Ylja - tónleikar Stúdentakjallarans og Bláa kortsins
Hljómsveitin Ylja spilar í Stúdentakjallaranum næsta laugardag kl. 21. Frítt inn og allir eru velkomnir. Skemmtilegir tónleikar og drykkir á góðu verði. Stúdentakjallarinn er staðsettur við Háskóla Íslands og með tónleikunum vill staðurinn og Bláa kortið óska nemendum góðs gengis í vorprófum. Skálum saman fyrir vorinu, sem hlýtur að fara að koma! // Concert with Ylja at the Student Celler this Saturday at 9 PM. Free admission. - The Ylja Bio - https://www.facebook.com/yljaiceland http://www.yljamusic.com/ Ylja was formed in 2008 by guitarists/singers Gígja Skjaldardóttir and Bjartey Sveinsdóttir in Reykjavík, Iceland. With a common passion for vocal harmonies and love for the acoustic guitar, the two friends embarked on a musical journey – always trying to expand and broaden their sense for creativity. Things took off immediately and Ylja was asked to do shows all over Iceland. As a couple of years passed, the duet was gaining live experience by the handful. Icelandic slide-guitarist Smári Tarfur joined the band in the fall of 2011 and, led by the strong creative vision of the two girls, Ylja’s sound expanded even more. With their dreamy vocal melodies, tasteful guitar riffs accompanied by Smári's unique lap-style slide playing - Ylja's sound was born! More opportunities came to pass. Four consecutive Iceland Airwaves Festivals, the annual Bræðslan Festival in the incredible East Fjords, gigs with Grammy Award winner Glen Hansard and many others made Ylja one of the most exciting live acts of the cold country up north. Their debut self titled album was released in November of 2012 and caused a nice stir in Iceland and the bands popularity kept growing. Ylja was nominated for an Icelandic Music Award as the best newcomer in 2013. Early in the summer of 2013 bass player Valgarð Hrafnsson and drummer Maggi Magg joined the band, and in January of 2014 the legendary guitarist Örn Eldjárn replaced Smári Tarfur and bass player Ingibjörg Elsa Turchi took Valgarðs place midsummer 2014, as the band was advancing in a new direction whilst working on new material showcased on their sophomore album titled Commotion, released in November of 2014. Ylja’s music is bigger, more electric and alternative in genre although loyal to a background of powerful harmonies and emotional liveshows. Reviews YLJA - debut album (IS2012, EU2014): 9/10 “A fantastic album” Andrea Jonsdottir, Rás 2 / National Radio / Reykjavik, Iceland 8,9/10 “I’ll be lost in this album for days” - The Classy Keep, Music Blog -/+ "This is a strong showing" - Bob Cluness, Reykjavik Grapevine Magazine 12/15 “CONCLUSION : Those who believe that OMAM are the great discovery of Iceland, probably just have not heard Ylja!” - Thoralf Koß, Musikreviews.de COMMOTION - sophomore album (IS2014): 4/5 “Clever songwriting and lyrics, hard to find better vocal harmonies” Hannes Friðbjarnarson, Fréttatíminn 4/5 “An excellent sophomore album from a band on the rise” Björn Teitsson, visir.is / Fréttablaðið Members: Bjartey Sveinsdóttir (guitar, ukulele, vocals) Gígja Skjaldardóttir (guitar, vocals) Örn Eldjárn (electric guitar) Ingibjörg Elsa Turchi (bass) Maggi Magg (drums, percussion)