Jónsi & Alex is tagged as: ambient, icelandic, post-rock, experimental, instrumental Jónsi & Alex are Jón Þór “Jónsi” Birgisson of Sigur Rós, and Alex Somers, of Parachutes. Under the name Riceboy Sleeps they exhibited their visual art collaborations, published a picture book in 2006 and after several years of composing music together released their debut album - again called Riceboy Sleeps - on July 20th, 2009. (Previously available tracks were also credited to Riceboy Sleeps; for the album’s release they opted to use their given names.) On their website, www.jonsiandalex.com, one can download Boy 1904 for free, and view different videos and media that explores some of the stories behind Jónsi & Alex and the recording and evolution of the album. About Jónsi & Alex|Known primarily for his falsetto as the singer in Sigur Rós, Jón Þór (Jónsi) Birgisson has – together with his partner Alex Somers – been exhibiting artwork and staging exhibitions under the name Riceboy Sleeps for two or three years now. A couple of months back the early fruits of the musical side of this collaboration surfaced in physical form for the first time, with the track ‘Happiness’, on the exemplary ‘Dark Was The Night’ Red Hot compilation. Among such company as Antony Hegarty, Arcade Fire, Sufjan Stevens and many more n... Read More About Jónsi & Alex Biography... Send Jónsi & Alex ringtones to your cell |
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