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Video Premiere: “It’s Always Nice To Be Wanted” by Sara Flindt
Hot on the heels of the May 5 release of her album It’s Always Nice To Be Wanted, Sara Flindt is dropping a gorgeous music video for its title track. It premieres today, May 12, right here at noon: Previously releasing music…
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Grapevine Staffers Make Their Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Predictions
If the bookies are to be believed, Eurovision is returning to Stockholm in 2024 — the winning title is all but stuck on Loreen like a tattoo-oo-oo. But we at the Grapevine like to root for the underdogs. And compared to Loreen,…
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Track By Track: ‘It’s Always Nice To Be Wanted’ by Sara Flindt
Sara Flindt searches for home Danish-born, Iceland-based artist Sara Flindt takes us through her most recent EP. Having previously worked under the moniker ZAAR, Sara joined fellow musicians Salóme Katrín and Rakel Sigurðardóttir to produce the 2022 split album While We Wait.…
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Nanna In Full Bloom: A Solo Exploration Of Solitude And Botany
I reach for my phone outside an old industrial building in Reykjavík’s Grandi neighbourhood. Once the main hub for the city’s fishing operations, it is now a gentrified landfill with two streets running parallel, separated by a row of refurbished fish-freezing plants.…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Nanna, Sara Flindt, Árný Margrét, Torfi & More
What a better way to slowly seep into a Friday than with a roundup of the latest and greatest happening in Icelandic music? Don’t fret! We’ve got you covered. Now’s also a good time to mention the fact that we released a…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: MSEA, Sunna Margrét, JFDR & More
As we careen towards the end of April, this spring has already been extremely fruitful. As always, we have newer voices sprouting up from the grassroots to share the sunlight with already established musicians. Today, we’re bringing you MSEA’s nightmare-pop, Sunna Margrét…
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Current Kids, Future Musicians – The Upbeat’s role in fostering children’s creativity
Near Reykjavík harbour stands Harpa, the crown jewel of Icelandic culture and music. Concerts, conferences, parties – you name it, Harpa does it all. It’s a grand concert hall, home of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, the Icelandic Opera and various other musical endeavours,…
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Stopping, Reflecting and Starting Again — Bríet on her process to date and what comes next
Words: Lilja Bragadóttir & Esja Fulton Aðalsteinsdóttir On a drizzly day in Reykjavík, Lilja and Esja sat in the glass atrium in the building where the Grapevine is located and waited patiently for the one and only Bríet to arrive for an…
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Magical Music and Green Leaves
Words: Yrsa Rún Gunnarsdóttir Laufey Lín Jónsdóttir is a 23-year-old singer-songwriter who was born in Reykjavík but now lives in Los Angeles. A modern jazz musician, Laufey always wanted to be a singer, but when she was younger she didn’t believe it…
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Music News: Battling Bands, Music Awards & Chilling To The Extreme
Músíktilraunir, once again It’s that time of year again, where young musicians are lauded for their dedication to crafting their work. Músíktilraunir is the annual battle of the bands competition, where 32 bands and artists demonstrate their ability spanning four semi-finals. Ultimately,…
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Track-By-Track: Nokkur Góð, Ten Years of Sonic Supremacy
Þórir Georg is a name that needs no introduction to avid followers of the Icelandic music scene. A prolific artist spanning multiple genres and decades, Þórir has championed the indie-rock and hardcore scene for years, developing a cult following. Þórir’s Nokkur Góð…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: JFDR, neonme, Tilbury & More
Don’t you love it when the last day of the month happens to be a Friday? You arrive into April refreshed, energised and ready to take on the world. What’s also great about Fridays, is we have a fresh batch of hot…
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Track-By-Track: TSS, “Tracks Up My Sleeve”
TSS is the solo project of multi-instrumentalist Jón Gabríel Lorange. The project’s fourth LP, Tracks up my sleeve, was released independently on February 1, continuing to display its use of minimalist soundscapes, synthesized instruments and catchy songwriting. The album explores the grooves…
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Misþyrming Returns With Blunt Force — A Q&A with black metal royalty
In December 2022, the Reykjavík-based black metal band Misþyrming released their new album Með Hamri. The title translates literally to “With Hammer” and, just like a hammer, it hits. Violently. In this first edition of the Grapevine’s Filthy Interview series, Misþyrming guitarist,…
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Musical Storytelling On The Big Screen
It is 8:30 A.M. in Los Angeles when composer Herdís Stefánsdóttir logs in to meet with me virtually. With the latest winter storm bearing down on Reykjavík Herdís retreated to sunny California, admitting “it was an attempt to escape the winter in…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Worm Is Green, Önnu Jónu Son, KÁRI & More
We’re wrapping up the second week of March with a serious cold snap, and we’re pretty sure everyone is needing some warmth and comfort right about now. Luckily the batch of new music we’ve got for you this week is like a…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Xiupill, Sóðaskapur & More
We celebrate this Friday with a brand new issue of The Reykjavík Grapevine and surprisingly warm weather. Who needs Tenerife?! We have a fresh batch of songs released this week. As spring rolls in, we can expect even more new voices entering…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Nanna, Baldur, Inspector Spacetime & More
We took a little road trip this afternoon to check out the new Icelandic music. Here’s what we found: Árstíðir covering the queen of sadness Lana Del Rey, infectious new Inspector Spacetime, Nanna’s latest solo single and more. Scroll on for our…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: JFDR, Emilíana Torrini, Drengurinn fengurinn & More
With the sun making a rare appearance in Reykjavík this February, the Grapevine team has unanimously decided to embrace a “low-key Friday” mood. Whether you had a long week at school, your boss keeps being a dictator, you’re in post-Valentine’s Day tension…
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Track By Track: TRPTYCH’s “Inner Terrestrial MMXXIII a.D.”
TRPTYCH is the solo project of electronic musician, drummer and designer, Daníel Þorsteinsson. A prolific artist, he has been releasing music — at least once a year — since 2016. His latest album, ‘Inner Terrestrial MMXXIII a.D.’ is a sprawling journey of…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: PORT, Dream Wife, Febrúar & More
Friday? More like Fri-yay! Time to roll into the weekend with these fresh new tunes that hit our radar this week. We’ve got all the vibes here — a dark gloomy intense single from PORT, a flirty sassy warning in Dream Wife’s…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Seabear, BEEF, FLOTT & More
TGI — errr — M? Alright, we’re running late with our weekly music roundup (yes, again). But, hey, there’s no bad time to sport your headphones and explore the latest new music releases from Iceland. Today’s lineup features a blend of bedroom…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Flesh Machine, KÁRI, Hylur & More
Last Friday was a bonanza of new Icelandic tracks, so we took a well-deserved break before presenting the crème de la crème to you. Tune in to our Spotify playlist to start the week with the hottest new Icelandic music. Worm Is…