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Grapevine Playlist: CeaseTone, ALVIA, Jónsi, GusGus & More!
We love music! We love it a lot! We listen to it everyday! Just try us! CeaseTone – Continents They say January is the most depressing month of the year (especially when the light of the vaccinated tunnel still feels so far…
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VIDEO: Alvia Is Back With “Pistol Pony” 🔫 🦄
Notorious elegant hoe, bubblegum bitch, and snow queen Alvia Islandia is finally here with her long-awaited “Pistol Pony”—a song she’s been teasing since the releases of 2016’s ‘Bubblegum Bitch’, and 2017’s ‘Elegant Hoe’ and something we, along with all the other elegant…
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Track By Track: ‘Klámstjarna’ by Dadykewl
The Dadykewl vibe is one of chill positivity. While he does everything from party bangers to toned-down emotional trap, the singer is known for his no-holds-barred honesty. Love songs, real talk—you’ll find it all on his new album ‘Klámstjarna’. We asked him…
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Grapevine Playlist: Iceland’s New Lo-Fi Indie Wave, Dadykewl, Seint, Teitur & More
Grapevine Playlist Teitur Magnusson – Hverra Manna? Probably the most chill musician in Iceland, Teitur Magnússon is back with a new single. It’s a characteristically sunny and languid pop track with sonorous brass parps, light flute arrangements, and a chorus perfect for…
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Grapevine Playlist: Pusswhip, Alvia, Ben Frost, Sunna, Allenheimer, Rari Boys & More
Holy moly! More hot, steaming geysirs of gleaming, sulphurous, fresh Icelandic music spurting out of the internet, and right into your ears! Yup: it’s the Grapevine playlist. Fivefiles EP by Allenheimer Allenheimer – Megas Music scene veteran Atli Bollason returns with a…
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Music News: Sónar Powers Up, GusGus Return, Vök Tour, Björk BRIT-nomination
Sónar Reykjavík, which takes place March 16-17th, has added a raft of new names to the 2018 lineup. Iconic UK duo Underworld join an impressive lineup that includes Danny Brown, Bjarki, Nadia Rose, Jlin, Lena Willikens and more. Also announced are Lindstrøm,…
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Alvia, Högni And Björk Nominated For The Nordic Music Prize
The Nordic Music Prize has announced the 2018 nominees list. This year three Icelandic solo artists make the cut. For her self-released ‘Elegant Hoe,’ rapper ALVIA gets the nod, alongside Björk’s ‘Utopia’—her third nomination—and Högni’s debut solo debut ‘Two Trains.’ Högni and…
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Buy Shit: POPit Attire, ANGAN Salts, Roasters Tote & More
If you’re looking for something more interesting than a stuffed puffin to take home with you, here are a few ideas. ALVIA’s POPit Clothing Rapper Alvia Islandia has followed in the plushly-trainered footsteps of Jay-Z and Yeezy—albeit in a candy-coloured palette—by launching…
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Grapevine Music Awards 2017: All The Winners, And Why They Won
It‘s midwinter in Iceland, when the battle against frozen feet and contagious, uncontrollable yawning is in full swing. Luckily for us, however, it’s nothing that can’t be solved with a cup of coffee and some good music. So, what better time to…
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Grapevine Playlist: Hatari, Cyber, Daði Freyr, Alvia, RVKDTR, Sóley & More
The first Grapevine Playlist of 2018 rounds up a few releases that sneaked out over the holiday period, from weird industrial horror-rap to feel good new year anthems. MYRKFÆLNI #2 by MYRKFÆLNI Hatari x CYBER – Hlauptu A standout from the recently…
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Grapevine Music Awards: Shout Out – Alvia & Bára Gísladóttir
Once a year, we at Grapevine honour the best and brightest of the Icelandic music scene by giving out awards to some of the artists who light up our lives on the little subarctic island. The second—the Shout Out award—goes to rapper…
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Grapevine Playlist: Alvia, CYBER, Björk, EinarIndra & More
From the queen of Icelandic music to the latest rap kids exploding out of their bedroom and into the charts, here’s the Grapevine’s playlist of new tracks from the last few weeks. Alvia ft. CYBER – Cybergum Do you remember the Sims?…