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intertwined EP

by Arny Margret

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intertwined 03:43
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akureyri 03:23 video
akureyri I woke up in an empty room woke up without thinking of you the day was peeking in I sat up and held my chin for a while I know I’m young I know I don’t belong you don’t have to be nice I’ve heard it all a million times the cup’s sitting on the counter it’s been there for days I guess I’ll be here for days and days Thes sky is lit up in red and blue I hope it’s not because of you but my worn out thoughts are tethered to forgotten words said by you oh I know I know I’m weak when you say that I am weak but I wanna do it right without saying goodbye the cup’s sitting on the counter it’s been there for days I guess I’ll be here for days and days
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in tall buildings Prófa píanó, sleppa kannski dobro Lyrics by John Hartford: Someday my baby, when I am a man, And others have taught me The best that they can They'll sell me a suit They'll cut off my hair And send me to work in tall buildings So it's goodbye to the sunshine Goodbye to the dew Goodbye to the flowers And goodbye to you I'm off to the subway I must not be late I'm going to work in tall buildings When I'm retired My life is my own I made all the payments It's time to go home And wonder what happened Betwixt and between When I went to work in tall buildings So it's goodbye to the sunshine Goodbye to the dew Goodbye to the flowers And goodbye to you I'm off to the subway I must not be late I'm going to work in tall buildings
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sometime 03:43
sometime Left my wallet on the table hoping someone would remember me guess I got all the good that I get cause the time is running red oh sometime I can’t get a word out my mouth when the day is slowly turning into a night and I can’t figure out why something is nothing I disappear while you grab your drink cause it’s already been an hour he says “I’ll die tomorrow, what do you think?” then turns the music up louder So I close my eyes in the back of a car hoping something would change for a while before I leave say it all cause I’ll be gone for some time The trees are turning brown again just like the little courage I have not even a sliver left well this is as good as it gets I hoped to never be like you but I’m afraid that I’m leaning a bit too much on everyone oh I hate that feeling So I close my eyes in the back of a car hoping something would change for a while before I leave say it all cause I’ll be gone for some time

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Icelandic singer-songwriter Arny Margret is in the process of making her eagerly anticipated arrival with her debut EP, ‘intertwined’, out via One Little Independent Records on February 25th.

Having spent the last few years honing her graceful, emotive acoustics and a lyricism and delivery that defy her age, she appears amongst no small amount of local buzz, fresh from playing Iceland Airwaves ‘Live from Reykjavík’ event alongside the likes of John Grant, Ásgeir and more.

Vivid imagery colours deeply personal writing across the whole EP. Each track tells a story of self-reflection and looking back at the people and places that have informed who she is today.

Of opener ‘intertwined’ Arny recalls sitting in a small dorm-room in Denmark, staring out of its single window overlooking the scenic landscape, and how memories both good and bad flooded over her amidst the solitude. She tells us; “Past experiences kept coming back to me while I was living in Denmark, everything around me was different. It took some time to get used to. The weather somehow always makes a way into my songs, I use my dreams and my memories, words or phrases. And one day I came up with the lyric ‘our pasts are intertwined’ as if you’re connected to someone you don’t want to be connected to”.

Through continuous writing and revaluating, the song developed naturally over a number of weeks. Arny prefers to allow her songs to evolve themselves, intrinsically linked as they are to their surroundings. “It was winter by the time I was adding the final touches, I was back home when I recorded the harmonies, and it came together, music is weird like that”.

Stunning new single ‘akureyri’, named after the city at the base of Eyjafjörður Fjord in northern Iceland, echoes a similar narrative from a slightly different perspective. “I know I’m weak / when you say that I am weak” she sings, about how you judge yourself unfairly through the eyes of those that would put you down.

It’s followed by a majestic, honest cover of John Hartford’s country gem ‘In Tall Buildings’. Arny tells us she was “drawn in by his beautiful lyrics, a man saying goodbye to everything as he leaves to go to work”. The concept further solidifies the EPs key themes, as closing track ‘sometime’ plays with the metaphor of a wallet left on a table, “it’s about leaving something behind so that someone might notice, to see if someone might remember you even if you aren’t there”.

Arny Margret is from the Westfjords, a sparsely populated and confined peninsula in north-western Iceland. Born and raised in a small town called Ísafjörður, she attended music school from the age of 6 learning to play the piano and gradually taught herself guitar. Through the few pieces she’s shared, a feeling of isolation resonates, seeping through her dulcet tones and delicate strumming, conjuring images of mountain tops blocking the winter sun and clear, cool ocean stretches.

She cites influence from the likes of Adrianne Lenker, Aldous Harding and fellow Icelander Ásgeir. She’s currently recording her debut album at studio Hljóðriti in Hafnarfjörður and beginning to make her mark globally with her intimate and affecting live performances.

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released February 25, 2022

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Arny Margret Reykjavík, Iceland

Arny Margret is from the Westfjords, a sparsely populated and confined peninsula in north-western Iceland. Born and raised in a small town called Ísafjörður, she attended music school from the age of 6 learning to play the piano and gradually taught herself guitar. Through the few pieces she’s shared, a feeling of isolation resonates, seeping through her dulcet tones and delicate strumming. ... more

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