Reykjavík Grapevine - ágú. 2020, Blaðsíða 23

ROKK Y first burst onto the scene
in 2018 with her electro-pop banger
“My Lips.” Now, she’s back with her
long-awaited first EP. We sat down to
talk with the Berlin-based chanteuse
about it track by track.
My Lips
This song is the party starter and
therefore rightfully so, the EP
starter. Some people have asked me
what exactly I’m referring to with
“My Lips,” but I love a bit of mys-
tery—it makes things more excit-
ing, so I’d like to leave that open to
interpretation. But one thing’s for
sure, it’s sensual!
Somebody Else
The day I wrote this nugget, I re-
alised I‘d been worrying too much
about what other people thought of
me. So I wrote it to remind myself
that I am happy with who I am, I
don’t have to act or dress according
to what other people want, and I
can be with whomever I want to be.
I’m sure many people can relate to
this.
Feel good about yourself and
who you are. Don't let other people
get you down or tell you what to be
or not to be—just love yourself!
Sunshine
“You’re my sunshine, everybody
knows”—this is the EP’s other cut-
ie. Most of us know that feeling of
being completely infatuated with
someone. They mean absolutely
everything to you in that moment.
I spent a few months in France
learning to surf a few summers
ago. After only a month, I man-
aged to somehow crack some ribs,
which meant no more surfing. To
say I was sad is an understatement,
but it gave me more time to record
music. I’d often played around with
“Sunshine” on the guitar and even
busked with it in the Berlin U-Bahn
stations. It seemed to always make
people smile, so while I was re-
cording in France, I decided to try
it out as an electronic song and
there it was born! I returned to the
exact same beautiful place to film
the music video so I could capture
Music 23The Reykjavík GrapevineIssue 06— 2020
TRACK BY TRACK
‘My My’ By ROKKY
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Words: Hannah Jane Cohen Photo: Xim Izquierdo
“It makes me close my
eyes, clench my fists and
wave my arms around.”
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some of the atmosphere that had
helped create the song.
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I love French electronic music.
The way they sing is so sexy and
effortless. I had the language
stuck in my head after staying
there, so when I started improvis-
ing the lyrics and melody to this
song, it simply came out best in
French.
My Lover
“My Lover” is pure power. Hav-
ing a lover isn’t always easy or
simple— it can be confusing and
messy, but it’s also a lot of fun and
makes you smile. This song is all
of those things mashed together
and blasted out all at once.
My My
My mum’s favourite. She’s been
waiting for this one to be released
and here it is, just in time for her
birthday! “My My" is filled with
empowering emotion that makes
me close my eyes, clench my fists
and wave my arms around. The
song is slightly heartbreaking
because there’s not always a hap-
py ending to every love story and
there’s a chance that the answer
to your questions could actually
end up hurting you. I think people
can connect to this feeling and the
chorus’ uncertain lyrics: “When
you see me there, will you love me
more?”
This song is packed with emo-
tions and allows you to release
them while you sing along as loud
as you can.
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