My bubba

My bubba
Background information
Origin Iceland and Sweden
Years active 2010-
Labels Fake Diamond Records, Smekkleysa Records
Website www.ohmybubba.com
Members Guðbjörg Tómasdóttir (Bubba) and My Larsdotter Lucas
Past members Mia Olssen

My bubba is a Swedish/Icelandic female duo, whose music is described as lo-fi, vocal-oriented folk,[1] with lyrics that are often humorous and playful.[1]

Career

Founding and current members are Guðbjörg Tómasdóttir (Bubba) from Iceland and My Larsdotter Lucas from Sweden. Bubba plays a guitar and sings vocals with My who sometimes plays a guitar and a Norwegian Cittra/Zither (Table harp).

Their songs on their latest album Goes Abroader were written during the long, dark nights of a Scandinavian winter.[1] Despite the songs’ cold-weather provenance, the album was recorded in Seahorse Sound Studios and House of Blues Studios, both in sunny southern California. The duo worked with Noah Georgeson, who previously produced albums for Joanna Newsom and Devendra Banhart, and who developed a layered sound for My bubba.[2]

Early years

My and Bubba met by chance in Copenhagen.[3] Bubba moved in when My was doing the dishes in the kitchen while singing. From the next day on, My and Bubba started singing together[4] mostly as an evening ritual to pass the time, but it later led them to Italy to record their first album together.[3]

Touring

The group has been touring with the singer songwriter Damien Rice,[5] American songwriter Matthew E. White and the Danish band Ulige Numre. And in 2014 they performed at Roskilde Festival and Iceland Airwaves.[6] They have also been performing at Copenhagen Jazz Festival and supporting Frank Fairfield.[7]

In December 2014, right before Christmas, My bubba had the honor of playing alongside DR's Entertainment Orchestra at the great Scandinavian "DR's Store Juleshow". The show was broadcast in Norway, Sweden and Iceland.[8]

Discography

Reviews

“Bands don’t do it like this any more either. Every single one of the 1500 CD’s released on March 8th, 2010, is hand crafted. This alone is an absolute joy to behold, a band actively taking an interest in making their product unique, beautiful and worth the investment” – No Bullshit Music Reviews, 24 February 2011[9]

”.. My bubba often end up somewhere in between Cocorosie and Hank Williams” - Politiken

”The lyrics of My bubba’s single “Island” offer listeners a visual feast—full of cannons, clamshells, seahorses, and windswept beaches" - Jonathan Pattishall, Grapevine, 22 April 2014[10]

"To be clear: My bubba make music that doesn’t need stories or words of any kind. Two young women singing in close harmony, accompanied by guitar, double bass and the occasional drums and a second guitar; simple, pure, enduring, timeless" - Meike Schrader, MergeMusicMagazine.Com, 4 July 2013[11]

Labels

Former members

References

  1. 1 2 3 "“It Doesn't Have To Be Warm To Be Exotic” - The Reykjavik Grapevine". The Reykjavik Grapevine. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "My bubba releasekoncert". politiken.dk. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Good Night Heart by My bubba & Mi". The Free Music Revue. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "My bubba". wwnbb.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Damien Rice + My bubba @ Admiralspalast, Berlin". It's only MUSIC, but LIVE. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Giv hjemmekoncert i julegave". GAFFA.dk. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ "My Bubba & DR Christmas Show". Fakediamond.dk. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "My Bubba & Mi – How It’s Done In Italy - No Bullshit Music Reviews". No Bullshit Music Reviews. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "My bubba's New "Island" Music video". Grapevine.is. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Music Festival Reviews : My Bubba : Roskilde Festival : Denmark". Merge Music Magazine. 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
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