Icona Pop Neutralize Iggy’s Butt Antics at Austin City Limits

By Johnny Firecloud

Stockholm dance-poppers Icona Pop, comprised of Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo, countered the bass-and-butt antics of time-slot competition Iggy Azalea at Austin City Limits on Saturday with a daytime set that showcased an evolution for the young duo.

Was it great? No, it was not great. The stiffness in stage presence definitely demands a production reboot, and the countless demands to “put your hands up” or “1, 2, 3, jump, jump, jump” were almost as grating as the “Austin can you feel it?! I can’t hear you!!” repeated fifty times. 

Nevertheless, the girls delivered a danceable run of tracks to an ebulliently adoring crowd. And it was a damn sight better than a ghettofied Australian named Amethyst Amelia Kelly teaching teenagers how to be a “bad bitch” across the way.

Check out a full gallery of Icona Pop pics from ACL below:

 

Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

  • Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

    Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

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  • Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

    Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

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  • Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

    Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

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  • Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

    Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

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  • Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

    Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

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  • Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

    Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

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  • Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

    Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

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  • Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

    Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

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  • Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

    Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

    by Johnny Firecloud

  • Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

    Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

    by Johnny Firecloud

  • Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

    Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

    by Johnny Firecloud

  • Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

    Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

    by Johnny Firecloud

  • Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

    Icona Pop at Austin City Limits 2014

    by Johnny Firecloud

Johnny Firecloud
Johnny Firecloud

Senior Writer

A senior writer at CraveOnline since 2006, Johnny has reported on music culture around the world for over a decade while setting a higher standard of reviews, editorials, photography and interviews with the industry's biggest names. Johnny has conceptualized and produced a wide range of original Crave features such as the long-running Band of The Month series, the CraveOnstage performance feature, the Music History video series and the Passport travel colum, among others. His Crave coverage spectrum has included Lifestyle, Travel, Film & TV, Politics, Sports, Fashion and Food writing.

A jack of all journalistic trades & master of several, you can also find his work on Antiquiet, Filter, Food Republic, Media Roots, The Owl Mag and beyond. His music photos can be seen on Instagram. Keep up with Johnny on Twitter at @JohnnyFirecloud, and on Facebook.

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