Árný Margrét is – in her own words – a “country girl from Ísafjörður” in her early twenties. Slowly, word got out that she was a major talent and before long she was singing with local celebrity Högni Egilsson and working on her debut album with some of the best producers in Iceland. Her delicate folk sound seems to flow effortlessly through her; magical songs where she works through the joys and sorrows of the everyday.

Hipsumhaps first caught Icelanders’ ears in 2019 with an impassioned call for a more simple living and finding happiness in the little things, like going to the pool by yourself. This is where Hipsumhaps excels: with lyrics that are not too serious and not too frivolous, not too sincere and not too ironic. Now Fannar Ingi’s music project, Hipsumhaps, has cemented its position on the scene with a well-received sophomore album this past summer.

Vaka, Egill Gauti and Elías got to know each other in MH High School and founded Inspector Spacetime when the pandemic was first tearing through Iceland. But you wouldn’t hear it in the music, which is decidedly made for tightly packed dance floors after midnight. Following a couple of runaway hits last summer, their new single ‘Bára’ shows us how they intend to keep the party going once life is back to normal.

Inspector Spacetime : Bára

Inspector Spacetime

KUSK x Óviti

Superserious

Iceland Airwaves

Una Torfa

RuGl

Árný Margrét

Bríet

Hipsumhaps

Herra Hnetusmjör

GDRN

JóiPé & Króli

Huginn

Június Meyvant

Tómas Welding

gugusar

Young Karin

Moses Hightower

Sykur

Kælan mikla

East of My Youth

Dj. flugvél og geimskip

Between Mountains

BSÍ

Vök

Krassasig

Una Schram

Axel Flóvent

Birnir

Auður

Off-venue

We take corporate responsibility and its role in the Icelandic community seriously. Part of that is supporting young and aspiring musicians. The acts presented here are only a few examples of the flourishing music scene in Iceland.

Iceland Airwaves has for years been a great addition to Icelandic culture and an important platform for Icelandic musicians. We are proud to be among the festival’s main sponsors.