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WATCH: Gyda Releases Haunting And Beautiful New Video
Legendary Icelandic musician, composer and Nordic Council Music Prize winner Gyða Valtýsdóttir, or simply Gyda, has just released an enchanting new video for the song “Air to Breath”, which will appear on her new album. Composed by Daníel Bjarnason, Gyda says in…
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GYÐA And Jónsi Release Video For ‘Evol Lamina’
Two of Iceland’s musical greats have teamed up for a song and an amazing video. Gyða Valtýsdóttir, better known as GYÐA, and Jónsi (who himself has recently announced a new album) have gifted music lovers with ‘Evol Lamina’, a song with an…
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Where Love Hides: Gyða Valtýsdóttir ‘In Another Dimension’
GYÐA’s latest release, ‘Evolution,’ has been making waves. Since being one of the founding members of múm, one of Iceland’s best-known early-2000s indie bands, Gyða Valtýsdóttir has taken her career in many new directions, composing for herself or others. Most recently, she…
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GYDA Releases New Video: ‘Another Dimension’
The incomparable GYDA has just released a new video, for the song Í Annarri Vídd (“Another Dimension”), from her 2018 release, Evolution. Evolution by G Y D A The video is somewhat reminiscent of an earlier released video, Moonchild, in its playful…
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Gyða Valtýsdóttir Awarded Nordic Council Music Prize
Composer Gyða Valtýsdóttir has officially won the Nordic Council Music Prize this year. Conductor and former winner of the prize Susanna Mälkki presented the award at Stockholm Concert Hall live on Tuesday evening. Gyða thanked her twin sister and other family members…
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GYÐA And GDRN Nominated For Nordic Music Prize
Two Icelandic artists have made the longlist for this year’s Nordic Music Prize. Acronymic twins GYÐA and GDRN are both up for the prestigious award, which will be presented at the Norwegian music industry festival by:larm. Gyða’s “Evolution” was one of 2018’s…
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Albums Of The Year: Our Critics’ Music Picks Of 2018
Deliberating over the Grapevine’s Music Awards is a difficult process—for every winner that we hand a medal to, there are countless others who were also jockeying for position and did great things well deserving of your attention. With that in mind, we…
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A Dark Enigma: GYÐA Steps Forward With ‘Evolution’
There’s always a certain allure to exploring all that is dark and mysterious, and even more so when the unknown darkness holds in its shroud the promise of pure beauty. That’s Gyða Valtýsdóttir for you: a dark enigma moving through space and…
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Music News: President Bongo, Airwaves For Gender Equality, G Y D A’s Moonchild
Acclaimed producer and DJ President Bongo—a former member of GusGus—has announced a new solo record. The release is the third in the LAPB (Les Aventures De President Bongo) series—an ambitious endeavour wherein Bongo “assumes the role of producer/instigator/artistic director, tasking some of…



