Úlfur Úlfur have been one of my favorite Icelandic hip hop artists since the duo put out their seminal “Tarantula” video a decade ago, a video featuring two of my favorite things – burnouts and hot dogs. If you’ve never seen it, I’m just gonna put it right here for your viewing enjoyment. Consider it […]
Tag: 2023
Purrkur Pillnikk – “Orð Fyrir Dauða” Box Set (2023)
I re-entered the vinyl world in 2011 after what was about a 15 year hiatus. I don’t remember precisely what prompted me to get a new record player, though I know some of the music I wanted to explore simply never came out on CD, so that was part of it. If I’m being completely […]
The Cult Of One – “Monomaniac” (2023 / 2024)
Somehow The Cult Of One snuck past me last year like a thief in the night, leaving me none the wiser that it even existed. It wasn’t until the debut album Monomaniac got the vinyl treatment courtesy of Éttu Skýt Records that it hit my radar. Given that this is the solo project of Singapore […]
Jonee Jonee – “Annar Dagur” (2023)
My obsession with Icelandic music kicked off in October, 2011. We were in Reykjavik for our third Iceland Airwaves music festival and I’d just bought a turntable earlier in the year, so my plan was to see if I could track down some old school Icelandic punk records. Back then there wasn’t much info about […]
Hermigervill – “Switched-On Iceland” (2023)
You will never witness a musician who performs live with more joy than Hermigervill. Full stop. I’ve seen him play probably half a dozen times, both in a duo with the dream pop vocalist Berndsen as well as solo in a wide range of venues, from large halls to record stores. And the look of […]