Jan Mayen apeared in the Icelandic music sene late 2003 when they released a five-song EP. Then the full-lenght album Home of the Free Indeed 
apeared a year later on Smekkleysa (Bad Taste Records) and was nominated for three awards at the Icelandic Music Awards in 2005. Their music has been described as a combination of loud rock with pop and noise influences and critics have said their music sound something like Sonic Youth, Minute Men, The Strokes, The Ramones, The Rapture, Pretty Girls Make Graves and Liars.
apeared a year later on Smekkleysa (Bad Taste Records) and was nominated for three awards at the Icelandic Music Awards in 2005. Their music has been described as a combination of loud rock with pop and noise influences and critics have said their music sound something like Sonic Youth, Minute Men, The Strokes, The Ramones, The Rapture, Pretty Girls Make Graves and Liars. A new Jan Mayen album is in the making.
On YouTube the following videos by Einar Baldvin for music by Jan Mayen are available:
Damn Straight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGqAXXAH0J8
Nonsense
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM77g5kgemU
On a mission
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQrNURKfpDU
More information:
http://www.myspace.com/janmayen
http://www.einarbaldvin.com
http://www.smekkleysa.net
Damn Straight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGqAXXAH0J8
Nonsense
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM77g5kgemU
On a mission
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQrNURKfpDU
More information:
http://www.myspace.com/janmayen
http://www.einarbaldvin.com
http://www.smekkleysa.net
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