The annual Kraumur music award’s list of nominees has been announced. Celebrating underground and established artists alike, Kraumur merits albums based on quality, originality and ambition.
Funded by the Aurora Foundation, this is Kraumur’s 17th year. A total of 20 artists and albums are nominated:
- Amor Vincit Omnia – bbr babe
- Björg Brjánsdóttir – Growl Power
- Iðunn Einars – Í hennar heim
- JónBjörn – Gárur
- Kaktus Einarsson – Lobster Coda
- Katla Yamagata – Postulín
- Kött Grá Pje & Fonetik Simbol – Dulræn Atferlismeðferð
- MC MYASNOI – slugs are legal now
- Múr – Múr
- Saint Pete – Græni pakkinn
- sideproject – sourcepond
- Sigrún – Monster Milk
- Sigtryggur Berg og Glupsk – Beyond Happy
- Skorri – randyrtsport
- Sunna Margrét – Finger on Tongue
- Supersport – allt sem hefur gerst
- Tonik Ensemble – Music Is Mass
- Torfi Tómasson – Eitt
- Xiupill – Mythology
- Young Nazareth – 200 – 101 vol. 1
This year’s panel of judges consisted of Árni Matthíasson, Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen, Birgitta Björg Guðmarsdóttir, Eldar Ástþórsson, Júlía Kröyer, Karólína Einars Maríudóttir, Lovísa Rut Kristjánsdóttir, Óli Dóri, Rósa Birgitta Ísfeld, Trausti Júlíusson and Þorbjörg Roach Gunnarsdóttir.
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