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The Reykjavík Grapevine presents Icelandic music news along with new Icelandic albums and/or tracks.
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Borko, Brynjar and Pusswhip
Prick up your ears! It’s time once more for The Grapevine to pour some fresh harmonic honey into them. And once we’re done, check out everything we’re listening to right now on The Grapevine’s New Music Picks playlist on Spotify. Lord Pusswhip…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Damon Albarn, Teitur Magnússon & ZÖE
Heads up! It’s time for this week’s Grapevine new music picks. Check out everything we’re listening to right now on The Grapevine’s New Music Picks playlist on Spotify. Damon Albarn – Royal Morning Blue In a recent interview with the Grapevine, Albarn…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Jónsi, Jóhann & Skúli Sverrisson And Daníel Ágúst & Co.
Heads up! It’s time for this week’s Grapevine new music picks. Check out everything we’re listening to right now on The Grapevine’s New Music Picks playlist on Spotify. Jónsi – Obsidian Jónsi—interdisciplinary artist and a founding member of Sigur Rós—has released his…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Inspector Spacetime, Árný Margrét & John Grant
Tomorrow sees the return of Live From Reykjavík! You can choose to brave the Icelandic chill to catch the live music across the city, or stay toasty and watch the global stream at home. Either way, all three of this week’s picks…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Of Monsters And Men, Sóley And CeaseTone
Monsters! Phantoms! Skulls! And… erm… CeaseTone! It must be Halloween weekend. Get your spooky on with our recommendations for the best new Icelandic music on offer, and check out everything we’re listening to right now on The Grapevine’s New Music Picks Spotify…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Kælan Mikla, Látún & Stereo Hypnosis
As leaves fall and the northern hemisphere embraces that autumnal feel, our thoughts turn to what the hell we will talk to the other parents about when we take the kids out trick or treating. Get ahead of the curve on all…
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Track By Track: Eleqant By Quest
Info: To listen to Quest is a quest in itself. Their first album, “Eleqant” is humorous, allowing the band to be tacky at times, while something undeniably cool permeates their surroundings; some hipster vibe you can only find with someone that has…
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Track By Track: ‘Deluge’ By Boncyan
Boncyan—Iceland’s resident mature boy band—is composed of Janus Rasmussen, Sakaris and Tom Hannay. After a slew of fun, mature boy band releases, they are finally dropping their first EP. We sat down to hear it out—track by track. Turn It All Around…
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Music News: Romeo & Juliet, KK, Hildur Guðnadóttir & More
It’s always an event when Iceland’s most interesting director, Þorleifur Örn Arnarson, puts on a play in Iceland. German-speakers can see his older work in Germany, Austria or Switzerland. But for those that don’t understand Icelandic, don’t worry, we got you. Þorleifur…
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Grapevine Playlist: Vök, Rebekka Blöndal, Matthías Hemstock, And More!
Vök – “No Coffee At The Funeral” If you understand the importance of coffee in the fabric of Icelandic culture, then the title of this song will make sense as a metaphor for the painful absence of something essential. Grieving loss is…
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Grapevine Playlist: Kælan Mikla, Daníel Hjálmtýsson, Elín Hall, Róshildur & More!
Is it really 15°C out? You bet. Listen to some music outside. Kristberg – Sunrise “Sunrise” is a good vibes song that makes you think of a chill, late afternoon drive in the sunshine. Acoustic with soft, roaming vocals, it’s got a…
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Track By Track: ‘Vítahringur’ By Mannveira
At the origin of every genre lies a raw energy that defies rules and norms, but inevitably, even the most extreme become restrained by convention. Mannveira’s latest release—surprisingly their debut, although the band has been around for ten years—rediscovers the purely manic…
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Video Of The Week! “Ógisslegt” By Skrattar
You and your pals are cruising in your sleek convertible, looking for the next hot boogie. But there’s just one problem— you don’t have a hot boogie. In fact, you don’t even know what a hot boogie is. Well, Grapevine favourites Skrattar…
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Grapevine Playlist: Monstra, Dread Lightly, Boncyan, Daughters Of Reykjavík & More!
It’s the height of summer. Relax in safety and solitude with these new releases. Boncyan – Turn It All Around Groovy stuff. Boncyan, Iceland’s resident boy band throwback, is Boncyan Back (alright!). This is their second effort, and it’s got an easy,…
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Video Premiere! Skrattar Returns With “Trouble”
Skrattar—Reykjavík’s favourite demon boys—are back and more mischievous than ever. The group recently signed with Bjarki’s bbbbbb recors and will drop their next album ‘HELLRAISER IV’ in August. But first—they’ve got a new video for their recent single “Trouble” and a big…
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Grapevine Playlist: Svarti Laxness, gugusar, Diljá, ClubDub & More!
You like music? Of course you do. You clicked on a link entitled ‘Grapevine Playlist’. So here you go, friends. Svarti Laxness – Hvaddagera Summer vibes with a dark twist from Svarti Laxness, the musical persona of rapper, singer, actor and all-round…
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Grapevine Playlist: Mannveira, Vök, Unnsteinn, Oscar Leone & More!
Sit in the sun. Bump some tunes. Have a blast. Mannveira – Í Köldum Faðmi At the origin of every genre lies a raw creative energy that defies translation into rules and norms, but inevitably, even the most extreme genres can become…
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Grapevine Playlist: Cell7, Soffía Björg, Tom Hannay, Passepartout Duo, Flaaryr & More!
NO MORE RESTRICTIONS! TIME TO LISTEN TO MUSIC! Cell7 – It’s Complicated Cell7 is easily the most talented hip hop artist in Iceland. And unsurprisingly, as she’s been a pioneer in Iceland’s scene for over 20 years now. If you’re new to…
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Grapevine Playlist: Ægir, Árstíðir, Red Riot, Skrattar & More!
We love music. You do too. So here’s a selection of music. Ægir – The Earth Grew Uncertain As our little pet volcano morphs into a tourist-threatening, road-eating monster—like some sort of subterranean gremlin which has been fed after midnight—Ægir soundtracks the…
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Grapevine Playlist: amiina, Elín Hall, Kælan Mikla, kef LAVÍK & More!
It’s officially summer and we’re ready to sit in the sun, and by sit in the sun, we mean listen to these recently released tracks. Enjoy! Kælan Mikla – Ósýnileg With the solstice only ten days away, the Grapevine vibe is all…
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Grapevine MEGA Playlist: Kvikindi, Hjörtur Ingvi Jóhannsson, Ásta, Gudfinnur, Kristín Sesselja & More!
The loss of Iceland and Daði Freyr last week at Eurovision was a crushing defeat for the Grapevine. But that said, the loss of Finland’s Blind Channel was equally traumatic. So put your middle fingers up and check out this new playlist. …
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Track by Track: ‘Sometimes depressed… but always antifascist’ By BSÍ
BSÍ, no doubt one of the more un-Googleable bands in Iceland, are a Grapevine favourite, having pumped out feel-good indie tracks since their inception years ago. Now, the band is here with their debut album ‘Sometimes depressed… but always antifascist’. To learn…
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Track By Track: ‘Mobile Home’ By GusGus
GusGus join forces with Vök vocalist Margrét Rán on their new album ‘Mobile Home’, as well as hooking up with former bandmates Siggi Kinski and Stefán Árni for lyrical and visual collaborations. Grapevine met GusGus mainstay Biggi Veira, fellow founding member Daníel…