In 2019, Iceland’s Hatari (meaning “hater” in the native tongue) qualified for the Eurovision music contest, which was created in 1956 in the aftermath of WWII. Tel Aviv, Israel, hosted the event that year, a year that also included the non-violent Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement to support Palestinians trapped in the Israeli apartheid state. …
Reykjavík, Iceland emotional post-rock collective VAR has unveiled a new track titled “Where To Find You” off their upcoming album The Never-Ending Year, which will be out April 24 on Spartan Records. http://www.spartanrecords.com/ View this post on Instagram On this day, a year ago we played our first show in the USA @eddiesattic. #VARiceland #VARtours …
Reykjavík Iceland emotional post-rock collective VAR is debuting a new track titled “Run” off their upcoming album ‘The Never-Ending Year,’ out April 24 on Spartan Records. Stream “Run” on PopMatters: https://www.popmatters.com/var-iceland-run-premiere-2645584078.html. Guitarist Arnór Jónasson says, “Run” came together very quickly in the writing process. We had gone through it at rehearsals but weren’t sure if it fit on …
Reykjavík Iceland emotional post-rock collective VAR has signed with Spartan Records (Fallow Land, Giants Chair) and will release a new album titled ‘The Never-Ending Year’ on April 24. VAR is debuting the first single titled “Moments” and you can hear it above Bassist Egill Björgvinsson says, “Moments” was written shortly before our tour to Japan in December 2017 and …
The Eurovision Song Contest (Eurovision) started in 1956. Eurovision is an international song competition held primarily among the member countries of the “European Broadcasting Union.” Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, then votes are cast for the other countries’ songs to determine the winner. At least …
With a video that uses NYC appropriately as a backdrop, “1993” is a nostalgic jam by Hildur about learning to trust in oneself. Reflective, Hildur explains that 1993 is an autobiographical anthem of her childhood: “When I was 5, I realized my dream was to create, tell stories and stand on stage. As per the …
Ahoy! Rough-hewn Icelandic crooner Kahnin is a modern-day, real-life, Old Spice Man. He’s home from the sea and all the beautiful women are opening their doors and windows to blow him kisses as he gambols through town whistling a familiar tune. He’s got an EP full of sea shanties for you to unpack from his …