Þórir Georg Jónsson better known by his pseudonym My Summer As A Salvation Soldier is an Icelandic singer-songwriter, also known by the mononym Þórir.[1]
My Summer As A Salvation Soldier (Þórir) | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Þórir Georg Jónsson |
| Born | Iceland |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2004 – present |
| Labels | 12 Tónar |
His first album I Belive in This[2] was released in 2004 (as Þórir), it was recorded in just over two days. This was followed up by Anarchists Are Hopeless Romantics in 2005 (as My Summer As A Salvation Soldier). Both records were released on the 12 Tónar label.[3] His third album entitled Activism was released in 2008. Beside these albums, he had some self-released EPs made available through his website.[citation needed]
Þórir also plays guitar in several hardcore bands, such as Fighting Shit, Hrydjuverk, and Gavin Portland. He is also the lead singer of the punk band Deathmetal Supersquad.[4]
Jónsson is straight edge and a vegetarian.[5][6]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- as Þórir
- 2004: I Belive in This
- as My Summer As A Salvation Soldier
- 2005: Anarchists Are Hopeless Romantics
- 2008: Activism
- 2009: Nýtt
References
edit- ^ Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen (7 May 2016). "Einn ég sit og syng". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 49. Retrieved 28 January 2024 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ Cameron, Bart (3 December 2004). "ÞÓRIR: I BELIVE IN THIS". Reykjavik Grapevine. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ Anna Margrét Björnsson (4 December 2005). "Væminn anarkisti". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 January 2024 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ Hjalti Freyr Ragnarsson (4 October 2019). "Föstudagsplaylisti Þóris Georgs". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ Sveinn Birkir Björnsson (10 February 2006). "You'll Be Dead in Three Years". The Reykjavík Grapevine. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ Höskuldur Ólafsson (15 November 2005). "Draumsýn anarkistans". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 46. Retrieved 28 January 2024 – via Tímarit.is.
