Iceland Airwaves Eruption
Various Artists
General
| Oct 2007
Reviews
Gabe
Reviewed 2008-03-10
Reviewed 2008-03-10
New-ish music compilation from the small island, Iceland.
Most bands are (as yet) little known here, though Gus Gus and
Mum contribute also.
** 1. Plodding, rough; melodic vocals with a slightly berserk
edge
** 2. Slightly Feist-y semi-squawking vocal over slow acoustic
blues
** 3. Quiet and slow indie folk with funny self-improvement
lyrics; BUT multiple "fucked-up"s
*** 4. Precious, delicate, pretty, as Mum can be
*** 5. Bouncy yet laid-back disco number from Gus Gus; catchy
too
*** 6. Raw, yet catchy punk/shred rock in the vein of Mclusky
*** 7. Keening, desperate, as befits a song named after a film of
the same name that was also (but way more so) desperate and
passionate
** 8. Twee pop? By a group called Seabear? No way.
* 9. Verging on parodic both musically and lyrically
* 10. Driving pop, sort of generic but for the ironic lyrics
*** 11. Sort of unhinged post-punk, circa 1981; female vocals
crying/baying over teased guitar; weird synth screen completes
the arrangement
* 12. Indie power ballad
*** 13. Nice hook, builds nicely, shrieky organ near end is cool
** 14. Indie pop metal; the sax accents provide levity
** 15. Some cool guitar riffing but ridiculous lyrics
*** 16. Mutant/old skool hip hop (with sax) from Iceland? No
way that MC is Icelandic, tho’
** 17. Imitation Buzzcocks on the verses; the choruses not as
good
Most bands are (as yet) little known here, though Gus Gus and
Mum contribute also.
** 1. Plodding, rough; melodic vocals with a slightly berserk
edge
** 2. Slightly Feist-y semi-squawking vocal over slow acoustic
blues
** 3. Quiet and slow indie folk with funny self-improvement
lyrics; BUT multiple "fucked-up"s
*** 4. Precious, delicate, pretty, as Mum can be
*** 5. Bouncy yet laid-back disco number from Gus Gus; catchy
too
*** 6. Raw, yet catchy punk/shred rock in the vein of Mclusky
*** 7. Keening, desperate, as befits a song named after a film of
the same name that was also (but way more so) desperate and
passionate
** 8. Twee pop? By a group called Seabear? No way.
* 9. Verging on parodic both musically and lyrically
* 10. Driving pop, sort of generic but for the ironic lyrics
*** 11. Sort of unhinged post-punk, circa 1981; female vocals
crying/baying over teased guitar; weird synth screen completes
the arrangement
* 12. Indie power ballad
*** 13. Nice hook, builds nicely, shrieky organ near end is cool
** 14. Indie pop metal; the sax accents provide levity
** 15. Some cool guitar riffing but ridiculous lyrics
*** 16. Mutant/old skool hip hop (with sax) from Iceland? No
way that MC is Icelandic, tho’
** 17. Imitation Buzzcocks on the verses; the choruses not as
good
Recent airplay
Ekki Sofna Nuna
Life Aquatic — Jul 01, 2016
Moss
Clean Copper Radio — Jul 30, 2015
Moss
After the After Party — Mar 11, 2015
I Sing I Swim
408's Finest — Jun 16, 2009
Snjorljossnjor
I once was canadian — Apr 22, 2008
Moss
smartie pop — Apr 21, 2008
Charting
2008-03-09 — 2008-05-11
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Apr 27 | 2 |
| Apr 20 | 2 |
| Apr 13 | 2 |
| Apr 6 | 1 |
| Mar 23 | 2 |
| Mar 16 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Go Blind | ||
| 2. | Mojo Love | ||
| 3. | Sober In June | ||
| 4. | Dancing Behind My Eyelids | ||
| 5. | Moss | ||
| 6. | Flybus | ||
| 7. | Breaking The Waves | ||
| 8. | I Sing I Swim | ||
| 9. | Snjorljossnjor | ||
| 10. | We Just Want To Get Everybody High | ||
| 11. | Ekki Sofna Nuna | ||
| 12. | Two Directions | ||
| 13. | Find What You Get | ||
| 14. | Dancing In (Airwaves Mix) | ||
| 15. | Futurist | ||
| 16. | Northern Lights | ||
| 17. | His Lyrics Are Disastrous |