2017 in Icelandic music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2017 in Icelandic music.

2017 in music
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Events

January

February
  • 25 – The first Semi-final of the Söngvakeppnin, Eurovishen Song contest of Iceland.

March
  • 4 – The second Semi-final of the Söngvakeppnin, Eurovishen Song contest of Iceland.
  • 11

April
  • 13 – The Aldrei fór ég suður festival start in Ísafjörður (March 13 – 16).[2]

May

June
  • 16 – The Secret Solstice festival started in Reykjavík (June 16 – 18).[3]

July

August
  • 2
    • Björk announces her then-unnamed new album Utopia on social media.[5][6] In an interview with Dazed and Confused magazine, she states that It’s about that search (for utopia) – and about being in love. Spending time with a person you enjoy is when the dream becomes real.[7]

September

October

November

December

Albums released

January
Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
10 Ivory Stone / Hof Misþyrming & Sinmara Terratur Possessions 10" EP [9]
20 Music to Draw to: Satellite Kid Koala featuring Emiliana Torrini Kid Koala Productions [10]

May
Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
8 Endless Summer Sóley Morr Music [11]
26 Berdreyminn Sólstafir Season Of Mist [12]
Slør Eivør Pálsdóttir A&G Records English version [13][14]

July
Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
14 Kinder Versions Mammút Record Records [15]

November
Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
24 Utopia Björk One Little Indian [16]

Deaths
February
gollark: Well, if you're bored, you could do other things then too, see.
gollark: https://osmarks.net/otherstuff/
gollark: Well, you could find other things to do, such as reading fiction, or games, which are probably less harmful than user engagement optimizers with algorithmically driven feeds like most social media.
gollark: Oh, right, you can do that.
gollark: What?

See also

References
  1. "Iceland: Twelve acts of Söngvakeppnin 2017 announced and released". esctoday. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. "Aldrei fór ég Suður!". Aldrei.is. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  3. "Secret Solstice 2017". Festicket.com. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  4. "The Folk Music Festival of Siglufjordur". FolkMusik.is. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  5. Strauss, Matthew (2017-08-02). "Björk Says New Album Is "Coming Out Very Soon"". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  6. "Bjork releasing new album "very soon"". BrooklynVegan.com. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  7. Bulut, Selim (2017-08-02). "Björk: 'My new album is coming out very soon'". Dazeddigital.com. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  8. "2017 Iceland Airwaves Nov 1-5". Iceland Airwaves. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  9. "IMHA TARIKAT 12″MLP + SINMARA/MISTHYRMING 10″MLP VINYL OUT NOW!!!!! | Terratur Possessions". terraturpossessions.com. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  10. Jayasuriya, Mehan (2017-01-18). "Kid Koala / Emiliana Torrini - Music to Draw to: Satellite". The Pitchfork Review. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  11. "Endless Summer by Soley on Apple Music". ITunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  12. "Sólstafir - Announce New Album Details". Metalstorm.net. 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  13. Mardles, Paul (2017-05-28). "Eivør: Slør review – pleasant but faceless". The Guardian.
  14. "Eivør* – Slør". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  15. "Mammút – Kinder Versions". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  16. Wicks, Amanda; Monroe, Jazz (October 31, 2017). "Björk Reveals New Album Release Date, Stunning Cover". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  17. "Andlát: Jórunn Viðar tónskáld" (in Icelandic). MBL.is. 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
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