Music That Matters: Iceland Airwaves 2015 Preview

Iceland Airwaves, Music That Matters
10/30/2015
KEXP
Fufanu // photo by Jim Bennett (view set)

Check out some of the KEXP DJ’s favorite artists from the Pacific Northwest and around the world on-the-go. KEXP’s Music That Matters weekly podcast brings you an exclusive mix of new music from the world’s best independent artists.

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Music That Matters, Vol. 484 - Iceland Airwaves 2015 PreviewAfternoon Show host Kevin Cole and Online Content Manager Jim Beckmann preview the 2015 Iceland Airwaves Music Festival with a diverse mix of hip-hop, indie rock, electro pop and punk from 17 Icelandic artists including GusGus, Sóley, Júníus Meyvant, and Low Roar.

  • Tracklist:
  • 1. Vök - Waterfall
  • 2. GusGus - Obnoxiously Sexual
  • 3. Hjaltalín - We Will Live For Ages
  • 4. Gangly - Fuck with Someone Else
  • 5. East of My Youth - Only Lover
  • 6. Emmsjé Gauti - Strákarnir
  • 7. Úlfur Úlfur - Tarantúlur
  • 8. Reykjavíkurdætur - Ógeðsleg
  • 9. Low Roar - I'll Keep Coming
  • 10. Fufanu - Will We Last
  • 11. Agent Fresco - Wait for Me
  • 12. Æla - Your Head Is My Ground
  • 13. Sóley - I Will Find You
  • 14. Úlfur Eldjárn - Poyekhali!
  • 15. Axel Flóvent - Dancers
  • 16. Júníus Meyvant - Gold Laces
  • 17. Markús and the Diversion Sessions - Decent Times
  • Listen here: (MP3)

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