Former Gus Gus singer Hafdís Huld released her first solo album last year, which won her the Icelandic Music Award for best Pop Album of the year. Her girlish charms are sure to win everone's heart. And she's very cute.
Motion Boys are the current talk of the town in Iceland. This dynamic duo is joined on stage by members of Trabant and Mínus, and despite the lack of a record label their infectious electro-pop songs have been making a splash on the airwaves in the past months.
Jan Mayen released the full-lenght album Home of the Free Indeed on Smekkleysa (Bad Taste Records) in 2004 and was nominated for three awards at the Icelandic Music Awards in 2005.
A long waited new album was released this summer called „So Much better Than Your Normal Life“ which clearly established Jan Mayen as one of Icelands best pop and rock acts.
Æla literally means “puke”. Æla plays Icelandic punk rock. Audience in concerts have advised the band members to get health insurance due to their wild stage act, especially their front man who repeatedly jumps to a chair he always brings along. If he spills your beer, don't take it personally.
Æla's sound is influenced by Iceland old punk bands, like Purrkur Pilnikk and Þeyr but also more modern bands like Shellac and Modest Mouse. Æla's off-kilter blink-and miss-it songs go off like a firecracker.
Trabant is sexy electronic music, a punky flavor of R&B and pop. It is music made for sweat, neon lights and a world gone wrong. Trabant released their critically acclaimed debut "Moment of Truth" in 2001, giving us a glimpse into the future. Then moving away from its studio-based focus, Trabant has since developed a pompous live attitude. An electronic five piece group playing for their lives, taking it to "eleven"-- musically and morally. But first and furthermost Trabant strives to make honest pop music for the people.
