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Straumur: Joyful Dark Love
Another month, another collaboration from Sin Fang, múm’s Örvar Smárason, and their Morr labelmate Sóley. After January’s “Random Haiku Generator,” they released a new track, “Love Will Leave You Cold,” at the end of last month. It’s a beautiful piano-driven song, equally…
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STRAUMUR: Four Songs That Washed Upon Our Shore
With the indie band Nóra on hiatus for the foreseeable future, singer/guitarist Egill Viðarsson has started a new band with his younger brother Bjarki, called Andí Svarthol. They released their first song this month, the cheekily titled “Írena Sírena,” a pop number…
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VIDEO: Benni Hemm Hemm Performs At Swimming Pool
As summer approaches and the days become brighter one can’t help but recall the times when winter depression harried. Now that Icelanders have gathered heat, Austrian video journalists, Sarah Brugner and Michael Luger of THEY SHOOT MUSIC, have decided to share their…
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Happening Tonight: Foxing / Teitur Magnússon / Markús And The Diversion Sessions
The Missourians of Foxing bring the fresh breeze of spring to Iceland with their 90s indie rock and different styles of beards. The well-groomed Markús and the Diversion Sessions are one of the opening acts and the oh-so hairy Teitur Magnússon also.…
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2015: The Year The Icelandic Indie Film Community Awakened Some More, Potentially,
Ísland, bezt í heimi! The biggest film of 2015—nay, the biggest film of ALL TIME (*projected)—was Icelandic, or anyway a few scenes of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ were shot here. Tour companies are no doubt designing itineraries for their Ice Planet…
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This Is Icelandic Indie Music (Vol. II)
Despite the name, this sampling of Record Records’ roster carries some of the most prominent bands in the country, and like its predecessor, travels through folk, rock, dance, and even reggae. “Indie music” and “Icelandic music” are pretty synonymous; if you’re making…