Author: Davíð Roach
Straumur: Auto-Tuned Teenage Angst
by Óli Dóri and Davíð Roach
On the first of April we attended a concert at Húrra by kef LAVÍK: the band has a sense of…
Straumur: Autotuned Crooning & Organic Machines
by Davíð Roach and Óli Dóri
Everybody’s favorite autotune teenage crooner, Aron Can, just released the first single from his debut LP, ‘ÍNÓTT’ (“TONIGHT,” in English),…
Straumur: Joyful Dark Love
by Óli Dóri and Davíð Roach
Another month, another collaboration from Sin Fang, múm’s Örvar Smárason, and their Morr labelmate Sóley. After January’s “Random Haiku Generator,”…
Random Sónar Generator: Final Acts Announced For Sónar Reykjavík 2017
by Davíð Roach and Óli Dóri
Once the darkest and dullest month on the Icelandic calendar for music and culture, February was forever transformed in 2013…
Song Of The Year: “Sports” by Fufanu
by Davíð Roach
Fufanu have come a long way since they dropped the Captain from their title, and even further since they started…
Straumur: Icelandic Hip-Hop, A Cinematic Journey and Sónar Reykjavík
by Óli Dóri and Davíð Roach
GKR, the rapper named “artist to watch” at last year’s Grapevine Music Awards, made good on his early promise last…
Straumur: Tipzy Kings
by Óli Dóri and Davíð Roach
Mugison, at first an indie darling, then the whole nation’s, just released his first album in five years. On ‘Enjoy!’…
Iceland Airwaves Survival Guide
by Davíð Roach
First things first, the absolute beginning: Keflavík Airport. That’s where you can buy some: Booze Buy all the alcohol you can…
STRAUMUR: Four Songs That Washed Upon Our Shore
by Davíð Roach and Óli Dóri
With the indie band Nóra on hiatus for the foreseeable future, singer/guitarist Egill Viðarsson has started a new band with…
The Straumur Guide to Sónaruary
by Davíð Roach and Óli Dóri
Once the darkest and dullest month on the Icelandic calendar for music and culture (and other things that make life…
Straumur’s Definitive List Of 2015’s Best Albums And Songs
by Óli Dóri and Davíð Roach
Us Straumur guys would like to wish all of our readers a happy new musical year! With that out of…
Look! It’s The Winners Of Reykjavík Grapevine’s 2016 Music Awards
by Davíð Roach
How often does an event have to be repeated to warrant tradition status? If the number is four, we present…
The Recent Iceland Airwaves Festival: The Definitive Straumur Statement
by Davíð Roach and Óli Dóri
With that hectic Iceland Airwaves week still simmering in our hearts, we feel obligated to bring you a list of…
Vaginaboys: A Rush Of Blood To Your Genitals
by Davíð Roach
It was just spring that Vaginaboys burst onto the scene from out of nowhere. All of the sudden, their breakout…
Auður: Epiphanies Inspired By Hip, Pretty Girls
by Davíð Roach
In less than a month, Auður, aka Auðunn Lúthersson, will make his stage debut at Iceland Airwaves. Auður made his…
Psychedelic Ghost Pop, Straumur & Airwaves
by Óli Dóri and Davíð Roach
We just got our hands on the debut LP from A&E Sounds. It’s an impeccably produced collection of dreamy psychedelic…
Straumur: Cold Solstice
by Óli Dóri and Davíð Roach
On the day this paper hits the streets, we’ll be heading over to the Secret Solstice Festival in Laugardalur to…
Straumur: Deadbeat Summer Jams
by Óli Dóri and Davíð Roach
It’s official and Straumur-approved: summertime has finally arrived! Here are some domestic jams to go with this particular time of…
Straumur Dispatch: Vagina (dot) Love
by Óli Dóri and Davíð Roach
One of our favourite Icelandic musicians, Sin Fang, is playing a show at Húrra on May 26. That alone is…
Straumur Dispatch: Girls, EPs & Wu Tang Killa Bees
by Davíð Roach and Óli Dóri
The Icelandic electronic-loving label Raftónar put out a tremendous EP called ‘We Came As We Left’ by local producer Buspin…
Straumur On Festivals: Believe The Hype
by Óli Dóri and Davíð Roach
First things first: Sónar Reykjavík at Harpa was a gigantic audiovisual explosion in dolby digital and HD vivid colors. For…
It’s SNR RVK Time!
by Óli Dóri and Davíð Roach
StraumurOne of the darkest and dullest months of every year is unquestionably February. But, rejoice! We now have something to…
Straumur’s Best Of 2014!
by Óli Dóri and Davíð Roach
We at Straumur wish all you readers a happy new year, and hope 2015 will be a blast for all…
Five Icelandic Christmas Songs That Don’t Suck
by Davíð Roach and Óli Dóri
Like we noted in last year’s Straumur Xmas Special, the holidays can be hard on the ears for folks who…
Welcome To The New Year
by Óli Dóri and Davíð Roach
By the time this issue hits the streets, we will be halfway through the fourteenth edition of the Iceland Arwaves…