 Performing for some time as a trio from 2005, the band grew to seven pieces in 2006.Other members of Seabear are Halldór Ragnarsson, Örn Ingi, Sóley Stefánsdóttir, Kjartan Bragi Bjarnason, Guðbjörg Hlín and Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir.The band's music has been described as "Sufjan Stevens meets an unplugged Arcade Fire" by "Clash".