mt. fujitive is back with another delightful collection of chill beats and smooth synths. What originally started as an EP expanded to a full-length album, his fifth solo effort in the last seven years. And I, for one, am grateful, because his brand of lo-fi is so relaxing and calming, exactly the medicine this crazy […]
Category: Iceland
Virgin Orchestra – “Let It Burn” (2025)
I was lucky enough to catch Virgin Orchestra live a few weeks ago in Reykjavik. They filled up the small room that normally serves as the retail space for the Smekkleysa (Bad Taste) record label, leaving me confined to a peek-a-boo view from the stairs. But I’m not complaining because that meant I got to […]
Morpholith – “Dystopian Distributions of Mass Produced Narcotics” (2024)
There used to be a time when I felt like I was more or less on top of what was happening in the Icelandic music scene. Now look, I’m not delusional – I don’t live there, so there’s only so much I can do to stay up to speed, but we do have the internet, […]
Cell7 – “Deep Cuts” (2025)
It’s hard to believe it’s been six years since Cell7’s lasts album, the soulful and fun Is Anybody Listening? The single “City Lights” was quite popular, but for me the B-side opener “Peachy” was the apex with it’s self-affirming refrain “I’m doin’ fine / I’m doin’ peachy” sending an empowering message and providing the perfect […]
Godchilla – “Psionic Dreams” (2025)
Godchillar are OGs of the Icelandic music scene. Their first album, COSMATOS, came out a decade ago, and they got a cool write-up by VICE a year later in 2016, back when VICE was both still relevant and tuned into the underground. I know I caught them live at least once during a past Iceland […]