If you’ve seen Heima, you already know how much Iceland rules. If you need more proof, look no further than Reykjavik!, who pummeled my nuts into a fine powder last night at Maggie Mae’s.

Guitarist Haukur Magnusson was a big sweaty mess as he melted face on guitar and babbled incoherently between songs. Meanwhile, lead singer Boas was all over the place, climbing speakers, diving into the crowd and generally causing a giant ruckus. At one point, he barreled off the stage straight toward me and I got myself clotheslined on the microphone cord. He made up for the minor assault though later in the set when he handed me the mic and asked me to introduce myself. He said I’m a nice guy and that people should talk to me.

He’s right. You should.

Two days to go, but one of my most memorable sets of the festival for sure.

On June 1st, Artist in Residence released In a Frozen Sea: A Year With Sigur Ros, a publication that follows the band through the last leg of their Takk tour through their native Iceland. In addition to featuring beautiful photos of the band in action — playing shows in the modern capital city of Reykjavik as well as the rustic Icelandic countryside — the book also contains photographic proof of the existence of elves.

Pretty groundbreaking. Check out the press release after the jump.

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