Anssi Växby - vocals, bass etc, Henri Växby - vocals, guitar etc with Harri Ala-Kojola on drums and lots of help from Olli, Cath, Antti, Risto, Jaakko and Riku.
Sounds Like
Some highly recommended purchases - available over on our website.
Ether Talk (2004):
Our brilliant debut for only 15 euros including postage. That's about 10 pounds. You know you'd like to have it! It's also available on iTunes.
Through the Broken Window (2006):
This is the even better second album for 18 euros including postage. That'll be about 12 pounds and worth every penny - go for this one if you can't afford both! It's also available on iTunes.
Dancing is Easy (2009):
They just keep getting better! Album number three, “Dancing is Easy”, contains less banjos but more harmonies, a bit of pedal steel but lots of old keyboards, no strings but many euphoniums – all packed in 12 wonderfully melodic pop songs. Buy it now for 20 euros incl. postage, it’s great! It's also available on iTunes.
Record Label
Aah Records+Dinner With Daisy Records,Rubato Music
Icons of Elegance are two brothers, one younger and one older. Henri spends his days in an old seamen's-rest-turned-studio in East London, while you might find Anssi writing songs in a forest hut just below the Arctic Circle. Taking time off their day jobs producing, playing and writing for other artists in Finland and the UK, the pair have recently finished their third album, “Dancing is Easy”.
“Dancing is Easy” is a fine little collection of classic-pop songwriting, where strong melodies are combined with weird and wonderful arrangements. Recorded mostly live in the studio and straight to analog tape, you’ll hear beautiful songs wrapped in a sound full of dulcitones, waterphones, music boxes and wistful pedal steel - and plenty of brotherly harmonies, of course.
Out now in Finland, the album will be released in the UK through Dinner With Daisy Records on January 18th 2010.
Here's a great video Ebba Erikzon (Radiohead, Jet Johnson, Ninja Tune etc.) made for "It's Gold":
Hi Icons of Elegance, 'appy new year! Our debut album 'Hope Is Not Enough' has been nominated for the XFM New Music Award 2009. If you like it please click on the banner to vote for us. Thanks! Sam & rtP p.s. Come and see us play tomorrow Friday 16th Jan at Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Rd, W12 7LJ. On stage 9:30pm.
Heeei! Vieläkään en ole päässyt teitä livenä kuulemaan... Elättelen silti vielä toiveita siitä, että rantautuisite vielä tänne Tampereelekin.:) Ehkä piakkoinkin? Kaikkea hyvää teille!
Hey there,
Just thought I'd let you know, I've just put up the new mixes from my EP which will be out in March. Have a listen to 'Without You'. It's a new song. Ooh and the bass is sounding particularly good on 'Heat Descending'! Hope you like... !!!
Mika x
