Sjonni's Friends, "Coming Home" [Icelandic Music]
So after highlighting a number of great Icelandic performers, it may seem a bit odd to end the week with a Eurovision song, but, well, it actually seems sort of fitting at the same time. If you’re not familiar with Eurovision, you must read this. (And then get ready for next year’s ...
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Worm Is Green, "Love Will Tear Us Apart" [Icelandic Music]
One last legitimate Icelandic song . . . Here’s the Last.fm write-up of Worm Is Green: Worm Is Green started as the bedroom electronica project of Arni Asgeirsson, who soon enlisted longtime friends from his hometown of Akranes, Iceland (population 5,500) to flesh out his melodic soundscapes. Solidifying into a ...
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Sigur Ros, "Hoppipolla" [Icelandic Music]
Since all roads in Iceland lead to Sigur Ros, it’s only appropriate that we include at least one of their songs in the Iceland Music feature. So here’s “Hoppipolla” from Takk. And since I love you, here’s an added bonus—Kronos Quartet covering ...
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Jónsi & Alex, "Happiness" [Icelandic Music]
First up today is the song “Happiness” by Jónsi & Alex from the Riceboy Sleeps album. Drifting, pretty post-rock, I like this album a lot more than the solo album Jonsi put out last year. And as you may know, or have already guessed, this is Jón Þór “Jónsi” Birgisson of Sigur Ros . . . It all comes ...
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Seabear, "I'll Build You a Fire" [Icelandic Music]
There’s something about most Icelandic bands that’s just pleasing. By contrast, in my mind I associate Sweden & Finland with Death Metal (and ABBA) and Iceland with Operatic Indie Folk. An belief which will probably most definitely be clear by the end of Icelandic Week. Up now is Seabear, which was started ...
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Ólafur Arnalds, "Tunglið" [Icelandic Music]
Sorry for yesterday’s minor hiccup re: Icelandic Week. TMI: On Saturday, a car of deaf kids ran a red light and slammed into me. (Yes, I know this sounds like the set-up to a joke.) I had my two kids with me, so it was exceptionally scary, but we’re all fine. As a result though, I’ve spent the past two days ...
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Emiliana Torrini, "Gun" [Icelandic Music]
When I first started talking about Icelandic Week, Intern Six (aka Liz Mullins) insisted that I include an Emiliana Torrini song, which reminded me that Torrini is actually Icelandic . . . Here’s her bio from Last.fm: Emilíana Torrini is an Icelandic singer-songwriter, born on 16 May 1977 in Kópavogur, Iceland. ...
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