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DIVE IN: 6 Iceland Airwaves artists
share their must-have albums of all-time
Interview & pictures by Alex Howard @alxmvh
In Reykjavík, the first week of November is synonymous with Iceland Airwaves. The music festival takes over the
windy city for four nights and days. Unlikely storefronts are transformed into stages, and venues brim with festivalgoers:
from KEX Hostel to the Art Museum, Gamla Bíó to Fríkirkjan. The lineup is always a hearty mix of local talent
and foreign acts who have yet to play the island. The combination results in a unique, often magical experience. There
is always another act around the corner to be discovered.
Last year, we caught up Icelandic headliners and up-and-coming international artists to ask them each the same
question. Inspired by the icy shores, we wondered which album these six Airwaves performers would bring to a deserted
island. That is: if you could only listen to one album for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Check out all of these must-have albums on our Spotify playlist here
GDRN
Rumours by Fleetwood Mac: “It’s my all-time favourite album!
I started listening to it in 2014 and haven’t stopped since.”
@eyfjord
Hatari
STUMM433: “We pick recent Mute Records’ compilation
STUM433, featuring many of our favourite artists – an album with
great variety and interpretations on a piece that changed our
understanding of music.”
@hatari_official
Kælan Mikla
Up the Bracket by The Libertines: “I’ve listened to it repeatedly for the last 12 years and
it still makes me jump around and I never want to skip a song.” - Laufey Soffía
Heligoland by Massive Attack: “It’s a modern musical masterpiece that fits no genre
in general and has such a variety of atmosphere and feelings that fits all moods. Each
time I listen to it, I hear elements I haven’t heard before. I will stay impressed and in
love forever.” - Sólveig Matthildur
Doolittle by Pixies: “It’s definitely one of my all-time favourite albums. I can listen to it
over and over again and never get tired of it, every song is a banger!” - Maggý Rósa
@kaelanmikla
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