Reykjavík Grapevine - maí 2020, Blaðsíða 36

The Reykjavík Grapevine
Best of Reykjavík 2020
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RAX‘s ‘JÖKULL’
Bookstores in
Reykjavík & Geysir
Yeah, trekking onto Sólheima-
jökull is great and all, but that
memory will only last until
your dementia kicks in. To get
a true glacial experience that’ll
last a lifetime, pick up Ragnar
Axelsson’s stunning photo book
‘JÖKULL’ (‘Glacier’). The 200-
page book features ethereal, ee-
rie, and intimate portraits of the
glacial landscape taken over a
5-year timespan. Some are aerial
views, others textural close-ups,
all providing a timeless look at
the structures which, to be blunt,
will be gone within the next two
centuries. Thanks, conservatives.
Hildur Yeoman Dress
Yeoman, Skólavörðustígur 22
If you genuinely want to fit in
with the stylish Icelandic crowd,
start donning Hildur Yeoman.
Yes, her works are a bit pric-
ey—expect to pay something in
the 40,000-60,000 ISK range for
a dress—but they’re timeless
works of art that’ll fit any occa-
sion. Yeoman is known for mix-
ing loud, elaborate prints with
classic, elegant cuts, so you’re
guaranteed to find a fit that’s
comfortable for you.
Lady Brewery,
First Lady IPA
Vínbúðin (and on tap at many
bars around Reykjavík)
Icelanders love to drink—it’s the
#1 way they reproduce—so it’s no
wonder a host of lovely micro-
breweries have sprung up in the
city over the last few years. Our
favourite is Lady Brewery, cre-
ated and run by designer Þórey
Björk Hall dórs dótt ir. Their sig-
nature IPA is a delicious blend
of fresh citrus and mellow floral
notes all in a heady, hoppy brew.
Inspired by “beer witches”—me-
dieval female brewers who even-
tually became the archetypal
witches (a very interesting thing
to research on a rainy day)—it’s
the perfect thing to binge drink
as you sit in your house alone
crying over a Netflix Christmas
movie.
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir’s
‘Someone To
Watch Over Me’
Bookstores in Reykjavík
The best way to enjoy the Icelan-
dic psyche is to slip into the head
of the country’s crime queen.
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir is one of
the most successful crime writ-
ers in Iceland and has sold over
five million copies of her books
around the world. But here is a
little pro-tip when it comes to
Yrsa: She’s most in her element
when she combines ghost hor-
ror with crimes, so if you need
something to read in the dark,
‘Someone To Watch Over Me’ is
both horrifying as well as a slick
mystery. The first pages of the
book will freak you out, but, trust
us, keep reading. You won’t re-
gret it.
Literally Any Not-
Internationally-Famous
Icelandic Record
Ask any pretentious guy at
Reykjavík record stores
So you’ve got every Björk b-side,
a ton of illegal Sigur Rós merch,
and three Klemens from Hatari
fan Instagram accounts. We
get it, you love Icelandic music.
Deepen your clout with the best
souvenir—a record you can show
off to your annoying I’m-indie-
but-really-only-listen-to-múm
friends. If you like classical, Ga-
bríel Ólafs’ calming piano works
come highly recommended. The
wistful, yacht-rocky stylings of
Bagdad Brothers are great for in-
die folk, as is literally everything
produced by the Post-dreifing
collective. For metal, Andavald’s
recent ‘Undir skyggðarhaldi’
is a quick [kvlt] classic. And of
course, you can never go wrong
with any of our Grapevine 2020
Music Award Winners... you
know, the cover story of this very
magazine? Yeah, give them mon-
ey
SHOPPING
Hey Tourists, This
Is How To Support
Iceland
Throw away your stuffed puffin, loser
Words: The Grapevine Tourist Dep. Photos: Art Bicnick
Everyone and their mother leaves Iceland with some Brennivín,
lakkrís, a stuffed puffin, lopapeysa and a 66°NORTH hat. And don’t
get us wrong, those are great, but for those looking for some deep
cuts on the souvenir/gift scale, here are the Grapevine’s picks.
FUR SHOP
& WORKSHOP
Located on Snorrabraut 56,
just a few minutes walk from
Laugavegur shopping street.
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