Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Kristín.

Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir

Background information
Birth name	Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir
Also known as	Kría Brekkan
Instruments	Vocals Accordion Piano Multi-instrumentalist
Years active	1997–present
Associated acts	múm, Avey Tare & Kría Brekkan, Animal Collective, Rings, Stórsveit Nix Noltes

Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir (aka Kría Brekkan, born January 5, 1982) is an Icelandic vocalist and classically trained multi-instrumentalist. She is best known as a former frontperson of múm, and later on for collaborating with former husband David Portner as Avey Tare & Kría Brekkan.

Biography

In late 2006, Kristín acknowledged that she had left múm in the beginning of that year, and published an open letter briefly describing her thoughts on the matter.^[1]

Kristín is currently a member of Stórsveit Nix Noltes, and has recorded and played live with Slowblow. She appeared on records by Mice Parade and on Animal Collective's Feels (on which she is credited as "Doctess").

Kristín recorded and mixed the Black Habit LP by Rings (featuring ex-members of First Nation). She appeared on the cover of Belle & Sebastian's 2000 Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant LP with her twin sister, Gyða. In 2006, she did a Take-Away Show video session shot by Vincent Moon. She was chosen by Animal Collective to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival that they curated in May 2011.^[2]

Personal life

Kristín lives in New York City.^[1] She is divorced from her husband, David Portner.^[3] The separation partially inspired Avey Tare's solo album Down There.

Discography

Wildering 7" (November 14, 2007, After Hours)
Apotropaíosong Armor CD (November 2008, self-released)
Uterus Water 7" (January 10, 2010, Paw Tracks)

with Avey Tare

Pullhair Rubeye (April 24, 2007, Paw Tracks)

with Rings

Black Habit (January 2008)

with Stórsveit Nix Noltes

Orkideur Hawai (March 21, 2006, Bubblecore)
Royal Family - Divorce (May 5, 2009, FatCat Records/Rough Trade)

Appearances

Be Good To Earth This Season w/Antony Hegarty featured by Reverend Green on Be Good To Earth This Season / Wolfie’s Christmas 7" (December 2008, Paw Tracks)

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 . "Everything2, November 6, 2006"
↑ ATP: All Tomorrow's Parties
↑ Avey Tare video interview regarding solo recording, Down There, on alligatorland.net

External links

v t e Animal Collective

Avey Tare Panda Bear Deakin Geologist

Studio albums	Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished Danse Manatee Campfire Songs Here Comes the Indian Sung Tongs Feels Strawberry Jam Merriweather Post Pavilion Centipede Hz

Live albums	Hollinndagain Animal Crack Box

EPs	Prospect Hummer People Water Curses Fall Be Kind Keep Monkey Been To Burn Town

Visual albums	ODDSAC

Singles	"Wastered" "Who Could Win a Rabbit" "Grass" "The Purple Bottle" "Peacebone" "Fireworks" "My Girls" "Summertime Clothes" "Brother Sport" "Honeycomb / Gotham" "Today's Supernatural" "Applesauce"

Associated acts	Terrestrial Tones Jane Avey Tare & Kría Brekkan

See also	Discography Paw Tracks New Weird America

v t e múm

Gunnar Örn Tynes Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason Ólöf Arnalds Eiríkur Orri Olafsson Hildur Guðnadóttir Sigurlaug Gísladóttir Samuli Kosminen Róbert Sturla Reynisson

Studio albums	Yesterday Was Dramatic – Today Is OK Finally We Are No One Summer Make Good Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy Sing Along to Songs You Don't Know Smilewound

EPs	The Ballad of the Broken Birdie Records Dusk Log The Peel Session Gleðileg Jól

Singles	"Green Grass of Tunnel" "Nightly Cares" "They Made Frogs Smoke 'til They Exploded" "Marmalade Fires" "Prophecies and Reversed Memories" "Whistle" "Toothwheels" "When Girls Collide"

Compilations	Please Smile My Noise Bleed Remixed Late Night Tales Early birds

Soundtracks	Blái Hnötturinn

Former members	Gyða Valtýsdóttir Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir

Persondata
Name	Valtysdottir, Kristin Anna
Alternative names
Short description	Icelandic singer
Date of birth	January 5, 1982
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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