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Video Premiere: Jelena Ciric Releases “Love Song”
Jelena Ciric has been a definitive namestay in Reykjavík’s folk scene for years. In February, she released her first follow-up to her critically-acclaimed EP Shelters Two, the wonderfully crafted “Love Song”. Today, she releases the accompanying music video. Jelena’s song and accompanying…
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Video Premiere: “Serious Damage” By Sin Fang
Long-standing friend of the Grapevine and indie sadboy gone composer Sin Fang is out with a new video. Releasing the soundscape-heavy ambient album Vatnajökull in 2022, Sin Fang unveils a brand new video from the album today — premiered right here. Directed…
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Meet Cell7’s Epic Alter Ego
Innovative and rebellious, Ragna Kjartansdóttir is a legendary figure of the Icelandic hip hop and rap scene. The artist known as Cell7 continues to cut her own path with the release of “U-N-I”. It’s an enticing track that finds the artist trading…
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Video Premiere: Neonme Releases “Yet Again”
Behind the crunching, beating, otherwordly sounds of artist neonme is musician Salka Valsdóttir. Her debut album – the aptly named Premiere – was released October 23 via marvaða. Hot on the heels of the record, neonme is premiering the music video for her track…
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PREMIERE: Matthildur Drops New Video For “Heartbeat”
Singer/songwriter and producer Matthildur has released a new video. The Reykjavík native has been making music under her own name since 2018, heavily influenced by late 90’s RnB. Her music is emotive and unafraid of touching on matters of the heart. It…
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Where Was It Shot: Westlife – “What About Now”
Alright, does anyone remember Westlife? Yes, the Irish boy band that released dozens of cheesy love songs you grew up with. Aww or eww? Either way, here’s a fix for your millennial nostalgia: Westlife released a song called “What About Now” in…
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Björk Premiers New Moonless Music Video
I stopped trying to make sense of Björk a long time ago. She confuses me, and when I’m confused I end up putting dishwasher soap in my coffee and get stressed about not taking my non-existing dog for a walk. But it…
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Music Video Release “Both Eyes On You” By Auður
Auður has been on the rise ever since he released his impressive self-directed music video for ‘South America.’ The 23 year old multi-instrumentalist has come a long way since, blowing audiences away with his vocals, his lightening stage presence and his admission into the prestigious Red…
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The New Soundscape: Andrew T. Huang’s Virtual Realities
In 1935, the American author Stanley G. Weinbaum wrote what many believe to be the first fictional model for what we now know as virtual reality. “Pygmalion’s Spectacles” features a small “gnomelike” professor with a Berkeleyan slant who creates a pair of…
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Glowie’s Next Chapter: “No Lie” Music Video Premiere
Glowie has become one of Iceland’s most famous pop stars in only a year. Her first single, “No More,” was the most popular song of 2015 on radio station FM957, and she was the opening act for Jessie J last September. Since…
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*MUSIC VIDEO* Hey, Gísli Pálmi, What Does “RORO” Mean?
Gísli Pálmi, or GP, has released a new song/music video. Deciphering Icelandic rap is difficult enough, but GP manages to put native speakers to task with his use of slang only understood by himself and the rest of the Glacier Mafia. What…
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Summer Banger Here: Retro Stefson’s ‘Skin’
Boxing, lifting and a whole lot of dancing can be seen in Retro Stefson’s newest music video. “Skin” is the first track we get to hear from the band’s upcoming album “Scandinavian Pain”. Oh Retro Stefson, how we’ve missed you. The music…
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Premiere: Milkywhale’s Electric New Video
It might not come as a surprise to regular readers, but we at Grapevine are keen whale watchers—at least, when it comes of the Icelandic performance-pop duo Milkywhale. Melkorka Sigríður is the explosive dancer, singer and front-woman who fronts their joyous live…
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PREMIERE: Pocket Disco’s First Track & Music Video
Grapevine is proud to present the new magnificent musical duo, Pocket Disco. Salóme R. Gunnarsdóttir and Steindór Grétar Jónsson decided to make music together after a typical Saturday night party at Harlem (RIP) where Steindór soberly screamed into her ear: “I want…
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PREMIERE: Teitur Magnússon’s New Video Is So Lovely! LOOK!
It was obvious from the moment it appeared that Teitur Magnússon’s wonderful solo début LP, 27, was something really special—and in the year or so that has passed since, our appreciation for it has only grown. On 27, Teitur—a mainstay of the…
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Farao Unveils New Iceland-Made Single
Farao, aka Norwegian singer Kari Jahnsen, might well be familiar to keen-eyed followers of Iceland’s music scene. She’s played in Iceland more than most, whether supporting Ásgeir on a sold out Christmas-time tour, performing at Harpa Norðurljós at Airwaves ’14, or warming…
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Sandra Kolstad Unveils Iceland-Inspired Video
Berlin-based Norwegian pop artist Sandra Kolstad has released a very fancy video for her new single My Yellow Heart, shot late last year right here in Iceland. It shows Sandra galloping and running across what looks like Heiðmörk and Solheimasandur, with avalanches,…
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Just Go Join A Freakin’ Snake Cult Why Don’t You?
Just Another Snake Cult have released a weird and awesome new video from their lauded LP “Cupid Makes A Fool Of Me”. Premiered recently in the UK by Clash Magazine, and in Germany by top blog i.am.no.superman, we’re happy to present the…
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In The Company Of Men Release Their First Music Video
Mathcore-hardcore band In The Company Of Men just released their first video! Ever! The video to song “Lost In Black” from the album ‘ITCOM’ features the band rocking out and moshing by themselves on a rooftop in 101 Reykjavík. Check it out!…
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Get Serenaded By GusGus Singer Daníel Agust
Recent Grapevine cover stars GusGus today unveil a video for their new single “Airwaves”, in a somewhat timely fashion. It’s the third single to be gleaned from their 2014 album ‘Mexico‘, presented here as a 4-minute radio edit, and blending together pop…
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Lay Low: New Video, Tourdates
Humble folk singer-songwriter Lovísa Elísabet Sigrúnardóttir, aka. Lay Low, has just released a self-directed video to her song “One Of Those Nights” from the 2013 album ‘Talking About The Weather.’ Lovísa describes the song as “a stripped down hummaby that I wrote after…
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Short-Circuit to Idiocy
Icelandic artist Snorri Ásmundsson recently distributed a video on YouTube, that has since been publicized through most Icelandic-speaking news media. In the video, Snorri sings the Israeli national hymn, Hatikvah, in Hebrew. It seems objectively safe to say that the artist sings…
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RAFSKINNA #1
Whether an art form in its own right or just a too costly commercial, the music video has today lost its pivotal status as a major marketing tool in the music business. The 80s heydays initiated by MTV, the world’s first music…