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Celebrating Women In Rock, By Accident Or Not
Mammút and Kælan Mikla are setting up a feast for music lovers When Rokk í Reykjavík announced an all-male lineup for their upcoming show this year, it sparked a discussion in the Icelandic media and across society. While everyone agreed that hosting…
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On Human Nature: Mammút Talk Their New Album, The Pandemic & The Importance Of Touch
“Easy to hide. My mind needs light. I open up my mouth. My mind needs light.” And so begin the first few seconds of Mammút’s recently released fifth effort ‘Ride The Fire’. The song—entitled “Sun and Me”—is an apt anthem for these…
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Grapevine Playlist: Mountains, Moons And FUCKBOYS
MAMMÚT – Prince This single from MAMMÚT’s upcoming new album is a dreamy, slow pop ballad that is really easy to listen to ten times in a row. Musically, it is a deviation from the rawness of 2017’s ‘Kinder Versions.’ The video…
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Reykjavík’s Innipúkin Festival To Go Ahead This Summer
As Iceland rapidly regains a sense of normality after the COVID-19 outbreak, organisers have announced that Reykjavík’s Innipúkin festival will go ahead this summer. The 19th Innipúkin festival will be held between July 31st and August 2nd, over the bank holiday weekend.…
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My Five Albums of the Year: Moon Gardens, Sugar baths And Delusion Inducing Tunes
This year, starting my internship at The Grapevine, I got to finally experience Reykjavík’s hectic and opulent music scene. As a result, I’m starting to add some Icelandic artists to my book of favourites. Here are five Icelandic Albums and Singles, released…
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All About The Music: KEXP’s 10 Years Of Airwaves Sessions Have Over 85m Views
Amidst the noise and chaos of Iceland Airwaves, KEXP’s off-venue—which the Seattle radio station has hosted for the last ten years, mostly at Kex Hostel—has been a staple. Each year the station broadcasts live video sessions by established stars and up-and-coming prospects…
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Grapevine Playlist: ASTVALDUR, Omotrack, Kristín Anna, Andi, Mosi & More
Like eight glorious sea eagles swooping majestically into your living room, we present to you the essential Icelandic tracks of the previous fortnight, including scorching electronica that will hurt and please your brain, a ghostly theremin anthem, and Kristín Anna setting shit…
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The Saga Of Mammút: Fifteen Years In, And Stronger Than Ever
Mammút glance at each other in surprise, in a rare moment of silence. 2018 marks their 15th anniversary of being a band—a fact that they’d forgotten, swept up in the familiar process of writing, recording, touring, and just being Mammút. “We forgot…
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Airwaves Friday Super Review, Pt. 1: Goth Gloom, Cheesy Rap, Explosive Parties
Airwaves Friday saw some of the big guns come out, from Ásgeir at Harpa to FM Belfast at the Reykjavík Art Museum, and from Arab Strap’s Scottish poetry to the party blow-out of Mura Masa. Here’s where the Grapevine’s roving team wound…
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The Grapevine GrapeWaves 2017 Festival Super Preview, Part Two
Airwaves is upon us! The off-venues are running, the stages are warming up, and it’s time to download the festival app and start organising your life for the next five days. Grapevine will, of course, be there in force—we have ten writers…
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Airwaves Tipsters: JFDR
Jófríður Ákadóttir is a member of GANGLY, Pascal Pinon, Samaris and JFDR, (her solo project). She’s always one of the busiest Icelandic artists during the Airwaves period—you’ll see her rushing from stage to stage, a guitar on her back and a keyboard…
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Grapevine Playlist: Úlfur, Mammút, CYBER, Sin Fang, Sóley & More
With Airwaves approaching, Icelandic bands are throwing out new material at a rate of knots. Here are the tracks that have caught our eye over the last two weeks. Sin Fang, Sóley & Örvar Smárasson – Used And Confused The latest addition…
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Track By Track: Mammút’s ‘Kinder Versions’
Mystical and intimate post-rockers Mammút recently dropped their newest album, ‘Kinder Versions’. To get the meaning behind each emotional tune, we sat down with the band. 1. We Tried Love This is our love song. We created two different worlds for it—one…
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Music News: Björk Songbook, New MAMMÚT Album, Ásgeir & More
Veteran Icelandic indie rock band MAMMÚT came out of hibernation this month with announcement that their new album, ‘Kinder Versions’, will come on July 13th via Bella Union—the famed UK indie label that’s home to bands like Fleet Foxes and Beach House.…
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Grapevine Playlist: Sóley, Áttan, Jónsi, Black Pox, Milkywhale & More
Here’s a choice selection of the latest Icelandic tracks that we’ve been making available offline on Spotify, hearting on Soundcloud, and thumbs-upping on YouTube. Birnir – EKKI SWITCHA The hype surrounding rapper Birnir can only be compared to that which surrounded now…
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New Mammút Single Out Today
Post-rock band Mammút released today the first single from their upcoming album ‘Kinder Versions’. The song, “Breathe Into Me”, shows the band at its most hunting best. A jangling guitar rolls the tune on, while a heavy bass hook keeps it beating…
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Whirlwind, Heat & Flash: Airwaves 2016 In Pictures
We all had a wonderful time at this year’s Iceland Airwaves music festival, as these photos attest. We couldn’t possibly post all the photos our intrepid photographer took during this remarkable festival, but below you can see our hand-selected photos from each…
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Airwaves Never Sleeps: PJ Harvey & More Announced For 2016
The people behind the Iceland Airwaves festival haven’t been resting on their laurels this winter—they’ve been beavering away in the darkness to prepare the 2016 festival. They today unveiled the first names of the 2016 lineup, which includes two eye-catching overseas names:…
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Happening Tonight : Mammút And X-Heart
The dark and moody pop-rock quintet Mammút bring their sonic witchcraft to Húrra. They had a busy 2015 after signing to legendary UK indie label Bella Union, so they’ll surely be in top form for this hometown headline show. If fate smiles…
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Misþyrming’s DG On 2015, Their Upcoming Album, Icelandic Black Metal – And Hip-Hop
The past few months have been very eventful for young DG. In addition to finishing his final term of school, his band Misþyrming has enjoyed an incredible year. Following their performance at Eistnaflug, they were selected as the artists in residence at the…
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Happening Tonight: Mammút/Samaris At Gamla Bíó
Two of Iceland’s hippest bands unite to put on a concert by themselves, without any label or bookers, just for the chance to mess with each other’s sounds. One of the most original young trios around, Samaris blend Icelandic folk sensibilities with…
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Vote For Icelandic Artists At The Nordic Music Video Awards!
On May 23, the Nordic Music Video Awards 2015 (NMVA) will take place in Oslo, Norway. The jury will be reviewing and choosing winners in the categories of Director, Cinematography, Edit, Art Direction, Post Production, Artist Performance and Performance. There is also…
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The Best Of What We Saw At Iceland Airwaves 2014
Iceland Airwaves 2014 came and went, and oh what a blast it was (it was. It’s crazy. You should come next year). We very much like the Iceland Airwaves festival. Indeed, every year since 2005, we’ve operated a gargantuan team dedicated to…