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Live From Reykjavík Returns
Music fans will have to wait until 2022 for their next fix of Iceland Airwaves, after gathering restrictions put paid to the festival for the second year running. But the good folk who run Airwaves are determined not to leave the nation’s…
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Grapevine Playlist: Tómas Welding, Ægir, Aron Can, Countess Malaise & More!
We’re sorry about the lack of TS10 yesterday, but hopefully these tracks can make up for it. Tómas Welding – Here They Come Tómas has always had that unique ability to sing three simple words such as “We say goodnight,” and imbue…
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Airwaves Tipsters: Herra Hnetusmjör
Herra Hnetusmjör translates to “Mr. Peanut Butter,” but don’t worry, he’s been sporting it way before ‘Bojack Horseman’. This rapper is well known for having the fastest, hardest-spitting flow in the country, so if you’re looking for a technically skilled artist with…
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Socially Experimental Summer Camp: LungA Festival 2017 Reviewed
On the eleven-hour drive from Reykjavík to Seyðisfjörður—the picturesque locale of the LungA Arts festival—the wind and rain blew so explosively that our windshield wipers flew straight off onto the pavement. It felt appropriately dramatic—our team of five was going there to…
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The Natural: Solstice With Rap Wonderboy Aron Can
Think back to the biggest birthday party you’ve had, or your wedding, Quinceañera, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Confirmation, whatever—that one moment where all eyes were on you. Now imagine that moment lasting for an entire musical festival. That wherever you went, people stared at…
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Music News In Brief: Daði Freyr, Páll Ivan Frá Eiðum & Aron Can
Páll Ivan frá Eiðum is one of the more eccentric musicians in Iceland’s music scene. Also well known for his work as a composer and visual artist, his output under this name exists in a quite singular space, possibly located somewhere between…
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Music Festival On Top Of Esjan In The Midnight Sun
“I don’t know if I can do this,” Jóhanna the intern said as we boarded a small helicopter by the roots of Esjan—the mountain people of Reykjavík claim as their own. “I’m terrified of heights.” I would like to be able to…
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Straumur: Autotuned Crooning & Organic Machines
Everybody’s favorite autotune teenage crooner, Aron Can, just released the first single from his debut LP, ‘ÍNÓTT’ (“TONIGHT,” in English), expected to drop later this year. The song “Fullir Vasar” (“Deep Pockets”), is a melancholic banger about romantic love and selling drugs…
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Straumur’s Top 5 Icelandic Albums of 2016
#5 Samaris – ‘Black Lights’ On their third and most mature album Samaris deliver threefold on their early promise as the best post-dubstep Icelandic pop band. Black Lights by Samaris #4 Aron Can – ‘Þekkir stráginn’ The young and talented singer/rapper Aron…
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Grapevine’s 2016 Playlist To End All 2016 Playlists
There was a veritable raft—nay, a FLOTILLA—of Icelandic bands doing great things in 2016. Aron Can, for example, racked up literally millions of Spotify plays in 2016—no small feat when only ~330,000 people can understand the language you’re rapping in. Fellow rappers…
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PHOTOS: JFDR, Julia Holter, Aron Can, Kött Grá Pje, Baloji At Airwaves ’16
Photographer Hörður Sveinsson was roaming around Airwaves last night, and caught some great scenes from around the festival. He started at Jófríður’s concert at the Reykjavík Art Museum, and then saw Julia Holter, Kött Grá Pje, Aron Can and Baloji. Here are…
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Icelandic Rap And Shit Like That
If you’re reading this, chances are you are a visitor to Iceland and, uh, talar ekki Íslensku. While you can totally get around Reykjavík with only góðan daginn and takk fyrir in your Icelandic repertoire, the idea of listening to rap in…
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Airwaves Tipsters: Emmsjé Gauti
Our third Airwaves Tipster is Emmsjé Gauti—one of Iceland’s top rappers. He’s great live, bringing energy, showmanship and a sharp wit to the stage alongside his stellar live band. We asked him what’s been getting him excited on the 2016 lineup. Emil…
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Track Of The Week: Emmsjé Gauti ft. Aron Can – “Silfurskotta”
Emmsjé Gauti’s recently released banger “Silfurskotta” has us tapping our feet and dabbing our arms. The song features Aron Can, everyone’s favourite hip-hop newcomer, seen cruising around town with Gauti in the song’s music video. “Silfurskotta,” off the veteran rapper’s successful new…
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New Faces Of Solstice
The Grapevine‘s picks for up-and-comers you should catch at this year’s Secret Solstice Festival. Aron Can Distinguishing yourself from others in a crowded scene is always hard. But among Reykjavík’s growing roster of hip-hop artists, Aron Can is one of the most exciting—partly…
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Happening Tonight: Aron Can Takes Over Tivoli, And Icelandic Rap
16-year-old Aron Can is a fast-rising star in the Reykjavík rap scene, performing each weekend for crowded audiences who seem to know every word. He started out when he was just 10 years old, and has been working on developing his own…
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Introducing: Aron Can
Aron Can is a fresh new face on the Icelandic hip-hop scene and way too cool for his age. The sixteen-year-old’s song “Þekkir Stráginn” (“You Know the Guy”) already has over 38,000 plays on Spotify and he’s gotten a lot of praise…