Lindy Vopnfjörð

[1] After singing in an Icelandic folk group as a child, he co-founded the folk-rock group Northern Junk with his brother in the early 1990s, developing a following in Victoria, British Columbia He later released several solo albums while living in Toronto, and also was a member of the indie rock band Major Maker, whose single "Rollercoaster" charted on Billboard's Canadian Hot 100 chart.

[7] Vopnfjörð began to listen to metal and punk acts such as Judas Priest and the Dead Kennedys as he grew older, and also learned about writing songs from his father, a songwriter.

[4] As teenagers Vopnfjörð and his brother moved to Victoria, British Columbia,[8] where they learned instruments and formed the folk-rock band Northern Junk.

[8] After moving to Toronto in 1997,[1] he began recording solo albums and touring with noted Canadian musicians including Tegan and Sara, Melissa McClelland and Serena Ryder.

[10] Among the included studio musicians were Paul Brennan on drums, Rick May on bass, and Sean Ashby on lap steel guitar.

His 2004 album Suspension of Disbelief received 3/5 stars and a mixed review from Allmusic, who stated "the arrangements are varied and polished, ranging from acoustic folksiness to near-anthemic guitar pop.