Category Archives: Iceland Airwaves

Live Video: More Iceland Sessions

By Jim Beckmann | Published: February 22, 2012

For three years now, KEXP has been going back to Iceland in order to tap into the scene welling up out of those thermal heated pools there. And while we set out to discover a handful of great new bands to share with our listeners, we ended up discovering a nearly endless stream of talent.Read more…

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New Video: Of Monsters and Men’s “Little Talks”

By Jim Beckmann | Published: February 2, 2012

As of yet, the only videos available for the skyrocketing Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men has been a few live videos (mostly recorded by KEXP!). Today, they debuted the long-awaited official video for their hit “Little Talks.” Of Monsters and Men make their own mythology with this epic, gorgeously animated musical odyssey. Check itRead more…

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Live Video: Hjálmar

By Jim Beckmann | Published: January 27, 2012

Icelandic reggae? We know what you’re thinking. What would a bunch of Norsemen know about tropical island music? A lot, it seems. Formed in the southern Iceland town of Keflavík, Hjálmar doesn’t just play imitated Bob Marley tunes. Instead, they weave their native folk music heritage through the roots of reggae music, completely exploring aRead more…

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Video Premiere: Snorri Helgason – Mockingbird

By Jim Beckmann | Published: January 25, 2012

Last year, we had the great fortune to discover Icelandic singer/songwriter Snorri Helgason, whose latest album, Winter Sun, is a stunningly beautiful mix of folky melodies, retro vocal stylings and ambient textures, and features masterful production by Sindri Már Sigfússon (Seabear, Sin Fang) and contributions by other notable Icelandic musicians including Sóley Stefánsdóttir (Sóley), GuðmundurRead more…

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Live Video: Who Knew

By Jim Beckmann | Published: January 23, 2012

When we first heard Icelandic band Who Knew a few years ago, we fell in love. Their upbeat rock anthems and impassioned delivery reminded us of some of our favorite indie groups closer to home — in fact, their similarity to Spencer Krug’s on Wolf Parade was hard to deny. But like all Icelandic bandsRead more…

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Live Video: Iceland Sessions, Part 1

By Jim Beckmann | Published: December 7, 2011

Here are a few more videos from our Iceland experience in October. As guests of the country of Iceland during the Airwaves festival, we were able broadcast from the KEX Hostel and host 15 incredible bands (which you can explore here). But we also took full advantage and invaded other bands’ practice spaces, studios, andRead more…

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Live Video: KEXP at Iceland Airwaves, Day 3

By Jim Beckmann | Published: November 7, 2011

On the final day of our broadcast during Iceland Airwaves ’11, we featured a selection of the excellent non-Icelandic bands performing the festival. Oklahoma band Other Lives took to the intimate space of the KEX Hostel in Reykjavik first and proved to be one of the most well suited bands at the festival with theirRead more…

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Live Video: KEXP at Iceland Airwaves, Day 2

By Jim Beckmann | Published: November 2, 2011

Our second day broadcasting at the KEX Hostel in Reykjavik during Iceland Airwaves ’11 was another huge success. We almost felt guilty bringing five more performances from some of the very best and most popular artists Iceland has to offer — Jóhann Jóhannsson, who started off the day, is a world renowned composer, producer arrangerRead more…

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Reykjavik Calling… in photos

By Jim Beckmann | Published: November 1, 2011

Last Friday’s Reykjavik Calling showcase was a huge success, as music fans packed Neumos for the free show. That people were excited about the pairing of Northern artists from Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands with local musicians shouldn’t seem too surprising — not only is the Iceland music community one of the most productive,Read more…

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Live Video: Of Monsters and Men at Iceland Airwaves

By Jim Beckmann | Published: October 31, 2011

Easily the most buzzed about band during Iceland Airwaves this year (not counting Björk’s amazing performance of Biophilia), Iceland’s Of Monsters and Men are poised to the next international cross-over stars! The six piece indie-folk group immediately bring to mind other acts like Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, The Head and the Heart andRead more…

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