Author: - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Penumbra

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‘Penumbra,’ the debut album from songwriter and vocalist ÍRiS, does just what the title suggests. Sitting on the edge of…

There Are Stars… Exploding

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Ragnar Kjartansson’s ‘The Visitors’ is perfect. This is art today and it feels amazing. 
The show, up at Kling and…

A Pioneer of Icelandic Hip Hop

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Cell7To say in 2014 that hip hop is solely an American art form is a grave misnomer. While the origin…

Over Light Earth

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Don’t call this experimental. A common misnomer in contemporary classical music is the term “experimental.” If there is anything experimental…

Steindór Andersen & Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson: Stafnbúi

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The haunting collection Stafnbúi opens like a hymn from another time. And the vibrantly beating heart of it is of…