Sunna Margrét
Of Sunna Margrét’s debut album ‘Finger on Tongue’, The Quietus said “Oddball Icelandic pop packs a dense punch, heavy with ideas” as well as featuring it as one of their ‘Albums of the Year So Far’ back in the summer, 2024. Drawing from influences such as CAN, Suzanne Ciani & PJ Harvey, Sunna’s music has received enthusiastic support from the likes of The Line of Best Fit, KEXP, KCRW, Under The Radar, Record Collector, Paper Magazine, American Songwriter, BBC 6 Music, Radio X & Soho Radio.
Sunna’s Iceland Airwaves 2024 performance was described by The Line of Best Fit as “Spacey, dramatic, rhythmically hypnotising”, with Paste Magazine noting “I’ll not soon forget Margrét’s kaleidoscopic, unearthly show” while featuring Sunna’s show as one of their ’10 Best Acts We Saw At Iceland Airwaves’ and listing ‘Finger on Tongue’ as one of “The 40 Best Debut Albums of 2024”. Additionally she was an Iceland Airwaves highlight for legendary KEXP presenter Kevin Cole, having also filmed an in-studio KEXP Session with him earlier in the year.
Ahead of her January 2025 show at ESNS Sunna was the artist second most recommended by media. Of her show The Line Of Best Fit said “Iceland’s Sunna Margrét was utterly captivating”, with Euronews picking Sunna as one of their five ESNS highlights and Billboard Magazine adding “Iceland’s Sunna Margrét expertly toed the line between folktronica and upbeat indie pop”. She headed to her March 2025 SXSW showcases highlighted by music festival VP James Minor as one of his hot tips for this year’s festival.