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Kaleo (band)
Icelandic rock band
Kaleo (stylized as KALEO) is an Icelandicblues rock band which formed in Mosfellsbær in 2012. It consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Jökull Júlíusson, drummer Davíð Antonsson, bassist Daniel Kristjánsson, lead guitarist Rubin Pollock and harmonicist Þorleifur Gaukur Davíðsson. They have released three studio albums, Kaleo (2013), A/B (2016), and Surface Sounds (2021),[1] as well as the EPGlasshouse (2013).
A/B has sold over one million albums worldwide. Its second single, "Way Down We Go", was certified double platinum in the US and reached number one on the BillboardAlternative Songs chart on 20 August 2016.[2][3] Kaleo received a Grammy Award nomination in 2017 for Best Rock Performance for the song "No Good".[4]
History
2012–2013: Early years and self-titled album
Best friends since attending elementary school outside of Reykjavik, band leader JJ, drummer David Antonsson, and bassist Daniel Kristjansson began playing together at the age of 17 before adding guita
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KALEO | All About Iceland’s #1 Rock Band
KALEO is one of the newer artists from Iceland to burst onto the international music scene. The band was formed in 2012 by a group of childhood friends from Mosfellsbær, a suburb of Reykjavík. The group quickly became a big hit locally.
The band is lead by vocalist Jökull Júlíusson or JJ, as he goes by, drummer Davíð Antonsson, bassist Daníel Kristjánsson, and lead guitarist Rubin Pollock. As of early 2020, the band has released two studio albums, KALEO in 2013 and A/B in 2016.
The single “Way Down We Go” from A/B reached platinum in the US twice, eventually reaching number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs in 2016! The band is famous for their creative music videos featuring their home country, Iceland.
Here’s the video for “Way Down We Go” inside Thrihjnukagigur, the only volcano in the world you can actually go into.
The Story behind KALEO
Band members Jökull, Daniel and Davíð went to school together in their childhood town of Mosfellsbær. The friends would meet up and play together, mastering their instrum
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As the driving creative force behind KALEO, one of Iceland’s most successful musical exports, JJ Julius Son generally looks forward-- to the next recording session, the next gig, the next source of inspiration. So, when asked to look back, he is truly moved by how successful and epic the journey has already been, just one album deep into his career on the international stage.
In just three short years, KALEO has scored a trifecta of global hits, including the churning No. 1 alternative track “Way Down We Go” ; received a GRAMMY nomination for the hard-hitting strutter “No Good” ; and watched its first album for Atlantic Records, 2016’s A/B, go gold. The band has toured the world, from sweaty nightclubs filled with diehard fans to mammoth crowds at Coachella, Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza. KALEO has even played vast stadiums, seducing thousands of Rolling Stones fans with its majestic rock sound, Julius Son’stowering, blues-inflected vocals and singular guitar licks. “Everybody else says look how far you've come,” says the singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist-producer of
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