Compiled by Erica Andreozzi
“I felt the music hit my bones and I fell back
I fell into the clouds
My feet weren’t touching the ground
We started to float around” – Angus and Julia Stone (‘Make it Out Alive‘)
FRESH NEW PLAYLIST (82 songs!) inspired by some of my TOP PICKS of Iceland Airwaves music festival (Nov 2017) for which I’ll post individual reviews: Mammut (winner of the 2004 Annual Battle Of The Bands (Músíktilraunir)), Kiriyama Family (whose track ‘Innocence‘ has been #1 in Iceland for the past 3 months), Omotrack (2nd prize winner of the 2017 Annual Battle Of The Bands (Músíktilraunir)), Mani Orrason, Hórmónar (1st place winner of the 2016 Icelandic Music Experiments), Songhoy Blues, Keto (my talented friend Le Hah!), Axel Flovent, Hatari (Grapevine music award‘s 2016 and 2017 ‘Best Live Band of the Year‘), GDJYB (Gai Dan Jane Yuk Bang), Rökkva, Valdimar, One Week Wonder, Rythmatik (winner of the 2015 Annual Battle Of The Bands (Músíktilraunir)), Captain Syrup, Hogni (Grapevine music award‘s ‘Album of the Year‘), GDJYB (Gai Dan Jan ), Mosi Musik, Asgeir (fastest-selling debut album in Icelandic history, ‘Album of the Year’ winner at 2012 Icelandic Music Awards), We Made God (3rd prize winner of the 2006 Annual Battle Of The Bands (Músíktilraunir) ), and I am Halo.
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Mammut is by far one of my FAVORITE ICELANDIC BANDS and have been ever since I first discovered them at the Great Escape music festival in Brighton back in 2013. I am somewhat OBSESSED with their newest album, Kinder Versions, especially after getting hooked on ‘Kinder Version‘ (“I’m bringing all my stories back, erasing all the kinder versions of my past”) ❤ ❤ ❤ , ‘The Moon Will Never Turn On Me‘ (“I want to make this right but I don’t feel right, Cause sometimes life tries to eat us up… but then I take a look around and see how dust turns into gold and I embrace this world, embrace the world, embrace the world and I love it all”), and ‘Pray for Air‘ (“Taste the dirt of the water… you know you’ll never be pure.”) *Note: Air in water unfortunately would mean less blue ice when that water freezes!* Not only did National radio and television RÚV chose Kinder Version as the best album of 2017, but it was The Line of Best Fit selected it at #18 for 2017. Mammut was also awarded performers of the year (Krókurinn 2017, Menningarverðlaun Rásar) and selected to be on KEXP‘s top 10 list of the YEAR. They definitely had a REMARKABLE 2017! Can’t wait to post my review on them! I got some epic videos of their first set of Airwaves in Reykjavik, especially during ‘Kinder Version‘ when Kata pointed to me about a 1 min in and asked “Have you been excited?” with a gaze that stared into the depths of MY SOUL. If I wasn’t excited before, I certainly was after.:)
Mammut is by far one of my FAVORITE ICELANDIC BANDS and have been ever since I first discovered them at the Great Escape music festival in Brighton back in 2013. I am somewhat OBSESSED with their newest album, Kinder Versions, especially after getting hooked on ‘Kinder Version‘ (“I’m bringing all my stories back, erasing all the kinder versions of my past”) ❤ ❤ ❤ , ‘The Moon Will Never Turn On Me‘ (“I want to make this right but I don’t feel right, Cause sometimes life tries to eat us up… but then I take a look around and see how dust turns into gold and I embrace this world, embrace the world, embrace the world and I love it all”), and ‘Pray for Air‘ (“Taste the dirt of the water… you know you’ll never be pure.”) *Note: Air in water unfortunately would mean less blue ice when that water freezes!* Not only did National radio and television RÚV chose Kinder Version as the best album of 2017, but it was The Line of Best Fit selected it at #18 for 2017. Mammut was also awarded performers of the year (Krókurinn 2017, Menningarverðlaun Rásar) and selected to be on KEXP‘s top 10 list of the YEAR. They definitely had a REMARKABLE 2017! Can’t wait to post my review on them! I got some epic videos of their first set of Airwaves in Reykjavik, especially during ‘Kinder Version‘ when Kata pointed to me about a 1 min in and asked “Have you been excited?” with a gaze that stared into the depths of MY SOUL. If I wasn’t excited before, I certainly was after.:)
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Other sources of inspiration for this playlist were drawn from recent shows that I really enjoyed (see reviews by clicking on link) — Henry Jamison, Angus and Julia Stone, City of the Sun, Overcoats, Nick Mulvey, Jaws of Love. (Kelcey Ayer of Local Natives), Caroline Smith, Tune-Yards, Ben Sollee, Emily Scott Robinson, Luke Sital-Singh, Henry Jamison, Gracie and Rachel — as well as new releases by Geographer, The Boxer Rebellion, Trevor Hall, Caught a Ghost, Black Pistol Fire, The Oh Hellos, Sharon Van Etten, Amber Coffman (of Dirty Projectors), Cosmo Sheldrake, and Van William.
