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Mainland
I put on Lily The Kid’s EP, ‘Mainland’, early in the morning. As Lilja’s ethereal voice emerged, a housemate remarked that it was “perfect morning music.” “Unless this gives way to a wrenching punk scream— for all we know,” I smarmily replied.…
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Sónar Reykjavík: The Backstage Portraits
The glitter is gone, your hangover has subsided and Sónar Reykjavík 2015 is a wrap! By most accounts, it was a great weekend that had something for everyone. Instead of the usual concert coverage, I decided to focus on artist portraits. “Why…
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Saving The Best For Last: Sónar Saturday, The Metalhead’s Perspective
Lily the Kid’s performance is a little trip to heaven. Their beats have grooves for miles, and their sounds are smoother than a baby’s bottom. The couple of chanteuses layer beauty atop aural orgasms and shivers travel up and down my spine…
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Holy Shit We’re Throwing You A Sónar Warmup Party!
Whoa, Sónar Reykjavík is just about to start. And as you might have noticed, we are more than a little excited. Just how excited are we? Well, we’ve been covering the event a whole bunch, with interviews and guides and such (and…
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Matt’s Fave LOOK! Portraits
This was my fourth year covering Airwaves, and although it’s crazy every year, this was probably my busiest yet. It was my first time as a member of the official Airwaves photo team. It was a pleasure working with a crack team…
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LOOK: It’s Lily The Kid!
Lilja K. Jónsdóttir is one half of the brother-sister duo Lily the Kid, who played their very first show last night at Airwaves. Lilja was previously a part of the electro-pop outfit Bloodgroup, and she says that she hopes people have a…
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Back Into The Spotlight With Lily The Kid
This isn’t the first time that siblings Hallur Jónsson and Lilja K. Jónsdóttir play Iceland Airwaves, they are in fact veritable Airwaves veterans through their work with electro mainstays Bloodgroup. Lilja has split off from Bloodgroup and created Lily the Kid with…
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Seven New Projects To Catch This Airwaves
Each Iceland Airwaves festival features a gobsmackingly large number of bands, and this year is no exception with 220 in the lineup. It’s not everyone and their grandmothers playing, mind you. Festival organisers have put a lot of energy into vetting the…