Cheek Mountain Thief is a project started in 2011 by Mike Lindsay, founding member of the UK twisted acid folk band

Tunng Tunng are an English folk music band. They are often associated with the folktronica genre, due to the electronic influences evident in some of their work. Tunng are often noted for their use of unconventional instruments, including seashells ...

. He lives in

Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...

where he formed a band with musicians from

Húsavík Húsavík () is a town in Norðurþing municipality on the northeast coast of Iceland on the shores of Skjálfandi bay with 2,485 inhabitants. The most famous landmark of the town is the wooden church Húsavíkurkirkja, built in 1907. Húsav� ...

and

Reykjavík Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...

. Lindsay said that his love affair with Iceland began in 2006. It involved a girl, Harpa, and an unforgettable New Year's Eve party. In 2011, Lindsay returned to Iceland to rekindle that romance, and to record a new album under the name Cheek Mountain Thief, inspired by the landscape and the people of Iceland. The band is signed on the London independent record label

Full Time Hobby Full Time Hobby is an independent record label formed in London in January 2004. Since its inception it has released records by artists such as Dana Gavanski, Squirrel Flower, Timber Timbre, Tunng, Micah P. Hinson, Michael Nau, Katie Von ...

Discography

Their first album under the name "The Cheek Mountain Thief" received good reviews as reported by sources. *''

Cheek Mountain Thief Cheek Mountain Thief is a project started in 2011 by Mike Lindsay, founding member of the UK twisted acid folk band Tunng. He lives in Iceland where he formed a band with musicians from Húsavík and Reykjavík. Lindsay said that his love affair ...

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References

*https://www.visir.is/g/2012578874d/f/f/skodanir *https://www.timeout.com/london/music/cheek-mountain-thief-a-acheek-mountain-thief-album-review *https://diymag.com/review/album/cheek-mountain-thief-cheek-mountain-thief *https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/aug/09/cheek-mountain-thief-review *https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100248/http://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/13550 *https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110501/http://www.timeout.com/london/music/cheek-mountain-thief-a-acheek-mountain-thief-album-review *https://hareandhoundskingsheath.co.uk/cheek-mountain-thief-reviews/ *https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/cheek-mountain-thief-cheek-mountain-thief *https://web.archive.org/web/20121016115156/http://anydecentmusic.com/review/4786/Cheek-Mountain-Thief-Cheek-Mountain-Thief.aspx

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* One-man bands Indie folk groups Icelandic indie rock groups Psychedelic folk groups Musical groups from Reykjavík Full Time Hobby artists Musical groups established in 2011 2011 establishments in Iceland {{Iceland-band-stub