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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: Prins Póló and Moses Hightower, Foreign Monkeys, and Gustaf Ljunggren with Skúli Sverrisson
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, there are finally little leaves on the trees. Hark, is that the sound of summer come at last? Oh, it’s only 4 degrees. Well, it was a nice thought while it lasted, and in…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Kvikindi, BSÍ and Sk-Ar
Friends, we have made it. It’s officially the last Friday of the month — a third of the year of our lord 2022 is done. Whether you’re hitting the town in your glad rags to celebrate, or quickly disappearing under the duvet…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: LÓN, Ári Arelíus, Between Mountains & Jónas Sig
It’s officially summer now, and while the weather might still be decidedly cool, The Reykjavík Grapevine have got the hottest new tracks for your listening pleasure. See what we did there? Wordplay, we’re all about it. All these tracks—and so many more…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: UMBRA, Ultraflex and Inga Björk
It’s Easter! But before you go off and gorge yourself on chocolate eggs laid by rabbits or whatever, we definitely recommend checking out these new tracks from Icelandic artists. That’s right, we’re swapping New Music Friday for…Cool Music Wednesday? Sure, that’ll work.…
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Suð’s Indie Noise: Track By Track
Suð is an established Icelandic indie band seemingly on a mission to bring the guitar party back. They released their first album in 1999 and have been active since then. The Grapevine caught up with Suð to discuss their latest album, ‘Save…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Inspector Spacetime, Atli Arnarsson & Eydís Evensen
Happy New Music Friday! This week we’ve got a delightful selection of freshly-released Icelandic tracks for you, including a brilliant video accompanying Atli Arnarsson’s first solo release, and new music from Grapevine darlings Inspector Spacetime. All these tracks—and so many more brought…
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Grapevine Music News: Airwaves Is Back, Our Boy Víkingur, And Tangled And Lost And Lonely
Anticipation is growing for the upcoming release of Una Torfadóttir’s EP ‘Flækt Og Týnd Og Einmana’, (‘Tangled And Lost And Lonely’), especially following the release of her single, ‘Ekkert að’. Everyone can remember the horrors of being a teenager; a whirlwind of…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: BSÍ Video Premiere, Ólafur Arnalds and MIMRA
This week we get a sneak peek at the striking new video from BSÍ which comes out tomorrow, some pure neo-classical class from Ólafur Arnalds, and a gorgeous album foretaster from MIMRA. All these tracks—and so many more brought to you by…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Una Torfa, Bríet and Filous with Daði Freyr
Three new pieces of music from the frozen north for your international earholes. This week, a brand new singer-songwriter, a Eurovision icon post-Eurovision, and one of Iceland’s most diverse alt-pop stars. All these little beauties—and so many more brought to you by…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Vök, Supersport! and Eydís Evensen
New sounds for your ears, spanning electro-alternative, pleasantly shambling indie and delicate neo-classical. All these little beauties—and so many more brought to you by The Grapevine over the past twelve months—are available in our New Music Picks 2021-22 playlist. Vök – “Lose…
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Grapevine Music News: GusGus at Eurovision, Ye Nod To Icelandic Teen & Vikings Score Netflix
You know The Grapevine. We bring you the Icelandic news. We love our Icelandic music. So why wouldn’t we love bringing you the Icelandic music news? You know it makes sense. GusGus Ask Eurovision: “Is It True?” Well it’s true that our…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Seabear, Benni Hemm Hemm and Árný Margrét
New sounds from some elusive folksters, a quirky indie stalwart and a rising legend. These little beauties—and so many more brought to you by The Grapevine over the past twelve months—are available in our New Music Picks 2021-22 playlist. Seabear – “Parade”…
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Grapevine Music News: Laufey, Bríet And A Eurovision Ding-Dong
Three stories from the music news desk at Grapevine Towers… Laufey Jazz wunderkind Laufey Lin—who established an enviable international profile on social media through posting home performance videos during lockdown—played on American TV show ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ last month. The appearance was…
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The Grapevine’s New Music Picks: Árný Margrét, Possimiste and ZAAR
This week: a new song from emerging folk star Árný Margrét, a new collaborative video from stargirl Possimiste and a new song from ZAAR, (erm…. which rhymes with “star”!). These little beauties—and so many more brought to you by The Grapevine over…
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The Grapevine’s New Music Picks: Bríet, russian.girls and Kaśka Paluch
This week: a new track and video out today from Bríet, russian.girls give out the dark and moody and Kaśka Paluch blends progressive house, archive folk and Icelandic storms. These little beauties—and so many more brought to you by The Grapevine over…
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The Grapevine’s New Music Picks: Power Paladin, Salóme Katrín and Pale Moon
Iceland’s newest pandemic restrictions, announced today, mean that that we’re unlikely to be going out to see bands any time soon. So here are a few excellent new tunes to see us all though yet more domestic confinement. These little beauties—and so…
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Track By Track: An Intimate Journey with Axel Flóvent
Axel Flóvent’s newest album, ‘You Stay By The Sea’, has been attracting a lot of international attention—and for a good reason. It’s a beautiful journey through his inner life, from overthinking stuff (we have all done that) to friendship that slowly fades…
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The Grapevine’s New Music Picks: Vök, Hugar and Brynjar Daðason
With that pesky pandemic limiting our ability to go out and see music played live, it’s a good thing that 2022 is starting strong with new releases to see us through yet more domestic confinement. The below musical gems—and so many more…
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The Grapevine’s New Year Musical Picks: Ólafur, Gyða and Rafnar
So it’s the last week of 2021. And with one ear on the upcoming hectic shenanigans of New Year’s Eve, we bring three gentle musical gifts from the frosty north to calm your spirit. As ever, you can enjoy the musical gems…
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Grapevine Christmas Music Picks: All The “Gleðileg Jól” You Could Possibly Pack Into A Playlist
It’s the last Friday afternoon before Christmas Eve. And if you’re not imposing festive cheer on your office party by blasting our top choice of Icelandic Christmas tunes then you clearly hate Santa, and all the little Yule Lads. And you’ll get…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Júníus Meyvant, Hanna Mia Brekkan and Ljunggren/Sverrisson
This week we’ve got three more musical non-Christmas crackers for you, with love from Iceland. Well if you want Mariah Carey telling you what she wants for Christmas, and Wham! complaining about last Christmas, then you probably know where to go… and…
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Track By Track: ‘Kill The Moon’ By Kig & Husk
Kig & Husk is comprised of music veterans Frank Hall from the band Ske and Höskuldur Ólafsson, who made international headlines in the late 90s with the energetic hip-hop outfit, Quarashi. This new album is a notable departure from their earlier work,…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Gyða Valtýsdóttir, Fríd and Ægir
This week we bring you soaring soundscapes, serene underseascapes and cyclical clickscapes. Grab some proper headphones or plug into some decent speakers for this; your ears will thank us later. And check out everything we’re listening to right now on The Grapevine’s…