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Iceland Airwaves Celebrates 25 Years Of Staying Alive
The Fateful Hangar Much of Iceland’s cultural output depends largely on enterprising spirits. Throughout Iceland’s young entertainment history, ambitious go-getters with limited resources have set the tone for the creative sector’s unruly operations. That’s partly how Iceland’s biggest music festival, Iceland Airwaves,…
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When Death Sparks Life: Davidsson’s Debut Album Lifelines
Davidsson processes the death of a father on debut album Lifelines Following the sudden death of his father, musician Þorleifur Gaukur Davíðsson found solace in music. Using his material to guide himself through the grieving process, Þorleifur embarked on his first solo…
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A Big Fish In A Small Pond
Una Schram’s latest album Pond Big, Tiny Fish exhibits newfound self-confidence Since releasing her debut album energy in 2019, Una Schram has gotten better at caring less what people think. Following her studies in Bristol and London, Una is back in Iceland,…
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Where’s The Party?
Grasping the current state of live music venues in Reykjavík We’ve all been talking about it: the live venue scene of Reykjavík is in flux. It’s easy to feel pessimistic as you see your favourite places reducing their hours, moving, or shutting…
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Time Seems Long Until You’ve Lived It
Childhood friends ponder time on their debut EP Fluid Time With more than four decades’ worth of creative experience, musicians Birgir Mogensen and Sigtryggur Baldursson imbue their childhood influences into their newest project, Paddan, releasing their debut EP Fluid Time on May…
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Heading Into Pleasure Valley With Kira Kira
Kira Kira’s Unaðsdalur Embraces Light And Truth Since the premiere of her debut film Grandma Lo-Fi at the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival in 2011, Kristín Björk Kristjánsdóttir has sought to capture the tragicomic balance of creativity in private life. Now, 13…
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Can You Hear Elín Hall?
How the artist manoeuvres between acting and music Reykjavík theatre Borgarleikhúsið has been centre stage of Elín Hall’s life for the past year. When she’s not performing as Bubbi Morthens in the hit musical Níu Líf — based on the biography of the…
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Fusing Sounds
Ingibjörg Turchi’s Stropha breaks conventions In 2020, Ingibjörg Elsa Turchi released her debut solo LP Meliae. In the wake of that wondrous catalogue of unassuming minimalist grooves, Ingibjörg has continued to investigate the capabilities of the bass guitar on her newest record,…