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Produced by music publication Consequence of Sound and filmed in one continuous take at Reykjavík‘s Harpa Concert Hall, “Crack-Up” sees Fleet Foxes joined by all-female Icelandic choir Graduale Nobili. Directed by Eilífur …
With delicately triumphant electronica fortifying vocals rooted in folk, Ásgeir’s “I Know You Know” invokes ethereal images of the natural world, from light to the ocean and rivers flowing. Its brand new …
Icelandic folktales, bamboo basketball courts, mobile gardens and more in our look around the web
Dating back to the 12th century, some of Iceland’s folktales are more than the average fairytale. In fact, many are still held in such high regard that some recent “construction projects, including …
Featuring music from Debut, Post, Homogenic, Selmasongs, Vespertine, Medúlla, Drawing Restraint 9, Volta and Vulnicura, “36 Scores for Piano, Organ, Harpsichord and Celeste,” is an upcoming book of Björk’s sheet music that’s …
Usually people have to travel far from cities to escape light pollution and see the Aurora Borealis clearly, but this week, the city of Reykjavík switched off and dimmed street lights for …
Our must-sees when only experiencing a stopover in Iceland's capital
A group of scientists in Iceland have successfully sequenced the full DNA of over 2,600 Icelandic citizens. Using this information, they were then able to infer the genomes of more than 100,000 …
An emotional sonic journey through the singular Icelandic artist's solo career
Stevie Wonder's tribute to MLK, the return of Björk, a South African supergroup and more in our weekly music review