Júníus Meyvant - Guru (2022)

Guru is the 3rd studio album by J?n?us Meyvant, and shows a rawer side of this talented Icelandic singer/songwriter. Born and raised on the Westman Islands off the south coast of Iceland, Unnar G?sli Sigurmundsson has been releasing music under the moniker of J?n?us Meyvant since 2014. Unnar was brought up in a musical and religious household in Heimaey (the largest island of the volcanic archipelago skirting the south coast of Iceland) and the island's microscopic population (a mere four thousand people) and wild & rugged nature was a great playground for him to thrive. It wasn't until his early twenties that Unnar stumbled upon a beaten-up guitar at his parents' house and in playing this he managed to tame his inner beast. His sense for songs and melodies burst like rockets, the uncontrollable urge for writing music and a constant flow of ideas kept him tossing and turning every night and day. Initially filtering his ideas through a band, Unnar decided to undertake his alter ego of J?n?us Meyvant and embark on his musical project as a solo endeavour.