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Gyda Valtysdottir Taps Impressive Array of Experimental Icelandic Composers For 'Epicycle II'

A dichotomy is often drawn between classical music that one might learn in school and popular music people listen to today for their enjoyment and entertainment. But Icelandic composer and multi-instrumentalist Gyda Valtysdottir seamlessly bridges the two, with compositions that surprise the...

Annie White

TRACK REVIEWBang Gang "Out of Horizon"

Bang Gang, the Icelandic composer Bardi Johannsson you may of heard of from Starwalker and Lady and Bird fame released a new single, "Out of Horizon." As someone fascinated by Icelandic culture, one day hoping to travel there and live inside a mountain with a colony of elves, I'm always on the hunt...

Sophie Saint Thomas

LOUD and TASTELESSSigur Rós

Every Thursday, AF profiles a style icon from the music world. This week, check out the beautiful boys of Sigur Ros, whose inimitably dark and mysterious ethos have ladies (and gentlemen) across the globe swooning. I've honestly never read 50 Shades of Grey, despite the swarm of girls flocking to a...

Jamila Aboushaca