Archive for the 'Songwriter' Category

Daydream

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MP3: Emiliana Torrini – Birds (Me & Armini, 2008)

Site | Myspace | Interview (Iceland Music Export)

Emiliana Torrini will perform at Le Trabendo on 14 October. Tickets here.

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Pour elle

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MP3: Gregory & The Hawk – Blame-Qui (In Your Dreams, 2007)

Site | Myspace | Review (Popmatters)

If i’m bound to forget you, don’t you let me be
from the day that i met you i’ve been set on you
what a tragedy it’d be if you and me weren’t happy

If you’ve been tellin all the tall tales end to end
since the day that we met and became good friends
then i’ve been lying too, is it really you

Say hey, what’s the big deal
oh, where’d all the fun go
since we got serious i’ve been such a mess
blame the stars or a bleeding heart…
what a tragedy, you and me

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A gleam in the darkness

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MP3: Meg Baird – Dear Companion (Dear Companion, 2007)

Site | Myspace | Review (Pitchfork)

Meg Baird returns to Europe to play songs from her album Dear Companion, as well as new material and some interpretations of other people’s songs and traditionals. She will be playing at Belushi’s (68-74 Quai de Seine, Paris) with Sharron Kraus (UK) & Erica Buettner (USA-FR) on May 21th at 7.30 PM.

More Info : amnezik@gmail.com

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Þú ert falleg

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Credit : Saga Sigurðardóttir

We love travelling, so we decided to start a world tour of local pop music scenes and bring you back a fine selection of songs in vernacular languages. To begin this long and soothing journey, we have stopped over in Iceland where bewitching fairies were waiting for us. góða ferð.

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MP3: Hafdis Huld – Sumri Hallar (Dirty Paper Cup, 2007)
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MP3: Rökkurró – Heiðskýr Heimsendir (Það kólnar í kvöld…, 2008)
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MP3: Ólöf Arnalds – Vittu Af Mér (Við Og Við, 2007)
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| Grapevine Review (english) | Holmi Review (french)

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Amiina – Boga (Kurr, 2007)
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If you want to find out more about icelandic music, I recommend you check these indie labels out : 12 Tónar (Pétur Ben, Hafdis Huld, Jóhann Jóhannson…) & Smekkleysa (Björk, Sigur Ros, Gus Gus…). There is also a section dedicated to icelandic music which can be accessed through the Links of this blog.

Finally, the best way to listen to icelandic musicians is to go to the biggest music festival in Iceland, called the Iceland Airwaves, which is held each year in October in downtown Reykjavik.

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Hand in hand

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Tift Merritt – Keep You Happy (Another Country, 2008)

Site | Myspace | Popmatters (review)

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Gliding butterflies

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Essie Jain – Glory (We Made This Ourselves, 2007)

Site | Myspace | Take-away show (La Blogothèque)

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Glimpse of love

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Lykke Li – Time Flies (Youth Novels, 2008)

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Lykke Li – Hanging High (Youth Novels, 2008)

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Whispering in the night

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Dear Euphoria – Falling Behind (Dear Euphoria, 2007)

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Dear Euphoria – Snow (Dear Euphoria, 2007)

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Dear Euphoria – Something Great (Dear Euphoria, 2007)

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Dear Euphoria – Oh The Softness (Dear Euphoria, 2007)

“The music of Dear Euphoria is the dark and the light, deep depths and high heights. Sometimes raw, entirely honest, absolutely real.”

You can buy her album on the shop section of Stereo Test Kit Records

Site | Myspace | Cd Baby (Review) | Dagensskiva (Review)

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Catch a smile

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Lenka – Skipalong (Unreleased, 2007)

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Lenka – Chance (Unreleased, 2007)

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Lenka – Follow (Unreleased, 2007)

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Happy Feist

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Feist – One, two, three, four (The Reminder, 2007)

Site | Myspace | Pitchfork review

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