Probably the most striking song of this year is called SHUM and is performed by a band with a somewhat peculiar name: Go_A. The group presents Ukrainian folklore in an electronic way and is led by singer Kateryna who uses a vocal technique that resembles a controlled scream. But just like The Scream by Edvard Munch, the Ukrainian song is … »

The Eurovision entry for Iceland paints a dystopia: a horrific, fictional society. A society full of dismal elements that can best be described by using a word such as ‘sinister’. The lyrics for Hatrið mun sigra (‘Hatred shall prevail’) reads as the musical reincarnation of the science fiction novel Brave new world (published in 1932). And yet… the guys from Hatari haven’t just travelled to … »