An Icelandic indie-folk band called Árstíðir took advantage of the acoustics in a German train station to perform a 13th century hymn. The result might give you chills. According to the YouTube ...
Icelandic folk outfit Kaleo's got a new EP out later this year, recorded with Mike Crossey (Arctic Monkeys, Jake Bugg) and set to come out on Elektra/Atlantic later this year. Solemn, sweeping new ...
A thousand years ago, Gaelic monks sang and chanted inside Iceland’s vast series of caves. Recently, a group of folk singers made the trek inside one of these caves to test out the acoustics. Here’s ...
Looking over the current classical concert season, now that it is in its usual May wrap mode, one interesting trend has to do with Iceland. Last month, a starry moment on the classical stages came ...
Icelandic composer has Gabríel Ólafs debuted the single, Bambaló. The track is from his upcoming album, Lullabies for Piano and Cello, set for release on June 9, 2023 via Decca Records US. Listen to ...
Iceland is no stranger to quality music acts. It is almost expected that anything imported from Iceland is going to be magnificent, thanks to artists like Sigur Ros and Bjork. Of Monsters and Men, an ...
"Viltu Vitrast" is a minimalist, clarinet-driven bit of Scandinavian electronic music, performed by three teenagers who are each roughly the same age as Justin Bieber. In the song, Samaris retells a ...