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Filthy Interview: The Swamp Goblins Of 105
Dauðyflin’s demo with a dash of Norðanpaunk, thanks In this Filthy Interview, we caught up with hardcore punksters Dauðyflin, who recently released a new demo called Þorparaljóð. Harder, faster, noisier Though Dauðyflin formed as a band in 2016, their musical journey began…
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Filthy Interview: Let’s Goo
See you in another 20 years, Graveslime In our previous Filthy Interview, punk band Dauðyflin expressed their excitement for the glorious comeback of stoner rockers Graveslime, who have performed at two festivals this year: MBS in Akureyri and Norðanpaunk in Laugarbakki. In…
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Track By Track: The Worst Wait Of Our Life by Scandinavian Rapture
Georg Óskar explores the murkiness of the everyday Scandinavian Rapture is the moniker of multi-disciplinary artist Georg Óskar. Focusing on painting and visual art, Georg’s album Worst Wait of Our Life sees him return to his musical endeavours. As he does in…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Varna GL, Celebs, Diljá & More
It’s Friday and you know what means: it’s time to bring you some piping hot new tracks fresh off the line! This Friday’s also the official “end of summer” here – although many would ask “what summer?” School’s back in session next…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Una Torfa, Hipsumhaps, Soffía Björg & More
Don’t get stuck in post-Pride party blues, because here are some tracks that’ll help you get out of your rut. If you never want to miss what’s happening in Icelandic music, consider checking out our weekly new music podcast, 66 Degrees of…
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The Eighth Gate Of Hell
Norðanpaunk, Iceland’s biggest DIY festival in the world One does not simply go to Norðanpaunk. Firstly, because it is held two and a half hours away from the capital and the Icelandic public transport system is almost non-existent and dubiously reliable. Secondly,…
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Deeper Than Definitions
Una Torfa talks national tour, queer culture and writing for Reykjavík Pride Insurance companies are uncommon patrons of musicians – the two don’t make a logical pair. However, for Una Torfa, it was the only logistical way she could execute…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Pálmi Gunnarsson, Ultraflex, Daniil & More
Is it the long weekend yet? Almost! Tomorrow kicks off Merchant’s Day weekend (Verslunamannahelgi) and we’ve got some fresh new jams for your road trip playlist! Some lucky folks have already knocked off early to turn it into a sweet-ass four-day vacay,…
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Common Ground: Pavement In Iceland
The Reykjavik Grapevine attend the show by the trailblazing American indie collective. It begins with the drums. As Pavement’s percussionist Steve West sets the pace for “Our Singer”, the opening track of the two-hour set at Eldborg, other members, Bob Nastanovich, Stephen…
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Students Of The Game
Dissecting the underground label Heavy Knife Records Veterans of the Icelandic underground hip-hop scene, Þórður Ingi Jónsson and Alfreð Drexler are meeting up at Þórður’s place in Reykjavík’s West End. Þórður, better known by his moniker Lord Pusswhip, is in Iceland for…
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Slóra Premiere Visual Single
Having premiered their visual single on July 30 in Bíó Paradís, Slóra announce the digital premiere of their latest release happening right here at the Reykjavík Grapevine. Slóra is the project of musicians Sara Flindt and Svanhildur Lóa. Based on the idea…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: VARNA, Mávar, Jadzia & More
Here we are again, the final Friday of the month. Everyone’s been on holiday, including our higher-ups here at Grapevine HQ, and things have felt very quiet. It’s also been a relatively quiet month in new music releases, which isn’t that surprising…
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Track By Track: LadieLex, LADIELEX
Indie artist LadieLex blurs the lines between alt-rock and electronica LadieLex, the moniker of Sweden-based musician Alexandra Ósk Sigurðardóttir, released her debut EP LADIELEX on July 21. The record is rippling with catchy guitar licks within a soundscape that seamlessly blends alternative…
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The Humans Will Turn Into Slime
The MBS Collective Highlights Akureyri Talent With Their DIY Festival Akureyri is Iceland’s only major township outside of the Reykjavík capital area. Just like the Reykjavík music scene, that of the so-called “capital of the north” is facing big challenges – including…
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Hindsight is 20/20
Gathering wisdom from rap veteran Emmsjé Gauti Every person I pass on my way to meet Emmsjé Gauti seems to be loading a car for a trip to the countryside or to lug unwanted junk to the recycling centre. The same goes…
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“Woohoo!”
Botnleðja reunites – again As I enter Botnleðja’s rehearsal space in Hafnarfjörður’s Vellirnir – an industrial workshop the band borrowed from a cousin of their drummer Halli – bassist Ragnar Páll Steinsson rushes past to attend to other business. While his presence…
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Track By Track: (v2,2)
Róshildur solves tangled emotions Behind Artist Róshildur’s debut EP v2,2 is a long and intricate story, denoted by the numerical song titles. Róshildur told us all about her newest record, which came alive in Denmark, Flatey, in airports and cafes. Skilaboð (v7,4)…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Bjarki, Skelkur í Bringu, LadieLex & More
The Icelandic music community lost a real one this past week with the passing of band manager extraordinaire Gis Von Ice, his partner Anna Hildur announced last Friday. Having been instrumental in launching artists like Lay Low, Vök, For a Minor Reflection,…
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An Experimental Birthday Gift
Skelkur Í Bringu breaks from hibernation Welcome back to the filthiest interview column in Iceland. In this issue, we went to a secret location to interview the non-punk, psytrance-influenced, Reykjavik-based band Skelkur Í Bringu. We’re a Happy Family Skelkur Í Bringu has…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: GusGus, KUSK, Spacestation & More
What’s guaranteed to rock you more than this series of ‘quakes we’ve been having is this list of fresh new releases coming your way. Don’t forget to subscribe to (or at least check out) our weekly music roundup podcast, 66 Degrees of…
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The Mainland Is Shaking
False Majesty’s Deathcore From The Islands Iceland is trembling and the epicenter is the Westman Islands. However, it’s not an earthquake causing the rumble; it’s the sound of amps blasting deathcore. For this edition of the Filthy Interview series, I had a…
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And Sausage For All
Tuð’s Punk Between Anger and Candies Waiting to add up two more sixes and reach the number of the beast, our sixth Filthy interview is with Halldór and Dettifoss – yes, like the waterfall – bassist and vocalist of Icelandic punk band…
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It’s Not A Phase, Mom
Virgin Orchestra’s Sonically Packed Debut Released on May 12 via Smekkleysa, Fragments is Virgin Orchestra’s debut album. Exhibiting a range of influences from post-punk to trip-hop, the album is “sonically packed,” in one band member’s own words. Virgin Orchestra walked us through…