Reykjavík Grapevine - 20.04.2018, Síða 29

TRACK BY TRACK
Sing Fang, Sóley &
Örvar - Team Dreams
Words: Sóley & Sin Fang with John Rogers
Photo: Timothée Lambrecq
In 2017, Sóley, Sin Fang and Örvar
Smárason made a pact to write, re-
cord and release one song a month
for the whole year. The resulting
album, ‘Team Dreams,’ bears the
distinct hallmarks and voices of
all three. We asked them to talk us
through it.
“We just came home from our
first tour in Europe,” says Sóley. “We
all played solo sets, then joined up
on the ‘Team Dreams’ songs. It went
quite smoothly.”
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Sindri: I remember not being able
to come up with a good vocal mel-
ody for this. When Örvar sent his
arrangement, it finally clicked. In
hindsight, the lyrics he wrote set
the tone for the rest of the album,
for me.
Sóley: I like the lyrical mess we
made on this album—one started it,
then the others would guess what
they were saying, and take it in a
new direction.
The Sun Will Go Out
Sindri: We never really talked about
each others’ lyrics, but we’d work
from that first theme. When Örvar
sent this, it felt like he was singing
about the time we have on Earth,
and the eventual end of the planet,
so I based my lyrics on that.
Love Will Leave You Cold
Sindri: This is one of my favourites.
It was originally an ambient, floaty
piece that Örvar reworked into a
song structure. The lyrics are so
bleak they sting the nostrils.
Sóley: We made songs together I’d
never have made alone. It was an
eye-opener, creatively.
Slowly
Sindri: This song is about being
afraid of technology and feeling like
a plastic bag full of soggy garbage.
Tennis
Sindri: For the drums in this song I
sampled tennis sounds from You-
Tube. The lyrics are about getting
older and the greener grass that's
always on the other side.
Black Screen
Sindri: This song is about cultural
brainwashing, corporate capital-
ism, Western privilege and internet
algorithms.
Used And Confused
Sindri: The first version of this song
I did was when I was opening up on
a múm tour in 2014. We always used
to listen to “Linger” by The Cranber-
ries backstage, so the lyrics are
inspired by that.
Wasted
Sóley: This is kind of an end of the
world song—when you’re a teenag-
er and you think the world is ending
because your parents suck.
Sindri: I wrote my lyrics from the
point of view of a witch burning at
the stake.
Citrus Light
Sóley: An album needs one singa-
ong, right? My lyrics were inspired
by ‘The Lobster’ by Yorgos Lanthi-
mos. When I heard the parts that
Örvar and Sindri wrote, a tear came
out of my eye.
Space
Sóley: Imagine the emptiness ad
silence in space. It must drive you
crazy. Well, life on earth drives us
crazy sometimes too—so if you
have the tendency to be a little
brain-fucked, then it doesn’t mat-
ter where you live or with whom you
fall in love with.
Go To Sleep Boy
Sóley: I downloaded a drum loop
from YouTube and started playing
around. Sindri made it sound like
a mess. A good mess. Also, boys
should cry more often. I like it.
Dream Team Party Kids
Sindri: This is the best song sóley
has ever written about me.
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