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Icelandic indie four-piece Valborg Ólafs returns with “Holiday,” a bright and melodic track, driven by the thoughtful vocals of Valborg Ólafsdóttir and underscored by majestic harmonies. The upbeat, beautiful ode to vacations …
The traditional Japanese drumming collective collaborates with an Icelandic vocalist and Belgian concept act
For their delicious new Cookies + Cream chocolate bar, the team at artisanal Icelandic chocolate purveyor Omnom embeds two lightly bitter chocolate cookies (made from 70% Tanzanian dark chocolate) into velvety white …
Monumental public works of art and design, medical innovation and a tea-centric art sale
Shanghai-based studio 00group’s concept for a new Icelandic monument, which they call “Anchor of the Plates,” bridges two tectonic plates on a site that overlooks a seismic fissure called Vogagjá. The monument …
A hub for Icelandic artists in an intimate Swiss setting
Teen Dreams—a collaborative act composed of Icelandic recording artists Sin Fang, Sóley and Örvar Smárason (of múm and FM Belfast)—return with “Imaginary Love,” an endearing, atmospheric dream-pop track. Each musician’s contribution adds …
From experimental Icelandic chocolatiers, Omnom, the Big! Sea Salted Almonds bar utilizes a handful of premium ingredients—organic cane sugar and cocoa beans, cocoa butter, Icelandic milk powder, sea salt, almonds and sunflower …
For “Loom,” Icelandic multi-instrumentalist and composer Ólafur Arnalds collaborated with British musician and producer Bonobo (aka Simon Green). An electronic orchestral soundscape, it will be the opening track of Arnalds’ forthcoming album, …
On the origins of Iceland's gourmet, hand-harvested sustainable sea salt