Icelandic post-punk group GRÓA has returned with their new single “Cranberry” via the US label, FOUND. The track showcases the band’s distinctly distorted sound, blending a variety of vocal styles – from synchronized whispers and melodic chants to full-throated shouts – interwoven across snappy drums and buzzing guitars.
“The song is like a bull having smoke from its nose and ears,” the band says. “Instrumentally coming from a heavy dimension, like the instruments are angry or depressed, stuck in their own mess. It still has this tender and caring melody that Hrabba sings. You could say that it’s a love/care song.”
The ReykjavÃk-bred band, consisting of sisters KarólÃna Einars MarÃudóttir, aka Karó (lead vocals, guitar, keys) and Hrafnhildur Einars MarÃudóttir, aka Hrabba (drums, vocals), as well as FrÃða Björg Pétursdóttir (bass, vocals), fearlessly blend aspects of post-punk, noise-rock, and art-pop into a dynamic sonic hash with boundless intention. // Continue to the full article