Samarin consists of Jofrid Akadottir singer, Thord Kari Steinborsson computer Musician and Clarinet player Aslaug Run Magnusdottir.After forming in January 2011, Samaris entered and won the 2011 Icelandic Musiktilraunir competition, porour also won the Keyboard/Programmer prize, Following this, the group self-released their Hljoma pu (2011) EP, which won the band an Icelandic Kraumur award, In August 2011, Samaris took part in a music event in The Netherlands which brought together acts from Norway, The Netherlands, Poland, France, Germany and Iceland, In October 2011, Samaris performed at the Iceland Airwaves festival,
A further self-released EP, Stofnar falla, followed in 2012 before the group signed with One Little Indian Records, The band performed at the 2012 Iceland Airwaves festival