New Releases

Dad Rocks! - Mount Modern

January 30, 2012 at 2:01pm

Mount Modern is the sparkling, original debut concept album from Dad Rocks! - aka Mimas frontman Snævar Njáll Albertsson - and it has already been hailed as an 'album of the year' by respected sites including Drowned In Sound and the 405.

'Aðför að lögum', Megas Og Strengir

January 17, 2012 at 9:11am

'Aðför að lögum' is the latest album by enigmatic musical maverick Megas, an artist beloved by fellow innovators including Björk and The Fall's Mark E Smith. In fact, this is Megas and Strings (Megas Og Strengir), an excellent concept; and the release is something of a family affair, including string arrangements by Megas' composer son Thordur Magnusson.

Toggi - Wonderful Secrets

January 02, 2012 at 2:25pm

Top Icelandic singer/songwriter Toggi is back with a new album, Wonderful Secrets, and it certainly takes a different direction to his melodic 2006 debut album Puppy.

Brother Grass - Brother Grass

December 12, 2011 at 10:21am

Icelandic southern-bluegrass band Brother Grass have released their first album, 'Brother Grass'. This adorable, dreamy release contains 16 bluegrass, blues, Nordic and Celtic folk-songs and original songs, all spiced with their own personal style.

Reykjavík! - Locust Sounds

November 29, 2011 at 8:54am

Iceland's favourite rock troublemakers Reykjavík! have released their third album, Locust Sounds. The LP consists of 14 brand new tracks and is out now on Kimi Records.

Gímaldin og félagar - You Are Not The One I Chose

November 14, 2011 at 9:20am

Icelandic folk rock musician gímaldin has released a new feature album as gímaldin og félagar (gimaldin and comrades), titled Þú ert ekki sá sem ég valdi (You Are Not The One I Chose).

Stop That Noise by Hellvar

November 01, 2011 at 11:24am

Stop That Noise is Hellvar's long awaited followup from the critically acclaimed Bat out of Hellvar (released in 2007 by Kimi Records). Hellvar has developed from being a duo of Heiða (from Unun) and Elvar (Dys) into a full band since then and their sound has grown alongside with them.

Of Monsters And Men - 'My Head Is An Animal'

October 13, 2011 at 1:55pm

Of Monsters and Men's have had quite a year. After signing to Record Records just a year after their first gig with their definitive line-up, they headed to the studio in March 2011 with engineer / producer Aron Þór Arnarsson to create the debut album that everyone's talking about.

Árstíðir "Svefns og vöku skil"

October 04, 2011 at 9:08am

Árstíðir is a vocal-based acoustic band from Reykjavík with a sound unique to the Icelandic music scene. All six members are distinguished players known from various bands in the Reykjavík soundscape. Over the two and a half years since Árstíðir’s formation, the band has released two records praised by trendsetting music critics, enjoyed two number-one hits on Icelandic radio, made several TV appearances in Iceland, Sweden, Russia and the Czech Republic, and played sold out venues all over Europe.

KJARR

September 19, 2011 at 4:04pm

KJARR is a new project lead by Kjartan F. Ólafsson, previously known for his work in duo/trio Ampop (Kjartan is also currently the keyboard player with local rockers, Leaves). While the first single "Beðið eftir sumrinu" (released may 2011) has generated some curiosity among music bloggers and enthusiasts as the song was initially only relased as a radio only single, the second single called "Quantum leap" has just been released, and is available through Gogoyoko as well as Bandcamp.