By
Marietta Longley
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Oct 29, 2013
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While they might look like your standard neo-folk project, born on the image of popular collectives First Aid Kit and The Staves, Icelandic trio Samaris are far from your usual suspects. For one thing, it's not the folk genre in which the talents of ...
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By
Devin Duckworth
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Nov 4, 2010
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It becomes standard knowledge that when dealing with an Icelandic band, you will never be able to actually pronounce their name, let alone any of their songs. This usual supposition holds true for Olafur Arnalds. The 23-year-old multi-instrumentalist...
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By
Joshua Mellin
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Dec 16, 2010
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This music belongs in an early 20th century bourgeois toy store that only carries toys made of the finest oak. Remember when you were a kid and there was the toy store for the "smart kids"? I'm not talking your Noodle Kidoodles - I'm talking about th...
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By
Marietta Longley
on
Nov 11, 2013
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Riding high on the back of Iceland's 2013 Airwaves Festival that they played just weeks ago, native duo Vök are emerging as a veritable force to be reckoned with.Featuring moody, atmospheric guitar work comparable to that of Samaris, and are fast lo...
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