Sunna Margrét is an Icelandic artist and songwriter whose work has earned international recognition for its blend of experimental pop, electronic textures, and strong melodic structure. Her debut album Finger on Tongue received widespread critical acclaim, with The Quietus describing it as “oddball Icelandic pop that packs a dense punch, heavy with ideas.”

In 2019, she co-founded No Salad Records with her partner, Stéphane Kropf. Their vinyl-focused DIY label, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, operates as a curatorial platform releasing work unified by artistic intent, independence, and experimentation. 

In this episode, Michael and Sunna explore her curatorial mind. She reflects on heading out for a UK mini-tour and what she’s testing in the live space right now—how performance becomes a laboratory for choice, tension, and restraint. She revisits her 2025 set at Iceland Airwaves and walks through the craft of building a set list—where she applies preferences and constraints, and which songs she deliberately holds back—before comparing that process to sequencing an album and the discipline of setting certain tracks aside. They also discuss her founding of No Salad Records as a quiet act of resistance within a monetized, patriarchal music culture. Finally, they explore the unlikely but formative influences of Can and Frankenstein, and what they reveal about experimentation, atmosphere, and control in her work.