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City of the Sun was one of my TOP FIVE PICKS OF 2017, and their EXPLOSIVE, GENRE-BENDING sound (post-rock blended with and flamenco guitar and unique percussion) will SWEEP YOU TO THE SKY. It’s only a matter of time before these guys shine their vibrant tunes ‘To the Sun and All the Cites In Between‘ (name of debut album).
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Previous Playlists: Up All Night, Capsized, Creature Comfort, I Know You Know, Feeling Electric, Wake Up, Oceans Away, I Want it All, Standing Rock, Jungle, When Things Fall Apart, and more…
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- So Low- Geographer
- Love Yourself- The Boxer Rebellion
- Chateau- Angus & Julia Stone
- Moon / Sun- Trevor Hall
- Kinder Version- Mammut
- Before The Hurting Lands.- Jaws Of Love.
- I Don’t Believe In Us- Overcoats
- Mountain To Move- Nick Mulvey
- Make It Out Alive- Angus & Julia Stone
- Chemistry- Kiriyama Family
- Second Sun- City of the Sun
- Right & Wrong- Caught a Ghost
- Trying Not to Love You- Caroline Smith
- Pray For Air- Mammut
- Speak Of The Devil- Black Pistol Fire
- Snow- Angus & Julia Stone
- The Wires- Ben Sollee
- Remembering- Nick Mulvey
- Wander- Trevor Hall
- Kai’s Song- Overcoats
- Firefly- City of the Sun
- Blind Spots- Omotrack
- The Moon Will Never Turn On Me- Mammut
- 21st Century Heartbeat- Luke Sital-Singh
- Magazine- Caroline Smith
- Transform Your Game (We Remain)- Nick Mulvey
- Light Years Away- Kiriyama Family
- Fed All My Days- Mani Orrason
- Baudelaire- Angus & Julia Stone
- Torches- The Oh Hellos
- Dark Night- Amber Coffman
- Wake The Riot- Black Pistol Fire
- Love Me Like I’m Gone.- Jaws Of Love.
- I Can’t Quit- The Vaccines
- Bloodstyle- Caroline Smith
- Ekki Sleppa- Hórmónar
- Sahara- Songhoy Blues
- Time- City of the Sun
- Overalls (Live)- Emily Scott Robinson
- Imaginary Mountains- Omotrack
- We Tried Love- Mammut
- Mechanical Advantage- Ben Sollee
- Superstar- Keto
- Hawaiian License Plates.- Jaws Of Love.
- On the Mountain Tall- The Oh Hellos
- Apart- Kiriyama Family
- Walls- Mammut
- City Dream- Axel Flovent
- Ódýr- Hatari
- Heart Attack- Tune-Yards
- Nothing Stays The Same- Luke Sital-Singh
- Up There- Trevor Hall
- In Your Hands- Nick Mulvey
- All To Myself- Amber Coffman (of Dirty Projectors)
- Come Along- Cosmo Sheldrake
- Where It Goes- 雞蛋蒸肉餅 GDJYB (Gai Dan Jane Yuk Bang)
- I Want You to Know- Rökkva
- Revolution (Ft. First Aid Kit)- Van William
- Læt Það Duga- Valdimar
- Mars- One Week Wonder
- Carrie Bell- Ben Sollee
- Blackened Pool- Keto
- Young Folks- City of the Sun
- Geiri á Sjoppunni- Captain Syrup
- Angel Eyes- One Week Wonder
- Soubour – Songhoy Blues
- Bed I Made (Bonus Track)- Allen Stone
- Ryðgaður Dans- Valdimar
- Time Is A Riddle- Luke Sital-Singh
- Traveling Mercies- Emily Scott Robinson
- What the Fuck- The Boxer Rebellion
- For You- Sharon Van Etten
- Peace Has a Pencil in Her Hair – Rythmatik
- Kynsvelt- Hórmónar
- Queen Of Queens – i Am Halo
- Crash- Hogni
- I Am You Are Me- Mosi Musik
- Trust- Asgeir
- The Start is a Finish Line- We Made God
- Sunlit Juice- Henry Jamison
- (Un)comfortable- Gracie and Rachel
- Goodbye- Mosi Musik
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