From Iceland — Assorted ArtistsAcoustic Iceland

Published July 22, 2005

A fantastically badly-designed and badly-marketed CD, this 20-song anthology actually does contain 20 essential tracks. And the packaging, when you get around the sheer commercial foppery of it, contains relevant information. With this disk, you can hear decent songs from KK, Ragnheiður Gröndul, Bubbi Morthens, Eivor Pálsdóttir and more—the old and new generations of sing-along masters. This is a strong introduction to the contemporary Icelandic pop song.