Author: Hannah Jane Cohen - The Reykjavik Grapevine

A Tourist, No More: On His Debut Effort, Axel Flóvent Returns Home

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Perhaps Axel Flóvent’s debut album ‘You Stay by the Sea’ is the album 2021 needs, even if it doesn’t know…

Grapevine Playlist: Possimiste, EYJAA, Krummi, Magnús Jóhann & More!

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March has arrived—can you believe it? We don’t! But with a new month brings some new music. Therefore, here’s the…

THE PRESENT IS OVER! Print & Friends Talk The Beauty Of Printmaking & The Virtual World

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As a flicker of light appears at the end of the pandemic tunnel, we sat down with the next generation…

THE PRESENT IS OVER! Krot & Krass Talk Renewal, Their New Studio & Old-Meets-New

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As a flicker of light appears at the end of the pandemic tunnel, we sat down with the next generation…

THE PRESENT IS OVER! Sigurður Ámundason Talks Shared Humanity, Small Horrors & Windmills

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As a flicker of light appears at the end of the pandemic tunnel, we sat down with the next generation…

THE PRESENT IS OVER! Loji Höskuldsson Talks Nostalgia, “Icelandicana” & The Beauty Of The Past

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As a flicker of light appears at the end of the pandemic tunnel, we sat down with the next generation…

THE PRESENT IS OVER! Ýmir Grönvold Talks Staying Present, Approaching The Future & The Pitfalls Of Ego

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As a flicker of light appears at the end of the pandemic tunnel, we sat down with the next generation…

THE PRESENT IS OVER! Una Björg Magnúsdóttir Talks Assumptions, Constructed Realities & Pandemic Media

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As a flicker of light appears at the end of the pandemic tunnel, we sat down with the next generation…

THE PRESENT IS OVER! Þórdís Erla Zoëga Talks The Digital Age, Online Mediums & Documenting Art

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As a flicker of light appears at the end of the pandemic tunnel, we sat down with the next generation…

THE PRESENT IS OVER! Auður Lóa Guðnadóttir Talks Being An Introvert, Pandemic Life & Princess Diana

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As a flicker of light appears at the end of the pandemic tunnel, we sat down with the next generation…

THE PRESENT IS OVER! Arngrímur Sigurðsson Talks Folklore, Monsters & The Human Response To Chaos

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As a flicker of light appears at the end of the pandemic tunnel, we sat down with the next generation…

THE PRESENT IS OVER! Helena Margrét Jónsdóttir Talks Ghosts, 2020 & The Importance Of Humour

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As a flicker of light appears at the end of the pandemic tunnel, we sat down with the next generation…

Brunch, Darts & The CeaseTone Studio: Hafsteinn Þráinsson’s Perfect Day

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Hafsteinn Þráinsson, a.k.a. CeaseTone, creates the type of cinematic indie music that just makes you feel all the feelings at…

Track By Track: Occurrence – Iceland Symphony Orchestra Project, Vol. 3

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The finale in the trio of albums from the Iceland Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with Sono Luminus, ‘Occurrence’ presents works…

The Surreal Life Of Sturle Dagsland… Is Now Available on His Self-Titled Debut

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“When I was 10 years old, I got the Aqua ‘Aquarium’ album for Christmas from my Grandmother,” Sturle Dagsland explains,…

Sunna Friðjóns & Her Spells: Forage Through A Dewy Forest For Some Magical Music

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When Sunna Friðjónsdóttir, who performs under Sunna Fridjóns, approached making her newest effort ‘Let the Light in’, she says she…

Grapevine Playlist: CeaseTone, ALVIA, Jónsi, GusGus & More!

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We love music! We love it a lot! We listen to it everyday! Just try us! CeaseTone – Continents They…

VIDEO: Alvia Is Back With “Pistol Pony” 🔫 🦄

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Notorious elegant hoe, bubblegum bitch, and snow queen Alvia Islandia is finally here with her long-awaited “Pistol Pony”—a song she’s…

The Grapevine Music Awards 2021: Bríet & JFDR – In Conversation

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At the 2021 Grapevine Music Awards, the three biggest categories—Artist, Song and Album Of The Year—were decided the quickest. In…

Horror-Scopes: Tracking Your Macros… Alone

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The Grapevine’s team of amateur astrologists know all. How? Not only do we talk to the tarot, but we also…

Grapevine Music Awards 2021: Shout Out – Rough Cult & Auður

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The Grapevine Music Awards 2021 Shout Out award applauds two stellar projects this year. First off, we celebrate Rough Cult…

Grapevine Music Awards 2021: You Should Have Heard This – Hekla & RYBA

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At the 2021 Grapevine Music Awards, there was a tie in the highly coveted “You Should Have Heard This” category….

Grapevine Music Awards 2021: Best Video – Jónsi ‘Sumarið sem aldrei kom’

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“Jónsi wanted to show the other side of Iceland, not the delusional version we’ve seen in the ‘Inspired by Iceland’…

Fancies: Logi Þorvaldsson

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Fancies is a Grapevine series where we highlight an individual with supreme style. Our latest subject is Logi Þorvaldsson, a…

Grapevine Music Awards 2021: Artist To Watch – Holdgervlar

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“The Holdgervlar themselves are xenobots, ready-made organisms, with human roots. They look back with nostalgia at human cultures, but with…