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“Breathtaking and unpredictable, imaginative and stunningly beautiful. Just like his native Iceland” – Louder Than War

“Joyful” – NME

In a world saturated with misinformation and manufactured ideals of fulfilment, ‘Factoid Happiness’ asks a deceptively simple
question; what is it that makes us happy? The third album from Icelandic stalwart Kaktus Einarsson is out on September 18 th via
One Little Independent Records, and seeks its answers in community, equality, and the quiet resilience of family.

Tracklist
1. Borrowed Dreams (with Thibault Gomez)
2. Glycerine
3. The Decipherer (with RAKEL)
4. Burning Snow
5. New Perfume
6. Situated Lovers
7. Follow (with John Grant)
8. Another Feel
9. Lemon Taste
10. 3rd Time (with Jessica Winter)

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Lagalisti:

A1 – Ég elska alla (Hljómar)
A2 – Ladyshave (Gus Gus)
A3 – Afi (Björk Guðmundsdóttir & Björgvin Gíslason)
A4 – Traustur vinur (Upplyfting)
A5 – Minning um mann (Logar)
B1 – Einhversstaðar einhverntímann aftur (Mannakorn)
B2 – Ég er frjáls (Facon)
B3 – Don’t try to fool me (Jóhann G. Jóhannsson)
B4 – Fjöllin hafa vakað (Egó)
B5 – Suðurnesjamenn (Savanna Tríóið)

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1. Sjóddu frekar egg
2. Haf þú ekki áhyggjur af því
3. Þú trumpar ekki ástina
4. Skítaveður
5. Bíttu í það súra
6. Þú stendur alltaf með mér
7. Gellur eru bestar
8. Af hverju geta þessi andskotans karlar aldrei verið til friðs?
9. Bosslady
10. Gardínur og nagladekk

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With her new album, Spíra (Sprout), Ólöf has found her joy in writing songs rekindled.

In many ways it harkens back to her debut: it is exclusively in Icelandic, the arrangements are markedly stripped back compared to her last two records, and it is mostly recorded in single takes in the control room of Sundlaugin Studio.Love has the power to elevate us–sometimes suddenly–but also gradually, patiently, out of the depths and into the heavens. In this record, Ólöf has defeated her demons, given her thanks and paid her dues; she is reborn as a living, creative being with purpose.

She is, in a word, “Lifandi” (“Alive”) and very much in love.

Spíra is produced by Skúli Sverrisson

Spíra Tracklisting

1. Heimurinn núna

2. Von um mildi

3. Stein fyrir stein

4. Spíra

5. Vorkoma

6. Tár í morgunsárið

7. Úfinn sjór

8. Afl þitt og hús

9. Lifandi

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A1 Television Love 4:40
A2 Dream Team 3:08
A3 The Actor 4:33
B4 Tuna in a Can 3:06
B5 Barefoot in Snow 3:36
B6 Fruit Bat 8:17
C7 Kamikaze 3:32
C8 The Towering Skyscraper at the End of the Road 3:34
C9 Ordinary Creature 3:40
D10 Styrofoam Cathedral 3:53
D11 The Block 4:26
D12 Mouse Parade 4:34
D13 The End 2:38

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