Ourlives

Ourlives is an Icelandic rock band that formed in Reykjavik.

Ourlives
The cover of the first United States release
Background information
Origin	Reykjavik, Iceland
Genres	alternative rock, post-Britpop
Years active	2005-present
Labels	Spartan Records
Website	www.ourlivesiceland.com//
Members	Jón Björn Árnason Leifur Kristinsson Garðar Hálfdán
Past members	Hákon Einar Júlíusson Egill Kári Helgason

The band was originally put together in 2002 by drummer Hákon Júlíusson, with him immediately scouting for other members of the same ambition. Shortly after, Egill Kári Helgason joined the band as its first guitarist and in 2002 Leifur Kristinsson joined the band as its second guitarist with him also later ending up as the lead vocalist.

The band spend a few months auditioning other members, especially bass players until around 2004 Jón Björn Árnason joined the band as its bassist and keyboardist, much to the bands blessing.

The original name of the band was "Days of our lives", but to avoid lawsuits and the band did not want to be named after a successful American television show anyway, the name "Ourlives" was given to the band after much joined discussion by the band. Ironically the new name fitted well with and reflected the dramatic soundscapes of its music and lyrics a lot better.

Up until the year 2005 the band recorded demos and exclusively released the single "Sandra", along with accompanying music video and tours (UK) but only in the UK. Their first album in Iceland, We Lost the Race was then released later in 2009. Unfortunately around the same time Hákon and Egill left the band since the band suffered artistic differences and family matters. Two songs from that album, "Núna" and "Out of Place" had very good success on Icelandic radio, and two years later, in 2011, they released another album also exclusive to Iceland, Den of Lions.

Their United States history began when CEO of Spartan Records John T. Frazier discovered them on a trip to Iceland. After signing them to Spartan Records they released a debut EP to the United States, Out of Place.[1] After some rumors circulated about a second release to the United States of Den of Lions several nationally viewed television shows such as ABC's The Fosters, NBC's About a Boy and MTV's Awkward featured songs from the album before a release date had even been set.[2][3][4] Currently it is available for pre order through Spartan Records and is set to be released on 14 October 2014 on limited edition vinyl and digital download.[5]