, The Handsome family, Bob Dylan, Skátar, Raymond och Maria, The Beach Boys, The Jam, Slint, Johnny Cash, The Carter family, Woody Guhtrie, Hank Williams, The Pavement, Pixies, ÖRKUML, Elvis Aaron Presley, Saktmóðigur, The Rolling Stones, Jeff Buckley...a lot more
Hanoi Jane, a four-piece from Reykjavik, are probably the first "alt- country" band to emerge from Iceland. The current lineup features guitarist Ingimar Bjarnason, bassist Atli Freyr Olafsson, drummer Valur Fannar Thorainsson and Olafur Gudsteinn as vocalist. Normally, the live shows include these four members but sometimes they are joined by others (including a banjo player, a female vocalist and a second guitar player, to name a few). This band, formerly known as "Örkuml", used to be a raw punk band that began playing around a decade ago. They suddenly went about-face and began playing country music some years ago (causing some changes in the band line-up, different taste in music and longing to do something totally different), so it is just as well that they've changed their name to Hanoi Jane. Labelling them simply as alt-country is not fair, since influences come from all over - Nick Cave, Will Oldham, Icelandic Folk Music, even My Bloody Valentine can be heard in their music. They always host quite unique live shows, most notably being the only band in the country where ALL members smoke heavily (also while playing). Guitarist Ingimar sometimes sings backing vocals, with unique results, since their music relies heavily on lyrics and singing. The look, feel and attitude are still very punk, despite their musicalstyle. They're a living proof that punk can be about much more than just the music - just as music "sounding like punk" can be something altogether different, a good example being english supergroup The Fall.
Óskar P. Einarsson.
Hi there friends of the Wide. Two new tracks are up on our page. All for your pleasure. Feel free to leave a comment. Have a great time and keep in touch
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Hi there Hanoi Jane Your loyal servants Giant Wide just uploaded two new tracks only for your pleasure Hope you like em' , we obviously like em' a lot Feel free to leave a comment and have a great time / GW
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