Reykjavík Grapevine - 03.02.2017, Qupperneq 37

Music 36The Reykjavík GrapevineIssue 02 — 2017Sports in the month of the master
Indie-rock band Fufanu won
“Song Of The Year” at our recent
2016 Grapevine Music Awards,
for the stellar title track of their
new album, ‘Sports’. Their take on
Krautrock-infused motorik gui-
tar music has been freshening up
the genre with a sound infused
with buzzing, infectious energy,
whether onstage or on record.
‘Sports’ was produced by Yeah
Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner,
and now that the album’s release
is here, frontman Kaktus gives us
a run through what’s in store.
Sports
“Sports” is definitely a love song,
even though its main content is
desire. When you were a child and
wanted something, you always
got the answer “No, not now” from
your parents, and those things prob-
ably go on through your lifetime, but
with different scenarios of course.
“Sports” is about desire for a choco-
late brownie that isn’t sure if it
wants to be yours, but in the end you
manage to prove to the brownie that
you are worth it!
Gone for More
It’s the techno song of the album,
four to the floor, synths arpeggio in
the lead and dirty synth bass gluing
it all together. The content of the track
is development: Going from knowing
someone, to becoming friends, to be-
come lovers, to being in a relationship
and where does that all stop?
Tokyo
“Tokyo” is the first song from this re-
cord we worked on with Nick [Zinner].
It made us realize that we wanted to
work together. It’s about coming back
to your daily reality after a week in the
mad bubble that is Tokyo.
White Pebbles
This one’s about looking back in
time and understanding all the little
things that you once didn’t get, but
are so obvious today. The title comes
from the Brothers Grimm story of
Hansel and Gretel, when Hansel uses
white pebbles to mark the escape
route from the witch, because they
light up in the moonlight.
Just Me
Ever had that feeling that you just
don’t fit where you once felt you be-
longed? Trying to find a way to fit in
again but having doubts if it’s some-
thing more than just you. Losing some-
thing that you still haven’t lost, that’s
everything this song is about.
Liability
“Liability” is a song about our indi-
vidual responsibility, as a dot in a so-
ciety. Take Brexit, Trump or the Ice-
landic election as an example. They
had one thing in common: Lack of
votes by the younger generation. It’s
truly sad that things are going how
they are, and that people don’t care
about their society because their life
is going okay and they are numb to-
wards society, and think their vote
doesn’t matter. It has to change.
Bad Rockets
This one began as an oath against
greed. How only a few people think
that they can do whatever they want
to gain more and more at the cost of
others. It turned into this fight song
about how we shouldn’t give up, for
people who are above us or don’t be-
lieve in us.
Syncing In
The title says it all. It’s a track about
two persons syncing in, into each
other’s routines and adjusting if
something fails.
Your Fool
Know the feeling when the bar scene
is not doing anything for you? When
you feel happy just to watch, then
disappear with someone special. All
those little things, walking home,
watching the moon and being held
tight is something we all can enjoy.
Restart
In this song I’ve painted a picture of
mistakes—but actually, it’s just me
overreacting. So just like in a video
game where you’ve played yourself
into a corner, I would like to retry
and learn from the previous attempt.
We can’t really restart anything in
our life, other than computers, so the
word “restart” is a metaphor to keep
going, a bit wiser than yesterday.
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TRACK BY TRACK
‘Sports’
by Fufanu
Words JOHN
ROGERS &
HRAFNKELL
FLÓKI KAKTUS
EINARSSON
Words JOHN ROGERS & HRAFNKELL FLÓKI KAKTUS EINARSSON