Reykjavík Grapevine - nov. 2021, Síða 11

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Live From Reykjavík
Hybrid Live/Streamed Live Music
November 6th - Multiple Locations -
2,990 to 4,990 ISK
Live from Reykjavík returns again
this November, with I!nó, Gamla Bíó,
Gaukurinn and Fríkirkjan opening
their doors to music events brought
to you by the Iceland Airwaves crew.
Local musicians including Laufey,
Daughters of Reykjavík and Emmsjé
Gauti will perform for both live
audiences, and people watching
from the comfort of their sofas.
That’s right, these shows will be
streamed live! So there’s no excuse
not to take part now, is there? RH
Andrea Bocelli
Adored Tenor Visits Iceland
November 27th - 20:00 - Kórinn -
12,990 to 35,990 ISK
One of the world’s most beloved
tenors will perform in Iceland this
autumn. Known for his beautiful
voice, Andrea Bocelli will charm the
audience with his newest album, ‘Si
Forever: The Diamond Edition’. He will
also woo lucky listeners with some
of the most popular operatic arias,
which he will perform before his
own album. Book a ticket sooner
rather than later to experience this
operatic phenomenon. RH
Of Monsters and Men
MHIAA 10th Anniversary Concert
November 9th to 12th - 20:00 -
Gamla Bíó - 9,900 ISK
It’s been 10 years since Of Monsters
and Men released their first studio
album, ‘My Head Is an Animal’. To
celebrate, the band is performing
not one, but four anniversary
concerts. The whole album will be
played in order, with the crowd
being treated to a few bonus tracks
as encores. Appropriately enough,
these shows will take place in
Gamla Bíó, where the band held the
album’s original release party. This
is a must see for OMAM fans. But
if you can’t make it, they’re being
filmed and will be streamed next
month. RH
Maybe A Swan Son!:
Hipsumhaps At Harpa
Fannar In"i Fri!#jófsson on the past, present and future
Words: Andie Sophia Fontaine Photos: Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson & Sigur"ur Ragnarsson
Fannar Ingi Fri!"jófsson, best known as the
mind behind Hipsumhaps, might be about to
sing his last.
On November 12th at Eldborg in Harpa,
Hipsumhaps will be giving a performance
that, for Fannar, may ring out the coda of his
musical career, and will most certainly be the
final act of Hipsumhaps’ latest album, ‘Lög
síns tíma’ (‘Songs of their time’). In fact, the
concert itself was conceived while the album
was being made.
"While we were making the second album, I
started to set goals for myself and the project,
what opportunities I wanted to create for us,”
he tells us. “I got this idea that I wanted to
throw big concerts; concerts that would cover
all the lost opportunities from the pandemic,
following the first album. We really didn't get
that many opportunities to follow up on our
first album. We had been postponing the same
concerts three times, and I just really wanted
to set the bar high. I felt like we were creating
a unique sound, and a big sound. We started
thinking about the sound of the album within
the context of Eldborg in Harpa. To get this
huge stadium vibe.”
‘Songs of their time’ indeed
In addition to being the final time it is played
live, the concert will be, according to Fan-
nar, “the best experience you will get of this
album”—but it goes beyond that.
“On January 1st, the album will not be
available anymore on streaming platforms,”
he says. “So it serves its purpose of being 'lög
síns tíma'. Until January 1st, you can buy a
digital copy of the album on our website [hip-
sumhaps.is] where we are raising money for
the Iceland Wetlands Fund. That's one of the
themes on the album, and one of my core val-
ues: matters of nature and climate change. I
wanted to do something special to send posi-
tive messages related to the topics on this
album."
Pulling the album was not exactly a diffi-
cult decision for Fannar, and his reasons could
not be more fitting.
“I think it's interesting just to let go of some
project,” he says. “Letting it go for me, this
project is so filled with emotions; not just the
music but also the process behind it all. I'm
really just ready to let go of all the focused
attention that this project has given me. I'll
always be rich off the learning curve that this
project has served me, and I will take it with
me to the next project."
Having a good time
But can we expect more music from Fannar?
As it is now, anything goes.
"I'm just thinking in ideas right now,” he
says. “They're not necessarily in sound and
music. They're also visual concepts. I'm look-
ing forward to challenging myself, but that's
for the long run. I think it's also necessary for
me to take a step back and just think about
other things for a while. I've been reminded
that the most valuable thing that we have is
time. So I'm just going to have a good time."
You can buy tickets to the concert, and buy a digi-
tal copy of ‘Lög síns tíma,’ at hipsumhaps.is
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And later, a#er a good towelling-down...
"I've been
reminded
that the most
valuable thing
that we have
is time. So I'm
just going to
have a good
time.”