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My Bubba: Milk From Another Planet
Icelander Guðbjörg Bubba Tómasdóttir and Swede My Larsdotter grew up close to each other in the southern part of Sweden, but never met until Bubba responded to My’s “roommate wanted” ad in Copenhagen ten years ago. Bubba moved in right away, and…
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Guðbjörg Tómasdóttir’s Top 8 Albums
Bubba (Guðbjörg Tómasdóttir) is the Icelandic half of Swedish/Icelandic female duo My bubba, whose third album, “Big Bad Good”, produced by Shahzad Ismaily, was released last year. They have been gaining attraction in the US where they have appeared on major folk…
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That Second Airwaves Day: 11 Perspectives
Wow. It’s in full swing. Iceland Airwaves 15, such a crawling monster. So much good music, so many good times. We are all over that stuff. We are living, pulsating, vibrating, blubbering balls of joy. We are in the thick, in the…
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Airwaves Day Two: Contrasts Aplenty
Reykjavík is so swollen with Airwavesgoers that just walking down Laugavegur can be difficult—there are so many conversations to listen in on, so many people obviously walking in the wrong direction, so many snapping that tourist shot of those damnable two-metre-tall trolls……
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“It Doesn’t Have To Be Warm To Be Exotic”
The songs on My bubba’s new album, ‘Goes Abroader,’ were written during the long, dark nights of a Scandinavian winter. Guðbjörg Tómasdóttir (‘Bubba’) was in her native Iceland; My Larsdotter Lucas (‘My’), who hails from Sweden, was camped out in Denmark. The…
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My bubba’s New “Island” Music video
The lyrics of My bubba’s single “Island” offer listeners a visual feast—full of cannons, clamshells, seahorses, and windswept beaches. In an interesting twist, the song’s music video shies away from these strong images, channeling instead the somewhat subdued emotional state of the…
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Track of Issue: My bubba’s “Island”
All isn’t quite right in paradise. On My bubba’s new single, ‘Island,’ the soothing maritime baseline evokes the sound of gently pounding surf, while a strumming guitar conjures images of coral reefs and colourful fish. The forlorn narrator, however, is too busy…
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The Gentle Lineup Upset By Rock N Fucking Roll
All in all, the night had its ups and its down and served very well as a welcome to new guests and first timers. The unexpected addition of Dr. Spock definitely stole the show, however.