The Icelanders are coming: Reykjavik natives Singapore Sling have
embarked on their first-ever tour of North America. The tour has been under way since June 26, when they kicked things off in New York City.

They're currently scheduled to continue across the continent through
July 23, when they'll play San Diego's Casbah in the last of three
supporting shows for the Raveonettes.

Formed in 2000 under the direction of guitarist Henrik Bjornsson,
Singapore Sling have spent the last couple years steadily building their
reputation at home and abroad. In addition to Bjornsson, the band includes guitarists Helgi Petursson and Einar Kristjansson, maraca player Siggi Shaker, bassist Toggi Guðmundsson, and drummer Bjarni Johannsson.

U.S. audiences got their first taste of the sextet's gritty art-rock
this spring when the band played a few New York shows and made an appearance at Austin's South By Southwest conference.

Their debut album, The Curse Of Singapore Sling, was released in June
on Stinky Records. Their brooding, intense tunes have garnered comparisons to the Velvet Underground, Jesus & Mary Chain, and Suicide.