Taste the Blood of Singapore Sling sometimes shortened to Taste the Blood of is the third studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by Reykjavík

Reykjavík

Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...

-based indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band Singapore Sling

Singapore Sling (band)

Singapore Sling is an indie band from Reykjavík, Iceland.As of 2011 they have released five albums and a best of compilation. Singapore Sling have supported The Brian Jonestown Massacre on their North American tours and covered Dirty Water a 1966 garage rock hit by The Standells in their debut album...

. The CD album was released in Iceland in late 2005 by the band's domestic label Sheptone Records, then it was released in Denmark in 2006 by local label 12 Tónar

12 Tónar

12 Tónar is a small record shop in Reykjavík, Iceland, and also a record label for Icelandic indie bands. It is located on Skólavörðustígur 15, in downtown Reykjavík....

 (12T0026) but it is not yet distributed in the United States.

However tracks #1 and #5 are available in the 2007 best of The Curse, the Life, the Blood

The Curse, the Life, the Blood

The Curse, the Life, the Blood is a best of anthology of the first third studio albums released by Reykjavík-based indie rock band Singapore Sling...

(CD/LP) released in Europe by German label 8 mm Musik.

Track listing

1. "Song For the Dead" - 4:14
2. "Blues in Black" - 8:02
3. "Saul" - 3:50
4. "Lose Your Head (When You're Dead)" - 3:36
5. "Long Past Crazy" - 5:57
6. "The Crusher" - 1:50
7. "So Soft, So Hard" - 4:25

Line-up

• Henrik Baldvin Björnsson: vocals, guitar
• Bíbí: bass
• Björn Viktorsson: drums
• Einar "Sonic" Kristjánsson: guitar
• Sigurður M. "Iggy Sniff" Finnsson: tambourine, maracas
• Hákon Aðalsteinsson: guitar