For the third year in a row, Ólafur Arnalds delivered one of my standout sets of Iceland Airwaves. I love the music, of course, but I love being in an audience stunned to open-mouthed silence, I enjoy that communal feeling. Nobody makes a sound or moves, and then at the end of each song there […]
I've been back on this island, as opposed to that island, for a week now and I must confess that the thoughts of Iceland Airwaves 2012 haven't been organised into what I could call a 'review' yet. If you want a review RIGHT THIS MINUTE then I strongly suggest you take a look at what […]
My final pre Iceland Airwaves interview for this year is with Tilbury. They are almost certainly going to be the first band I see at the festival unless as they open proceedings in Harpa Silfurberg on Wednesday night. They may be a new band but some things about them might seem familiar – as we […]
The annual competition for new bands in Iceland, Músíktilraunir, has an excellent track record of finding talent. Not least the winners from two years ago, a band called Of Monsters & Men, have had a little bit (A LOT) of international success. So it is kind of a big deal. Being the Icelandic music weirdo […]
I love Reykjavík! the band nearly as much as I love Reykjavík the city. They are one of those bands who I merrily seek out time after time at Iceland Airwaves. Their live shows are the stuff of Airwaves legend, and you really need to check them out, as it really does need to be […]
Hey, look at those five cheeky kind of naked guys! That is not how my family behave. Anyway – Kiriyama Family are an electronic band with a freshly released debut album YOU are going to want to own by the end of Iceland Airwaves 2012. Just to make sure, they are going to play six […]
Mammút are one of the regulars of Iceland Airwaves despite still appearing to be teenagers and, as you are about to read, still going to school. Sigh. They have two excellent albums behind them and are always good to see live. Typically they work really hard at Airwaves, seeming to be playing off-venue shows pretty […]
Legend are one of the bands I am most looking forward to seeing at Iceland Airwaves next week. I absolutely love their debut album but I haven't ever seen them play before. Songs like City, Runaway Train and Sister especially have been part of the soundtrack to my 2012. They are fronted by Krummi Bjorgvins […]
My Bubba & Mi are two ladies called Bubba and My (not Mi) who make gentle, sweet and irresistible songs and have been getting a load of ecstatic reviewers going crazy. I haven't ever seen them perform but I'm aiming to put that right next week. I am totally in love with their cover of […]
I've seen Endless Dark live twice. Once was their full plugged in, right on the front edge of the stage, bare-chested rock show. The other was on bar stools at the back of a half-full bar doing gentle, acoustic versions of their songs. I really couldn't pick which one I preferred, they were clearly happier […]