Reykjavík Grapevine - 06.10.2017, Side 23

23 The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 18 — 2017
Words by John Rogers Photos by Anna Maggý
THE P
OP
SAVAN
T
Artist, composer and musici
an Páll Ivan Frá
Eiðum’s lo-fi bedroom experim
ents were
never meant to go beyond h
is SoundCloud
account, but today he’s gone
viral, played
Sónar, and has just released
an acclaimed
solo album. So, what went ri
ght? And
what’s next?
“People would say, ‘Hey, I really like this song!’ and my
reaction would be, ‘You’re an idiot, go and listen to come
proper music.’ But I’ve come to understand that I should
relax a bit.”