Tag: Kristrún releases Covet EP

A Sonic Shove: “Hard Enough (Remix)” by DownTown Mystic

There is a specific kind of sweat you only generate in a dive bar after midnight, and DownTown Mystic seems intent on bottling that exact humidity with "Hard Enough (Remix)". It hits you immediately a sonic shove to the chest that feels like a double shot of something brown, burning, and absolutely necessary. Robert Allen, the engine behind the moniker, isn't interested in polishing...

The Irresistible Pull of Silja Rós’ “Letters from my past”

Silja Rós sends us “Letters from my past,” and it’s as if one has been handed a velvet pouch of smoothed sea glass, each piece a shard of memory polished by time. Listening feels like sorting through them, the Icelandic musician’s neo-soul and pop songwriting unfurling narratives from what must be deeply personal old diaries. There’s an intimacy here akin to deciphering faded ink...

Kristrún’s “Covet” Is An Electronic Album That Explores Heartbreak And Jealousy

The experimental electronic music has a new voice emerging from the beach of Iceland’s south shore. Kristrún in her debut EP of “Covet” as...