Small Time Giants is an alternative rock band from
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. It is by far the largest geographically of three constituent parts of the kingdom; the other two are metropolitan Denmark and the Faroe Islands. Citizens of Greenlan ...
. Besides Greenland, the band is popular in Denmark where it has developed great following with their mainly English-language songs. Their EP ''Six Shades of Heart'' was released in February 2012 and their debut studio album ''Stethoscope'' was released on DIGIDI, the digital distribution network in October 2014. In 2015, the band won the contest for the official song of the
Arctic Winter Games
The Arctic Winter Games are a biennial multi-sport and indigenous cultural event involving circumpolar peoples residing in communities or countries bordering the Arctic Ocean.
History
The Arctic Winter Games were founded in 1969 under the leade ...
, which was held in
Nuuk
Nuuk (; , formerly ) is the capital and most populous city of Greenland, an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the territory's largest cultural and economic center. It is also the seat of gove ...
, Greenland in 2016.
The song, entitled "We Are the Arctic", was formally released in October 2015.
The band released the Christmas-themed single "Angerlarlanga" on December 12, 2016. The song reached No. 1 on the Danish iTunes chart that month.
Members
The band is made up of young musicians from
Qaqortoq
Qaqortoq (), also known as Julianehåb, is the capital city of the Kujalleq municipalities of Greenland, municipality in southern Greenland, located near Cape Thorvaldsen. With a population of 3,050 in 2020, it is the most populous town in sout ...
in South Greenland. But the band's newest member, drummer Jonas Nilsson, is from
North Jutland. The members are:
*Miki Jensen - lead vocals
*Pilutannguaq Hammeken - keyboards, guitar
*Jakob Skovaa - bass
*Jonas Lundsgaard Nilsson - drums
Discography
Albums
EPs
*2012: ''Six Shades of Heart''
Album
*2014: ''Stethoscope''
*2020: ''Formed by Mistakes''
References
External links
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Facebook
Greenlandic rock music groups
Alternative rock groups
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