Reykjavík Grapevine - feb. 2022, Blaðsíða 24

Postuline-hearts And
Space-Bitches
E!ill Lo!i Jónasson is the odd artist, Dren!urinn Fen!urinn
Words: Einar Logi Jónasson & Valur Grettisson Photo: Einar Logi Jónasson
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Egill Logi Jonasson has been raising
some eyebrows under his artist
name, Drengurinn Fengurinn (the
boy, the catch) fusing high art
and indie aspirations. His album,
“Geimtíkur dau$ans” just came
out and can be found on Spotify.
He walked us through the offering
track by track:
This album was made while I was
on Christmas break from work. I
wanted to make an album that
was easy to perform live without
a computer. So I minimised the
studio wizardry. I made heavy use of
the guitar I had recently built which
is in a Sonic Youth-esque tuning
because I want to be like Thurston
Moore (who I find immensely cool).
The title of the album in English
would be Space Bitches (as in
female dogs) in Death, a reference
to one of my favourite songs by the
band S.H. Draumur.
Blikk
This is the first song I wrote and
recorded for the album. It was on
my first day of Christmas break and
spirits were high. It’s about a blink-
ing satellite.
Apama#urinn
It’s the beginning of the Monkey
Man saga. The Monkey Man is half-
man, half-monkey and kills people
because he’s no good. I did some
excellent bongo drum playing on
this track.
Hún á gó#an bíl
It’s about a woman who has a nice
car. I recently learned how to drive
but I’m not very good at it and I
prefer being a passenger. The car
in question is very spacious which
is nice for me because I’m rather
tall (like Thurston Moore).
Postulínsbadboy
This track is about a bad boy who is
protecting his heart from breaking
because it’s made of porcelain and
porcelain is prone to breakage.
Hl!ja
My father taught me not to leave the
doors open for long because then
the radiators would go haywire.
This song’s title means “Warmth”
and is about that.
Skjalatöskublúshús
I once went to a blues concert and
all the lyrics were about packing a
suitcase and leaving and then there
were some guitar solos.
Bar Avion
The title is a homage to this song
“Par Avion” by FM Belfast. I just
recently discovered how amazing
this band is. I never really could
listen to them because I was a very
angsty teenager and their happy
and joyful approach to life made
my angst unbearable.
Vinna minna
I think people work too much, espe-
cially me. Less work equals less
unhappiness.
Apama#urinn II
Is a continuation of the Monkey
Man saga. I don’t want to go too
deep into it because it would spoil
the plot.
"ú %urftir enga ástæ#u
This is the grand finale of the
album. It’s about the sweet release
of death.
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24The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 02— 2022
If cats had eyebrows, this one's would be raised
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