Seabear is an Icelandic seven-piece indie-folk band from Reykjavík. Although hailing from Iceland, they sing primarily in English. They are signed to the Morr Music record label.
Seabear started as a one-man project of Sindri Már Sigfússon in 2003. Performing for some time as a trio from 2005, the band grew to seven pieces in 2006. Other members of Seabear are Halldór (Klúbba-Dóri) Ragnarsson, Örn Ingi, Sóley Stefánsdóttir, Kjartan Bragi Bjarnason, Guðbjörg Hlín and Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir.
The band's music has been described as "Sufjan Stevens meets an unplugged Arcade Fire" by Clash. Sindri Már Sigfússon has been called the "Icelandic Beck" by Rolling Stone.
The band has toured Europe and the U.S. and played numerous festivals.
In 2007 Seabear released its debut album, The Ghost That Carried Us Away, on Morr Music. Its best known song is "I Sing I Swim". It featured on Grey's Anatomy in 2010, and the video for the song has been viewed more than 1,500,000 times on YouTube. The song "Cat Piano", from The Ghost That Carried Us Away, was featured in a BBC advert for Finding Neverland, as well as on Gossip Girl in 2008 (Season 2, Episode 2).
We spread our blankets over the lake
I [Incomprehensible]
I tried to leave but he held my arms
And head in the lake
So I grab on hold to the spider's neck
And ride out of town
?Cause I'm sick and the days are long
I tried and I tried
To squeeze the blue out of the sky
The yellow out of the sun
In that big invisible moment
The kid on my shoulders
With the time we'll make it into sand
Agreed, he took in your hand
Like a rabbit in a human skin coat
He'll dance on the yard
Like a wolf flipping goodbye notes
You'll howl at the sky
So show your cat teeth to the light