Music that is not in English. Artists from Iceland, France, Mexico, Czech Republic, The Netherlands…good stuff.

Lay Low- Brostinn Strengur
Coeur De Pirate- Les Amours Devouees
Carla Morrison- Hasta la Piel
Mammut- Karkari
Marketa Irglova- Dokhtar Goochani
Eefje De Visser- Hartslag
Dobet Gnahore- Cote D’Ivoire

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Lovísa Sigrúnardóttir aka Lay Low has been called the Icelandic Patsy Cline. Her voice sounds like it could be right out of the American South and the music is country/americana with songs off her latest release, the Icelandic language album Brostinn Strengur, having an indie, trip hop twist. Lay Low graciously took a few minutes to answer some questions for the Friday 5.

When most people think of music in Iceland, I think they think of music like Bjork and Sigur Ros. How did you get interested in playing country music?

I collect old country vinyls, and one day I thought to myself it would be fun to do an album with that sound, the old Nashville 50’s, 60’s and 70’s sound. Next thing I know, I’m in a studio in London doing just that. I just like the vibe going on in country music but I’m picky in what country music I listen to, not so much the new commercial country, more into the older stuff or alternative sides. Country music has a piece of me, but I try and go as wide as I can in music genres. New material has more of a pshycadelic folk, alt-country, rock, indie flavor.

How do you feel about the comparisons to Patsy Cline?

I don’t think that I am anywhere near Patsy Cline singing wise, but I get the comparison with the sound, since I did an album that had a strong Nashville taste to it.

Lucinda Williams said you were the best young artists she has heard in years. How did that make you feel coming from a legend like her?

It was a very pleasant surprise to meet her at one of my concerts on my first US tour, she’s a great inspiration and very cool lady.

What is your favorite song to perform?

When I’m on my own I enjoy performing Horfið when I get people to help me out, by clapping and learning some Icelandic. When I’m with my band I love playing my very own classic, Please Don’t Hate Me. It’s a song that I have many different versions of, and it’s fun how easy it is to mix it up.

What’s in store for you in 2012?

I’m now writing and producing for a new album that I want to finish this year. It looks like I’ll have a summer of recording and listening to myself all day long. In the autumn I’ll get back on the road, playing and being thankful for how lucky I am to be living this music filled life.

Kaia- The Night Was On To Me
ZZ Ward- Last Love Song
Rae Morris- Back To Front
Lay Low- I Forget It’s There
Kat Edmonson- Lucky
Madi Diaz- Gimme A Kiss
Rosi Golan- Paper Tiger
Ariane Moffatt- In Your Body

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Marketa Irglova- Go Back
Sandra McCracken- Gravity
Charity Chapman- One Plus One
Lindsay Fuller- Everything I Ever Had
Madi Diaz- Heavy Heart
Beth Bombara- Don’t You Know
Meghan Cary- I Might Miss You
Of Monsters and Men- King and Lionheart

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Haikaa- Happy
Rachael Yamagata- The Way It Seems To Go
Rosie Thomas- Where Was I
Seeker Lover Keeper- Even Though I’m A Woman
Jessie Frye- Like A Light
Emily West- I Hate You, I Love You Again
Cat Power- King Rides By

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Wild Flag- Something Came Over Me
Sleigh Bells- Born to Lose
Santigold featuring Karen O- Go
Daughter- Youth
Lila Rose- Obsession
Big Deal- Chair
Helicopria- Turbulence

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Everybody loves cover songs so here, for the 300th episode is another cover show.

Anya Parker-Lentz- Drops of Jupiter (original by Train)
Tegan and Sara- Rebel Rebel (original by David Bowie)
Ani DiFranco- When You Were Mine (original by Prince)
Florence + Machine- Postcards From Italy (original by Beirut)
Stac- Cry To Me (original by Solomon Burke)
Melanie Fiona- Cupid (original by Sam Cooke)
Alyson Greenfield- Mama Said Knock You Out (original by LL Cool J)
Karmin- Look At Me Now (original by Chris Brown)

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Roosevelt Radio-The Siege
tUnE-yArDs- Powa
Kelsey Rottiers and the Rising Tide- Red Wonder Boots
Paper Crows- Fingertips
Delaney Gibson- Kill Me Now
Lisa Jaeggi- All The Good
Kaile Goh- Gold

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Esza Kaye- Tinged With Machine
Bjork- Crystalline
Astrid Swan- Box Elder
Alina Simone- Beautiful Machine
CSS- Hits Me Like A Rock
Lady Majestic- Lucid
The Organ- Fire In The Ocean
Sleigh Bells- Tell ‘Em

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Tristen- Matchstick Murder
Snakadaktal- Chimera
Class Actress- Love Me
Wire Method- Another
Handsome and Gretyl- Dream
Georgi Kay- Back to Back
Eatliz- Sunshine

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