Reykjavík Grapevine - 05.06.2015, Blaðsíða 42

Reykjavík Grapevine - 05.06.2015, Blaðsíða 42
UNO at Ingólfstorg | Tel. 561 1313 | www.uno.is HAPPY HOUR EVERY DAY 17-19 GREAT FOOD N IC E GOOD DRINKS ATMO ARTISAN B IST R O KITCHEN IS OPEN Weekends 11.30–24 Other days 11.30–23 free Wifi uno is the perfect place to start a good day or end a great evening She’s just finished two months of tour- ing Australia, Japan, and Europe to pro- mote her new album ‘Ask The Deep’, which has received an overwhelmingly positive response from audiences. “Oh, it’s been awesome,” she says. “It was the first time I’ve been to Australia. It was really sunny and nice, especially for March! We were playing festivals—these kinds of family festivals, so there were all kinds of people in the audience.” How it began Success has been a long time in the mak- ing for Sóley. A member of Seabear, she had no real plans or intentions of being a pop musician until 2011, when she received an e-mail from Thomas Morr of Morr Records (Seabear’s label at the time) about the idea of releasing some of her own material. Three months later, her debut EP ‘Theater Island’ was re- leased, followed shortly by her debut album ‘We Sink’. “Oh yes, I sometimes think that I am an accidental pop mu- sician in a way,” she says. “Like many other musicians, I guess I wasn’t really planning on going anywhere. I’m just really happy that it turned out the way it did.” Despite not having any such plans, sóley’s blend of piano-driven melodies, underpinned by low-key rhythms, and dark gothic themes have become in- credibly popular online—in particularly her single, “Pretty Face,” which has re- ceived over 18 million hits on YouTube. But the idea of being a singer with a hit song didn’t sit well with Sóley at first. “For a few years I hated playing it!” she laughs. “It was really funny at con- certs when I played that song and all of a sudden all these phones would come out and they start taking pictures or use the lights. And for a while I was going ‘Noooo!’ when [everyone else] was going ‘Woooo!’ But still, it gets more people MUSIC RELEASE CONCERT MADE IN ICELAND www.jswatch.com With his legendary concentration and 45 years of experience our Master Watchmaker ensures that we take our waterproofing rather seriously. Gilbert O. Gudjonsson, our Master Watchmaker and renowned craftsman, inspects every single timepiece before it leaves our workshop. June 11, at 20:00 Fríkirkjan 2,500 ISKsóley release concert When I first meet Sóley Stefánsdóttir (aka Icelandic songstress sóley) at KEX Hostel, she’s flustered. “I just arrived in Iceland a few hours ago so I’ve only had the time to deal with my daughter and jump in the shower before coming here!” Suddenly I feel a bit guilty for asking her to come and meet me. Words Bob Cluness Photo provided by Iceland Dance Company 6 The Reykjavík Grapevine Issue 7 — 2015 The Accidental Pop Star In the run-up to the release concert for her new album, the Grapevine has a friendly chat with sóley about touring, viral hits, having kids, and the existential horror of being. All over coffee, of course!
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