NEW 2019 Hrím una schram Bathe Yourself Intro Venue Map 02 10 16 NEW FACES 25 28 34 Festival Schedule 04 Survival Guide 12 Of Monsters & Men 18 26 Sin Fang / Seabear 30 Festival Food 38 Airwaves Pro 06 Insider Info 14 Orville Peck 24 JóiPe & Króli 27 Alyona Alyona 32 Off-Venues 40 The End 206x272mm 2 In This Issue: Iceland Special Airwaves 2019 The Reykjavík Grapevine An Introduction: Krassasig You’re Invited To Survival Guide 4 Una Schram Welding Tómas 06 Airwaves Tipsters: Faces of the local The Debutante Ball scene tell you what's good When the Grapevine began covering and in the leadup to the festival. From 10 Meet The Venues: Where you'll be Iceland Airwaves back in 2005, our the heavy metal teens of Blóðmör to hanging out, from Hard Rock to Hressó goal was to give every single artist on the dreamy lo-fi of Hipsumhaps, the the roster a professional music review. Grapevine has something for everyone. 12 Of Monsters And Men: Welcome to their From famous headliners to unknown But enough about us, let’s talk about Bríet Fever Dream Kælan Mikla Huginn garage bands, we sent a representa- Airwaves. The festival is, without hy- tive—often well-known internation- perbole, the backbone of the Icelan- 14 Orville Peck: The cowboy without a face al music critics—to all shows. In our dic music scene. A joyful Mecca for mind, every artist deserved the op- music-nerds and the Iceland-curious portunity to shine, regardless of their alike, it’s a week-long cultural celebra- current popularity. tion that lights up an otherwise dark, At that time, we put out daily paper autumnal Reykjavík. reviews, which eventually morphed So whether you’re a grizzled veteran into these special edition Airwaves or an Airwaves virgin, we hope that issues. While the medium of our cov- this magazine gives you some stellar GDRN Between Mountains Between Birnir erage has changed, the goal of it has Airwaves-advice, from survival tips always remained the same, which is (P.4), to those much-needed hangover why we continue to dedicate the cover cures (P.30), to the best swimming of the Airwaves issue to those play- pools to soak your worn-out feet (P. Fresh Airwaves ing the festival for the first time—the 28). Be sure to grab a copy of our sister 18 newbies, the unknowns—or as we call magazine The Reykjavík Grapevine, them, the Airwaves Debutantes. and download our AppyHour app, 24 JóiPé & Króli: Ready to fight nucleur winter You can read about each debutante which will help you get drunk on the from P.18 to P.22. We also have in- cheap. Also, remember to hashtag your 27 Meet Alyona Alyona: The Ukrainian rapper depth interviews with a few of our tweets and Instagrams #GrapeWaves you can't miss Auður East of My Youth RuGl favourite newcomers this year, R&B to win cool Grapevine x Einstök chanteuse una schram (P.25) and goodie bags. 28 Get ready to soak: A guide to Reykjavík the ethereal supergroup Hrím (P.16). So have fun, be safe, hit up every Pools Check out grapevine.is/airwaves to concert than you can, and make some read everything we’ve written about new buddies. We’ll see you there. 30 Comfort Food: Eat your hangover away the Airwaves Debutantes in the past Hannah Jane Cohen, Issue Editor PUBLISHER ISSUE EDITOR PHOTO EDITOR ADVERTISING Fröken ltd. 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Sjáðu þau öll 17.30 Vök 16.30 Auður á landsbankinn.is/icelandairwaves. 4 “Pretend to Iceland Special Airwaves 2019 The Reykjavík Grapevine be pregnant and push your way through.” here, so that “beer” you see on the shelves of 10-11 is really just carbonated barley water. Our advice: Be nice to bartend- ers and they’ll be nice to you. Food It’s certainly tempting, when you’re half-blotto downtown, to grab a greasy kebab or a slice to soak up the poison in your stom- ach, but that doesn’t have to be the only way you eat. Save your- self a whole lot of money and do a little grocery shopping—prefera- bly at the discount supermarkets Bónus and Krónan. Half the fun of being in a foreign country is buying things with names that you do not understand at all. Is Six Steps To that tuna salad? Is it foie gras? Who knows! Our advice: Whatever you do, DO NOT BUY BOTTLED WATER. It’s a literal scam, containing the exact same water that comes out of the taps. Hooking up Greatness You may have one or more dat- ing apps running on your phone when you land in Iceland. That’s fortunate because there will be thousands of other people with THE DEFINITIVE ICELAND AIRWAVES show begins. There’s no harm in those same apps. At the same arriving early. Not only will you time, play it safe: keep an eye SURVIVAL GUIDE avoid a tedious queue; you can se- on your drink at all times, and cure a really great spot for catch- if you witness someone doing Words: Andie Fontaine Photo: Art Bicnick ing the action. something sketchy, do not be shy Our advice: Stuck at the back of about alerting security. So you’ve arrived in Iceland, fresh of wind, and rain. At the same the venue? Pretend to be preg- Our advice: Reykjavík is the faced, brimming with anticipation time, the interior of a packed club nant and push your way through. Chlamydia capital of the world. to dive headfirst into Iceland Air- is going to be warmer than Mal- No one will bother you. Invest in some Durex. waves, see your favourite bands, lorca in the summer. What to do? and show off your best Hatari cos- The smart strategy is more light- Drinking Some of us live here play. But hold up, champ and heed er layers, preferably with a water- the sage advice from those who’ve proof outer layer, rather than one Many rumours about Iceland are Not every face downtown is that been attending the event since huge coat. untrue, but the one about drinks of another visiting festival-goer. 2005. And by that I mean us, the Our advice: Inside, disrobe said costing a small fortune is not one Keep that in mind as you stumble Reykjavík Grapevine. layers to show off your fashion- of them. The key is to be buzzed drunkenly through residential able Geysir duds. before you even leave your ho- areas late at night eager to show Clothing tel. Stock up at the duty free at off your Orville Peck imperson- Arrive early Keflavík International Airport ation. In Iceland, we love a good You, dear foreigner, might asso- when you land or, barring that, party, but please treat service ciate November with hayrides, Count on the queues for major pay a visit to any of Iceland’s workers with respect, don’t litter, cider, and fluffy woolen scarves, acts to be ridiculously long if state-owned alcohol stores. Re- and don’t throw glasses. Capiche? but in Iceland, we associate it you arrive too late, which can be member: they don’t sell booze Our advice: Don’t be an asshole. with bitter cold, stinging gusts roughly half an hour before the in grocery or convenience shops The Reykjavík Grapevine Iceland Special Airwaves 2019 5 6 den that does the perfect job of “throwback” without being too Auður Iceland Special Airwaves 2019 The Reykjavík Grapevine obvious about it.