GRÓA are a post-punk band from Reykjavík, Iceland. The band originally consisted of Karó Einars Maríudóttir (lead vocals, keys, guitar), Fríða Björg Pétursdóttir (bass, background vocals) and Hrabba Einars Maríudóttir (drums, background vocals), and since 2023 includes Marta Ákadóttir (dancer, saxophone, percussion, recorder).
Background.
Formed in Reykjavík in 2017 as teenagers, the band;s first public appearance was at Músíktilraunir, an Icelandic music competition, where they made the finals. They released their first album, GRÓA, in April 2018 through Post-Dreifing, an art collective from the Reykjavík grassroots music scene.
They performed at Icelandic Airwaves in 2019 and their set was recorded and released on YouTube by KEXP.
Their second album (Í Glimmerheimi) was released in April 2019 and their third (What I Like To Do) in August 2021) also via Post-Dreifing. Both of the later albums have also been released on US Label FOUND.
Whilst touring the US in 2023, their set was, again, recorded and released on YouTube by KEXP.