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Grapevine Events: Hjaltalín, Heima Skagi & More
Hjaltalín is back! Heima í Hafnarfirði is doing a spinoff in Akranes! Halloween costumes are probably close to selling out, and Hallgrímur Helgason has managed to publish a new book and open an art exhibition (teach us your ways, Hallgrímur). All in…
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The Grapevine Playlist: CYBER, Benni Hemm Hemm, IDA IDK, Hjaltalín
Desperately need to to stop revisiting your 2014 playlist of “indie bangers”? Enter the Reykjavik Grapevine! We’re here to save the day with a selection of the best new tracks Iceland has to offer. CYBER – “starry night” Here is an electronic…
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Grapevine Playlist: K.ola, Múm Vs. Kronos Quartet, ADHD, Hjaltalín, Hermigervill
Live seven lightning bolts striking your prefrontal cortex, here are the latest electrifying phenomena to appear from within the Icelandic music scene. Krassasig – Brjóta Heilann One half of art-pop duo Munster, Krassasig’s debut single ‘Brjóta Heilann’ is a bright, breezy, and…
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Don’t Fear The Eyes: Högni’s ‘Two Trains’ Take Him From Station To Station
Everyone knows Högni Egilsson. He’s a ubiquitous figure in Icelandic culture. Coming up with indie darlings Hjaltalín, he made himself known to both younger and older generations. Later, with electronic veterans GusGus, Högni endeared himself to the club crowd. As a solo…
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Straumur: Life Secretive
A comprehensive overview of the 2016 Secret Solstice experience. Thursday The Good Flatbush Zombies Flatbush Zombies incited a minor riot on the Valhalla Stage. The Brooklyn rap trio tore up the stage with an amazing performance, most of it shirtless. Their music…
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Mr. Silla’s Five Favourite Albums
Mr. Silla (Sigurlaug Gísladóttir) is an Icelandic singer/songwriter. She is well known for her previous collaboration with Mongoose, and was also a member of múm for several years. Mr. Silla released a self-titled solo album late 2015 to critical acclaim. ‘Hrekkjusvínin’ –…
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What Is Folk Music, Högni?
The first time Snorri Helgasson and Högni Egilsson worked together, they painted sheds for Reykjavík Energy in the hillsides of Reykjavík. Snorri, the musician who manages The Reykjavík Folk Festival, noticed that the then-16-year-old Högni hadn’t been exposed to enough music and…
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Straumur’s Definitive List Of 2015’s Best Albums And Songs
Us Straumur guys would like to wish all of our readers a happy new musical year! With that out of the way, let’s dig into the recent past to uncover our top five favourite Icelandic albums and songs of last year. The…
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IN PICTURES: Art Is Alive – Day Three
Art Bicnick is out and about, capturing Iceland Airwaves in all its glory! Observe! His wonderful photos! #AMAZING
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Dr. Gunni’s Airwaves Highlights Of The Day
dj. Flugvél og geimskip – Off-venue Slippbarinn @12:00 I will get some coffee and see Steinunn Hardardottir aka DJ F og G cook up some deep sea outer space nuggets. Skelkur í bringu – Off-venue Bíó Paradís @13:00 Featuring Steinunn Dj F&G…
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Download This: “We Will Live For Ages” By Hjaltalín
We Will Live For Ages is Hjaltalín’s first official release—their first new song—since the band unexpectedly leapt from middling indie mediocrity right into the stratosphere back in late 2012, shattering our collective selves into an ecstatically melancholic heap of shards with their…
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Hjaltalín Releases New Song
One of Iceland’s prominent indie-pop bands, Hjaltalín, has just released a new song “We Will Live For Ages” on their Soundcloud. Check it out below! [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/206368514″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Hjaltalín has been active since 2004 and released three albums in…
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Revolution in the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson, Furniture Painter
‘Revolution in the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson, Furniture Painter’ is that most maligned and misunderstood of musical entities: the concept album. Written by Ívar Páll Jónsson, it tells the story of Elbowville, a small nation that lives in the elbow of said…
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Icelandic Musicians Unite For Gaza Charity Album
Nineteen Icelandic bands and artists have donated tracks to a new compilation from the Iceland-Palestine Association. Entitled Fyrir Gaza (“For Gaza”), the album features tracks from some of Iceland’s most notable acts, such as GusGus, Sin Fang, Ólafur Arnalds and Mugison, with all the…
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Reykjavík Grapevine’s Podcast: Airwaves Sunday Edition
Wohoo! It is Sunday! We made it! Almost. Your audio-loving friends, the omniscient Grapevine Airwaves Podcast Team, has been rolling from venue to venue throughout Saturday. We bring you the best bits from the gigantic line-up and tell you tips on how…
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Northern Music, Northern Lights
It’s only my second day at Airwaves and already I have some solid advice. Icelanders: do not attempt to replicate the music of the African diaspora, especially reggae and hip-hop. You will fail. Miserably and laughably. Be yourselves. That is the way…
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Mayhem, The Breakdown Of Law And Order
Perhaps Iceland is not ready for Yo La Tengo, or maybe Yo La Tengo is not fresh enough for the younger generation of Icelanders. Either way, those who stayed were treated to a monster of a set that will stick in their…
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A Man Sings His Heart Out, The Dreaded Saxophone And More
Basically, I want to hear Högni and Sigga sing at each other for an hour. I’d pay good money for that.
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THE EXPLORER
Högni Egilsson on singing, sailing and the making of Grapevine’s album of 2012, Hjaltalín’s ‘Enter IV’
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Snorri Helgason Calls In From Upstate New York
Snorri Helgason first emerged as frontman of Icelandic pop band Sprengjuhöllin in 2006. When the band went on hiatus in 2009 he went solo, and has since carved out a reputation as one of Iceland’s foremost singer-songwriters. We caught up with him…
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Sunday Night at NASA: The End of it All (for now)
The night starts like this: I am manhandled by the door man (looking for weapons? What the fuck?). I get in and it’s crowded and I’m tired. I fell off my bike earlier and my knee hurts. Basically, sorry to say it, …
