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RAKEL’s Debut LP Mixes The Natural With The Unnatural
RAKEL finds her place with a place to be One of the busiest people in the Icelandic music scene, solo artist RAKEL anticipates the release of her debut LP a place to be on October 17. No stranger to the music industry,…
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Open The Doors For Birnir
Hip-hop artist Birnir lives for 2,000 years It’s been about a month since Birnir’s third LP Dyrnar came out. His first in four years, Dyrnar comes off the back of the acclaimed record Bushido, which swept music lovers — from die-hard rap fans…
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The Possessed Flowerchild: Possimiste Channels The Music Of The Universe
“I have always felt that it was my destiny to channel music to this world from the ethereal space around us that words cannot yet explain,” Possimiste — also known under her terrestrial name Leeni Laasfeld — explains in a velvety voice.…
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New Mammút Single Out Today
Post-rock band Mammút released today the first single from their upcoming album ‘Kinder Versions’. The song, “Breathe Into Me”, shows the band at its most hunting best. A jangling guitar rolls the tune on, while a heavy bass hook keeps it beating…
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Track By Track: ‘Floating Harmonies’ By Júníus Meyvant
Westman Islands-based singer-songwriter Júníus Meyvant first started to turn heads for his soulful folk pop after releasing his first single, “Color Decay,” and has been busy performing and working on his recently released debut album, ‘Floating Harmonies’, ever since. Make sure to…
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Track By Track: ‘Glópagull’ By Sigmund
Sigmundur Páll Freysteinsson, better known as $igmund, is a fresh face on the Icelandic music scene. The crew working alongside $igmund consists of Arnar Már Kristinsson, Gestur Sveinsson and Hákon Örn Helgason. They have been writing, rapping and recording for a while…
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Track By Track: Futuregrapher’s ‘Hrafnagil’
Famous for rapid-fire drum ‘n’ bass tunes, electronic artist Futuregrapher—real name Árni Grétar—has made a name for himself as a great live performer, collaborated with numerous artists, and released three albums of his own. His fourth upcoming album, ‘Hrafnagil’ (“Raven Ravine”), is…
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Meet asdfhg., The Accidental Musician
When the 2015 Kraumur nominations were announced, one name stood out among the usual suspects because frankly, no one knew who on earth was behind the project. Many even doubted that it originated in Iceland. The story goes that one of the Kraumur panellists stumbled…
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Rökrétt Framhald
On Grísalappalísa’s debut album ‘Ali’, there’s a line in “Lóan er komin” where singer Baldur Baldursson growls, “Thoroughly thought out/Much practiced/Stolen from here or there/Don’t expect that I take responsibility or remember where it came from” (translation mine). As a lyric-asM.O., it…
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The Freak Is Alive
Jesus to the effing Christ how desperately I have waited for this album to finally drop! This review was fully formed in my head long before tidings of a long-lusted-for release date reached my excited ears, and awaited only for said ears…
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The Tower Of Foronicity
Psychotic from moment one, “You Drive Me Insane” explodes into your consciousness like plunging down the first hill on a roller coaster. There is no escape from the insanity. A tsunami of intensity, this is like a lost, twisted surf single from…
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Innra
Rökkurró’s third album ‘Innra’ (or “inner”) comes to us four years after their quiet but stunning sophomore outing, ‘Í annan heim’. On ‘Innra’, the band’s palate has expanded, the sound broadened. It is an eclectic album tied together by quivering soprano vocals,…
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Ascending//Descending
‘Ascending//Descending’ is the debut effort of Icelandic hardcore upstarts Icarus, which makes the mastery of the metallic hardcore genre displayed on the album all the more impressive. Every song is composed with a great sense of dynamics—the band switch between parts with…
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Aeoline
DADA is the musical outlet of one Sigtryggur Ari Jóhannsson, who creates music inspired by mid-century analog synthesizers and the software of the beat-driven modern age. His album ‘Aeoline’ is an engaging mix that will appeal to many audiences. Those familiar with…
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Björk: I Work More Like A Writer Or Director
Addressing how each album differs from the last, Björk admits in an interview with the Grapevine that she works more like a writer or director. “After I made Vespertine, all these guys kept sending me beats. And I was just, ‘No, now…
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Uni Stefson Takes Centre Stage
Retro Stefson frontman Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson recently unveiled his solo project, Uni Stefson. He caught the public’s attention with his first release, a thoughtful rendition of Jónas Hallgrímsson’s poem, “Enginn grætur,” and has since played a handful of shows. Although a long-time…
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Airwaves, BÖRN Are Coming Atcha
BÖRN (“Children”) took the Icelandic punk scene by storm this year, playing all over the place, releasing a self-titled debut LP (which our reviewer LOVED) and even raising a little stir outside of the country. Although BÖRN have been active for upwards…
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WORLD PREMIERE: A FANCY NEW OYAMA TRACK!
The hepcats of Oyama are all set to unleash their monster of a début album, Coolboy, which will be released in Iceland via 12 Tónar on November third (those fortunate enough to live in Japan can get it in less than a…
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Hugar
I found myself six tracks into Hugar’s self-titled instrumental debut before realizing that the first song had ended. This could mean one of two things: either the lack of lyrical stimulation reaching my brain sent me into an inert mental state, or…
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47
Japanese Super Shift’s ’47’ is an unexpectedly emotional album. The record, which marks the newest creation from producer-instrumentalist Stefnir Gunnarsson, offers a healthy mix of dance-y instrumentals and mature, lyrical songs, representing a multifaceted album that feels as though it could fuel…
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In the Eye of the Storm
The trio of musicians in Monotown (two of them brothers) released their first album, ‘In The Eye Of The Storm,’ this year. The album is a mix of folk harmonies, rock ballads, and up-tempo tracks. The title song is one of the…
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Low Roar Start Off On A High Note
What: Low Roar / Mr. Silla When: August 15, 20:30 Where: Tjarnarbíó, Tjarnargötu 12 Admission: 2,000 ISK It began with one of the best album openers I’ve heard this year. Clocking in at over nine minutes when performed live, “Breathe In” slowly…
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Kaleo
If you think Kings of Leon, the Black Keys and the White Stripes are all purveyors of derivative trash, then there’s a new purveyor on the scene for you to hate. If, on the other hand, you think they’re refreshingly straightforward examples…