Hildur Guðnadóttir - Without Sinking THE VELVET UNDERGROUND This release sees frontman Gavin

This release sees frontman Gavin Rossdale along Chris Traynor

Anmarie Spaziano's vocal is at once melodic and raging

subsumed to mystery and amassed from across the North of England

But the prospect of a fruitful collaboration between a wacky postpunk artsy-fartsy bunch and a fairly middle of the road African "Jit" musician seemed a bit crazy

Hildur Guðnadóttir - Without Sinking THE VELVET UNDERGROUND This release sees frontman GavinReleased in 2009, Without Sinking saw Hildur Gunadttir expand her solo catalogue through collaborations with close musical friends, including Skli Sverrisson and Jhann Jhannsson. Deeply personal yet shaped by a shared creative spirit, the album remains an important part of the musical journey revisited on This Will Be Us, where several of its tracks are reimagined for orchestra.