Download Morðingjarnir’s “Þú komst með jólin til mín” (feat. Thorunn Antónía)
Morðingjarnir & Thorunn Antónía – Þú komst með jólin til mín Christmas season has arrived in Reykjavík, which means, lots of jólabjór, plenty of holiday déco
Vacationer VS. Blouse: WHICH CONTEST WINNER HAD A BETTER TIME AT AIRWAVES 2K12?
Did you know that aside from making some pretty nice vodka, those folks over at Reyka also sponsor an annual contest where US bands can win the chance to perform […]
The Wayward Wanderings Of A Confused Expat – Iceland Airwaves Edition
In accordance with the unwritten expatriate code, I have spent the last few years going on about the wonders of my native Iceland. Seeing as the majority of those years have been s
EXCLUSIVE: We Speak To Frímann Frímannsson And Krummi About LEGEND’s New Video
LEGEND recently released a video for the track ‘The City’, which is embedded below, and which you should watch for an insight into one aspect of Reykjavík living. Directed by
Techno Vikings, Hot Chicks & Annoying Kids
So, were you one of those fools who decided to pay all that money and venture all that way to Laugardalshöll to take part in the shiny dolphin wanking fest that was the Sigur Rós
Instrumetal And Experimetal // And With A Growl, It Was Over…
So Iceland Airwaves 2012 comes to a close. The festival where everything that could go wrong went wrong. A festival that was lacking in breathtaking new discoveries and crazy live
Once More, With Feeling // Intoxicate Me Now
Every Airwaves Sunday I remember this again. That Airwaves works because Reykjavík is in essence a glorified festival ground; it is a play pen, a crib—it is safe, secluded, and
The Bear, The Wolf, And The Unveiling of Sigur Rós
Once in autumn-nighttime, a bear and a wolf strode through a forest. As they walked, bear heard music so beautiful that she said: “Sister wolf, what bird is it that […]
Gary Wolstenholme photo diary from Nov 3
Gary Wolstenholme is the Photo Editor at Drownedinsound.com, curating http://drownedinsound.com/in_photos . He likes an ale or three, good food and live music ,although much of t
Post-Apocalyptic Disco
There are some nights when you look at the line-up at a venue and know pretty much what to expect. I thought that was the case Saturday night at Faktorý, […]
My House. Faktorý Downstairs.
Saturday night around 10pm, I walk into Faktorý, Sunday jazz bar, weekend electronica venue and it’s empty. Like, actually empty. Well, okay the musicians and the bartender
Oh, Boy (bands)! : Harpa Norðurljós Pt. II
It seems like everyone here for Ásgeir Trausti’s set is actually here to listen. I’m guessing as much because, for the first time at this year’s festival, I’m hearing a [&
Kaldalón Attacked By Canadian Gay Pirates!!!
The first half of Harpa Kaldalón’s Saturday line-up felt incredibly random, as if the organizers pulled names out of a bag. I spent most of the night alternating between bei
A Touch Of Canadian Promise: Harpa Norðurljós Pt. I
As the final night of the festival (unless you’re one of the lucky ones to be heading to see Sigur Rós) gets underway, we head to Harpa Norðurljós to hear […]
I Only Do Girls I Just Barely Like: Harpa Silfurberg Pt. II
Someone find Retro Stefson a cruise ship to rock! The set by Icelandic collective – whose members included two backup dancers, a woman wearing (and playing) a keyboard, a guest [
Does Size Really Matter? Harpa Silfurberg Pt. I
The old proverb goes that it’s not the size that matters, but how you use it. It works for music as it does for sex. You can do just as […]
Fucking The Pain Away, Surf Punk And Nice Guys
On Saturday night, the salt was no longer thick in the air. Thank God. We had stopped fearing for our lives and the wind had calmed to a mere breeze. […]
A Night of Grit and Momentum Inside The Temple Of Doom
Iceland Airwaves, you manage to surprise me. Similarly to last night, this line up is not genre specific. Sure, it’s not as wild card-y as yesterday was, this one leaning [&h
Cult Leaders and Circus Sideshows
Stereo Hypnosis kicked off the night at Þýski Barinn for a thin crowd, and they never got worse but they never got better either. They essentially played the same song for [&hel
Dirty Projectors Whip Up A Masterpiece
Prinspóló have been going a long while now, and in that time they have perfected an Icelandic version of the lo-fi college-rock sound, a bit like the sweet-hearted early days [&h
Divination: Sun (reversed), Moon
THE SUN, REVERSED (POSITION: SITUATION) “In Slavic mythology, the Zorya are a trinity of sister goddesses who attend to the sun god, whose chariot rides through the sky every day