Reykjavík Grapevine - 26.04.2019, Blaðsíða 27

Music 27The Reykjavík GrapevineIssue 06— 2019
Kristín Anna's solo album is a must-hear
ARTIST PLAYLIST
Kristín Anna -
‘I Must Be The Devil’
Words: John Rogers & Kristín Anna
Photo: Art Bicnick
Album
‘‘I Must Be The Devil’ is out now on
Bel-Air Glamour Records.
Kristín Anna— also known from
múm and Kría Brekkan—recent-
ly released her long-awaited solo
album. ‘I Must Be The Devil’ is
an enchanting collection of pi-
ano-based tracks sung in Kristín
Anna’s distinctive whispery voice.
We asked her to talk us through it.
The Ocean Wave Rocks My
Knee Shells
I'd been singing it while tak-
ing walks and arranged it for
the piano while still in múm. I
suspected myself pregnant, and
was perhaps both sad and happy.
Standing on the shore, sad to
leave, excusing the occasional
laughter.
Forever Love
I sat down with a pen and paper,
wondering if I could draw a pic-
ture that would reflect my soul,
and someone would see it and
love me. I drew stupid flowers
and wrote on the back of it “the
spell I cast to get you to love me”
as a joke. Then I quickly wrote
this song on the piano and saw a
shooting star.
Heartly Matters
A song I nearly forgot, yet the
emotion of it keeps resurfacing in
my life. The lyrics imply a failure
of communication; what happens
when you keep all your thoughts
to yourself, hoping someone else
will set things right.
Star, Child
I was married to this guy who
really liked films about women
who eventually go mad. It had
something to do with him. He was
the star’s child, then became the
star, and the rest is sung to a child
who’s bewildered.
Clay and Vapour
On a spiritless autumn day at my
mom’s house, I placed my hands
on the piano and said “I could just
write a song.” Then my fingers
played it. It has always been with
me—the lyrics are, to me, timeless.
Like The Others
Made originally on a cheap
keyboard at home in Manhattan.
I used organ sound effects and
agony.
In the Air
My niece told me about a peyote
ceremony she experienced in
Mexico, where she felt a whiff
of air from Iceland on her face.
From a spiritual homesickness, I
return to where I come from when
playing music.
Place of You
Written one sleepless night on the
organ of a friend’s grandmother. I
had the keys to the garage where it
stood and sneaked in there in the
middle of the night without per-
mission. It came out exactly like
this. Then I sneaked back out.
Girl
This song was written on a three-
day guilt trip. Asking forgiveness.
I'd run into her, and we hit it off
instantly. We met for dinner and
roamed downtown Manhattan.
We really liked each other and
didn't say goodbye until very
hungover and sombre the next
day. That night I watched her play
music and understood she was
a sacred heavenly being, and felt
ashamed for having not shown
this person the reverence I felt for
her, and myself and the light that
shone around us.
“I used organ
sound effects and
agony. ”
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