Tag Archives: Iceland Airwaves

Monday Music News

By Katherine Humphreys | Published: November 5, 2012

Recent Mercury Prize winners Alt-J released this super strange video for their song “Fitzpleasure” from An Awesome Wave today. Directed by Emile Sornin, everything is slightly out of place in the video - the word “pleasure” ripples across black and white footage of a cats cradle being woven, fingers bending into gang signs, a manRead 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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Song of the Day: Retro Stefson - Kimba

By Jason Kinnard | Published: October 11, 2011

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Finally, KEXP has been invited to broadcast live from Iceland, so this week we are featuring songsRead more...

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Song of the Day: Massy Ferguson – Long Time, No See

By Leigh Bezezekoff | Published: October 15, 2010

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Each and every Friday we offer songs by local artists. Today’s selection is “Long Time, NoRead more...

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Iceland Airwaves begins... Day 1

By Jim Beckmann | Published: October 14, 2009

writeup by Jim Beckmann photos by Scott Holpainen Iceland Airwaves, the country’s premier music festival, begins today in Reykjavik, and KEXP is there... well, a couple of us at least! Today through Friday, we’re featuring six live bands (two a day) from some of the most buzzworthy bands at the festival -- tune in toRead more...

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