In Iceland, Seabear are famous for crafting gorgeously melodic indie-folk, wrestling away the monopoly on lush atmosphere and gentle acoustics normally held by fellow countrymen Sigur Rós and Björk. The band is currently gearing up for the release of their new album, We Built A Fire, available stateside in early March through Morr Music. They’re also set to play a slew of live dates in Europe, followed by a breakneck five-shows-in-five-days stint at this year’s SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas. And, lest we forget our small percentage of non-European, non-Texan readers, here are two new tracks from the aforementioned album. Tour dates after the jump.

Seabear Tour Dates:
01/14/2010 — Groningen (NL) — Eurosonic
02/18/2010 — Oslo (NO) — by:larm festival
02/19/2010 — Oslo (NO) — by:larm festival
02/28/2010 — Hannover (DE) — Feinkost Lampe
03/01/.2010 — Duisburg (DE) — Steinbruch
03/02/2010 — Hamburg (DE) — Hafenklang
03/03/2010 — Leipzig (DE) — Nato
03/04/2010 — Berlin (DE) — Festsaal Kreuzberg
03/05/2010 — Dresden (DE) — Beatpol
03/06/2010 — München (DE) — 59to1
03/07/2010 — Vienna (AT) — B72
03/17/2010 — Austin (US) — SXSW Festival
03/18/2010 — Austin (US) — SXSW Festival
03/19/2010 — Austin (US) — SXSW Festival
03/20/2010 — Austin (US) — SXSW Festival
10/21/2010 — Austin (US) — SXSW Festival