Icelandic is my favorite language.
I remember being a big fan of the Icelandic version of Sugarcubes songs when I was in high school, and (her eccentricities aside) I always thought that Bjork's accent was pretty cool. Had a few opportunities to listen to Icelandic people speak Icelandic among themselves while I was in SF and always rather enjoyed it.
So the recent financial collapse of Iceland (Q: What's the capital of Iceland? A: About $4.60) actually caught my attention, and I somehow know that Iceland has recently become the first country to have an openly gay head of government.
Mum are from Iceland. Like their more famous compatriots Sigur Ros and Bjork, they have an relatively unorthodox approach to music. There's a certain amount of glitchiness in the sound, but the focus is on aesthetics - dreamy, light and airy prettiness. And the accent doesn't hurt either.
mum
"Green Grass of Tunnel"
Finally We Are No One
Next: Fruity Pebbles: not gangster at all.
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