Reykjavík Grapevine - okt. 2021, Blaðsíða 10

10 The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 10— 2021
On September 24th, after a year and a
half of uncertainty, GDRN finally graced
the stage of Háskólabíó, accompanied by a
string quartet, to perform her largest and
most anticipated concert to date.
“ I am up in the sky. It went so well,” she
says, her voice gleaming with excitement.
“I had a couple of panic attacks in the days
before, but when it came down to the day of
the concert, I was done with that. The only
thing I had left was to just have fun and
perform this music.”
Anyone with their ear to the ground can
tell you that there’s a noticeable tonal shift
when GDRN comes up in conversation. Her
enthusiasm radiates an energy that fills a
room. It’s as if the whole country is rooting
for this young artist—and she values every
ounce of it. “There was not one thing I think
that could’ve been better,” she shares with a
laugh. “The day after I just felt such relief.
The whole audience was so happy, and I was
so happy about it.”
Now that she’s finally had the chance to
perform her namesake album, Gu!rún is
ready to dive into new projects. “For a year
and a half I’ve had my mind on this release
concert and now I feel a bit like, ‘What am I
going to do now?’ But I feel a lot of inspira-
tion for new music.” With this long awaited
milestone now a warm memory, Gu!rún
feels the experience has come full circle.
“I think this was a barrier that I had to get
through to be able to move on.”
She also hopes to continue acting, she
shares, “I want to find more opportunities
and exciting roles because I feel that my role
in Katla actually made me a better musician.
It’s just inspiring to be around such profes-
sionals who are so good at what they do.” She
goes on, “I always want to try something new
and expand myself as an artist. I don’t want
to get stuck in one place just because it's sell-
ing.”
“In the end, it's all about, ‘does this bring
me happiness?’ If I'm not doing it for my
happiness or because it drives me, then I'm
not doing the right thing in life.”
“I wanted to
create an atmo-
sphere where you
would listen to the
song and see it in
front of you."
GDRN’s dreamy new single, ‘Næsta Líf’ is out
now. It might be wise to set a Google Alert for
this artist now, because there’s no telling what
her next endeavour may be.