I went to Iceland recently and had the absolute time of my life, so now I’ve decided to make it my entire personality. On our last day we were SUPPOSED to go see the whales and puffins, but that got canceled due to weather conditions so instead we decided to explore the city of Reykjavik a bit more. That is when we stumbled upon the Icelandic Punk Museum. What better place to learn about punk than a converted museum that was previously a underground public toilet? Upon entering the museum, I immediately had to Shazam a song… because it ripped. Only later to find out: the person running the museum and the man we purchased our tickets from, was the bassist of that band (Q4U)! Small world.
I’ll be honest, I have no idea what the fuck they are saying in most of the songs on this mixtape – but punk is a feeling. We all know The Sugarcubes, but there is more to Icelandic music than Bjork (even though we do really love her). So how about we all expand our horizons and plunge right into the world of Icelandic Punk. It may be cold out there but I hear if we mosh hard enough it will keep us all warm.
This playlist is courtesy of the Icelandic Punk Museum. They have a 17+ hour playlist on their Spotify, which you should check out if you want more! The mixtape below is a collection of my favorites.
