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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脷t煤rdur Gives Iceland What it Wants [Icelandic Culture]
Here’s one last guest post from the wonderful Amanda De Marco. I want to publicly thank her for all of her contributions this week. I would send her a bottle of Brennivin as a token of my appreciation, but that shit is DEATH. For more of Amanda’s writings, be sure to check out Readux: Reading in Berlin. ...
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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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Let's All Eat Rotten Shark and Puffin! [Icelandic Food]
Rather than try and explain traditional Icelandic food like putrefied shark and puffin, I thought I’d just let this guy’s video speak for itself. Thanks whoever you are for sharing this on YouTube and for going all in on the Icelandic eating experience. You deserve a bottle of Brennevin. ...
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J贸nsi & Alex, "Happiness" [Icelandic Music]
First up today is the song “Happiness” by J贸nsi & 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 J贸n 脼贸r 鈥淛贸nsi鈥 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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Visit Iceland! [Icelandic Culture]
Come for the pretty scenery, stay for the President’s homemade pancakes! Inspired by Iceland Invitations from Inspired By Iceland on ...
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