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The young Icelandic band Of Monsters And Men is enjoying incredible success in the US: their album My Head Is An Animal sold in 55,000 copies in one week and on Wednesday it went straight to sixth place on the US Billboard list.
Of Monsters And Men a few years ago. Photo by Páll Kjartansson.
This is the best achievement Icelandic musicians have ever boasted on the Billboard list, which has reported on record sales in the US since 1945, Fréttablaðið reports.
The highest score by an Icelandic musician on the Billboard list to date was when Björk’s album Volta climbed to ninth place in 2007. Sigur Rós reached 15th with Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust the following year.
In other music news, singer-songwriters Lára Rúnars and Myrra Rós embarked on their Iceland tour yesterday, Morgunblaðið reports.
The tour started with a concert in Grindavík, which will be followed by other towns in southwest Iceland, then moving up north, ending in Siglufjörður.
Click here to read more about Of Monsters and Men and here to read an interview with Lára Rúnars.
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The festival Reykjavík Music Mess kicks off at KEX Hostel in the center of the capital with an opening party on May 23 at 8 pm. An art exhibition themed around the participating bands will open at the occasion and Boogie Trouble will play a few songs. Entry is free.
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Coalition talks between the Independence and Progressive Party are in the final stages, set to be completed today or tomorrow, and a decision on a new government for Iceland is expected to be announced tomorrow or on Tuesday.
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Actors staging Angels of the Universe at the Icelandic National Theater last night took a short break in the performance in order to be able to watch Eyþór Ingi represent Iceland at the Eurovision semifinal.
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President of Finland Sauli Niinistö and his wife Jenni Haukio will travel to Iceland on an official visit May 28-29.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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REVIEWS
The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Fida Abu Libdeh moved to Iceland from East Jerusalem at 16, made her way through the Icelandic education system and now runs a promising startup company.
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The 27th Reykjavík Arts Festival starts this week.
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