Reykjavík Grapevine - 06.06.2014, Blaðsíða 34

34 The Reykjavík GrapevineIssue 07 — 2014MUSIC
Viðey
Skarfabakki
Elding
Old harbour
Harpa
www.elding.is
Other adventures
Sea Angling daily at 11:00 from 1 May to 31 August
Puffin Watching daily at 9:30 and 15:00 from 15 May to 15 August
Elding Whale Watching schedule – all year round
* From 15 May to 15 September
** From 15 June to 31 July

Make sureit’s Elding!
ELDING
WHALE WATCHING
from Reykjavik
Call us on +354 519 5000
or visit www.elding.is
Jan-Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov-Dec
EL-01 / EL-02 / EL-03
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From Elding (Ægisgarður) to Viðey
11.50 14.50
From Harpa to Viðey
13.30 15.00
From Skarfabakki to Viðey
From Viðey to Skarfabakki
13.30
From Viðey to Harpa and Elding (Ægisgarður)
11.30 13.30 14.30 17.30
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Summer Schedule 15 May - 30 September
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Really hidden treasure
off Reykjavik.
Well worth a visit.
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Planet
Of Sound
About a year since releasing their debut
album ‘Ali,’ Grísalappalísa are back
with a vengeance and a new single titled
“ABC.” Clocking in at 2:22 minutes, it’s a
short romp boasting an up-tempo ska-
like beat and a whole lot of saxophone.
The accompanying music video is a
colourful feast in which the shirtless,
suspender-wearing vocalist Gunnar
Ragnarsson pulls out some new-wave
dance moves on a surface that seems
to be a gigantic piece of ham.
The track reminds us quite a
bit of the English ska band Madness,
and Grísalappalísa do indeed seem
to be heading into poppier territory.
"ABC" has the same energy and style
that made their debut album such
a treat, which bodes well for their
new album, titled with tongue firmly
in cheek ‘Rökrétt framhald’ (roughly
translating to “Logical Step Forward,”
a music review cliché used to describe
sophomore albums). It will come out on
Iceland’s Independence Day, June 17.
Right on the heels of that
celebratory release date is the brand
new Secret Solstice Festival, which
takes place June 20–22 at various
stages in the Laugardalur area in 105
Reykjavík. The festival, which focuses
on electronic dance music and hip
hop, will see more than 150 local
and international acts. Some of the
highlights are trip hop legends Massive
Attack, star rapper ScHoolboy Q,
dubstep maestro Skream, and British
garage-house brothers Disclosure, who
will play a DJ set. (We rated Disclosure’s
‘Settle’ the second best album of 2013.)
Speaking of electronic dance
music, the Akranes trip hop group
Worm Is Green is gearing up to release
their fourth LP ‘We Are Only Shadows’
on July 6. We’ve been enjoying the
album, which is their poppiest to date—
full of glossy electronic beats mixed
with chilling vocals. So there’s that to
look forward to as well.
Straumur has been active since last
summer, with writers Óli Dóri and
Davíð Roach documenting the lo-
cal music scene and helping people
discover new music at straum.is. It
is associated with the radio show
Straumur on X977, which airs every
Monday evening at 23:00.
The great summer of concerts begins with a bang on June 11 with the legendary
American indie band Pixies playing at Laugardalshöll. We were fortunate enough
to catch them the last time they rolled into town exactly 10 years ago when they
played two packed shows at the Kaplakrika stadium in Hafnarfjörður. We’re hoping
that they put on an equally great show and that the summer of 2014 is as exciting
as 2004 was for concerts.
Words
Óli Dóri & Davíð Roach
Photos
Nanna Dís
www.straum.isThe Straumur radio show airs on
X977 Monday evenings at 23:00Straumur