The band was originally a duo, but before making their third album they added a drummer to the band. The band currently consists of 3 members:
Biggi Hilmars: Guitar, Vocals
Kjartan: Keyboards
Jón Geir: Drums
Those in the know will have first come across the band through their two critically acclaimed electronic based albums released in their homeland. The second of these (“Made for Market”) was considered by many local critics the best Icelandic album of 2003. Their one supporter outside Iceland was John Peel.
Keen to develop their sound the band bunkered down in their own studio and over time developed a more organic and song based direction moving away from the more electronic influences of their earlier material. The first examples of the band’s new direction were demo versions of two songs, “My Delusions” and “Don’t let me down” which saw the light of day early in 2005. These tracks were instantly picked up on by Radio 1’s; Zane Lowe who played “My delusions” on several occasions and invited the band to play live on his show from Austin, Texas, during this year’s SXSW music festival. AMPOP played alongside The Bravery, Hot Hot Heat, The Blood Arm and Queens of the Stone Age as the only unsigned band.
Other important DJs such as Huw Stephens and Vic Galloway at Radio 1, or Vic McGlynn at BBC 6 Music have also put the stamp of approval to the new songs and have championed the band in their radio shows.
After the successful appearance at SXSW the band went back to their studio to finish the album, stopping only to play in NY and the NXNE festival in Toronto. The first single off the new album, “My delusions”, gets a UK release via Relentless Records imprint Stimulus Records , who spotted the band live in Austin, on November the 28th.
The band has been invited to support KT Tunstall in Aberdeen on October the 4 th at a Radio 2 event, and will be playing London next to launch the single on November the 28 th at Islington Bar Academy.
Meanwhile, back in Iceland, the brand new album, “My delusions”, is now out via Dennis Records/Sena and is getting rave reviews and extensive radio play.
Studio albums
Sail to the moon (2006)
My Delusions (2005)
Made For Market (2002)
Nature Is Not A Virgin (2000)
Singles
Gets me Down (2006)
My Delusions / Youth (2005)
Made For Market (2002)
Sociopath
Ampop Lyrics
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I don't feel fear at all
I'm a sociopath
I'm a menace to society
Don't want your company
I'm a sociopath
to change my point of view
cause I don't care about anything
I'm just a sociopath
I can't help it I am bad
I have no remorse about the past
Don't care what happens next
I'm a sociopath
Hurting people is my speciality
Breaking hearts a part of me
I'm a sociopath, I'm a psychopath
The lyrics of Ampop's song Sociopath are a disturbingly accurate portrayal of a person with a severe antisocial personality disorder. The repeated refrain of "I'm a sociopath" creates a sense of cold detachment and a complete lack of emotion or empathy for others. The opening verse, "I don't feel pain the way you do / I don't feel fear at all," suggests that the singer is fundamentally different from those around them, unable to relate to or understand the experiences of others.
The second verse, "There is nothing you can do / to change my point of view / cause I don't care about anything," reinforces this sense of detachment and disconnection from the world. The singer acknowledges that their behavior is harmful and dangerous, but they seem unable or unwilling to change. The line "Hurting people is my speciality / Breaking hearts a part of me" reveals the singer's enjoyment of causing pain and their apparent lack of remorse.
Overall, the song is a bleak and unsettling depiction of a person who is completely disconnected from the rest of humanity, consumed by their own destructive impulses.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't feel pain the way you do
I do not experience pain in the same way as you.
I don't feel fear at all
I do not experience fear in any form.
I'm a sociopath
I have a mental condition in which I lack empathy and feel no guilt or remorse about my behavior.
I'm a menace to society
I pose a significant threat to society due to my mental condition.
Don't want your company
I do not desire to be around you or anyone else, as I have no emotional connection to others.
There is nothing you can do
to change my point of view
cause I don't care about anything
There is no action or argument you can present that will influence my mindset, as my lack of empathy means I am indifferent to everything.
I'm just a sociopath
I am solely defined by my mental condition and the symptoms that come with it.
I can't help it I am bad
My condition is something beyond my control, and it has led me to behave immorally and harm others.
I have no remorse about the past
I do not feel guilt or regret for any actions I have taken that may have caused harm or distress to others in the past.
Don't care what happens next
I do not possess a sense of concern or worry for future events or how they may affect anyone else.
Hurting people is my speciality
I derive pleasure or satisfaction from causing emotional or physical pain to others.
Breaking hearts a part of me
I enjoy pursuing romantic relationships only to manipulate and then abandon the other person, leaving them hurt and heartbroken.
I'm a psychopath
I fit the clinical description of a person who shows antisocial and reckless behavior, and lacks remorse, guilt, or empathy for their actions.
Contributed by Hudson G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Tyson Boyce
This is an brilliant song, im glad to see the video lives up to it. Fantastic!!
dk2k1
I love how the first chorus is sung. It's like he wants to feel remorse for what he does, but is simply trapped in an existence devoid of morality. "I can't help it. I am bad."
Lilith Levana
@Gjkl345 1/2 I am more irritated by their weakness, and especially by those people who write love notes to serial killers in prison (thus glorifying what they have done). It's easy to kill - getting away with it may be more difficult - but when you are awed by the ones who have failed, you are scorning those who have succeeded. Glorify a murderer - cast aside someone whom came close and managed to stop.
Lilith Levana
(4) II guess my point in writing this is to remind everyone here that you determine your actions, you have free will and you are responsible for yourself.
Lilith Levana
@Gjkl345 By facility, I mean for criminals, not mental patients. However, my older brother and mother have both spent time in the other kind, and neither has Down Syndrome. If you want to know details about their stay, please ask specific questions and I will contact them for you. Also, I have no problem with people who are ego-centric or even narcissistic (as long as they have just merit to warrant such. "I'm right because I am me" is obnoxious. "I trust my own mind over yours" is acceptable).
Lilith Levana
HAHAHA look I made posts on this ten years ago and here I am today.
I don't think I'll ever be a human being.
Lilith Levana
@Gjkl345 I love learning, but I hate school and have hated it for years and will continue to hate it. It's never nice returning to something like that.
SociallyAwkwardGirl
@1933rk he is.
Opethay
so weird and scary
Lilith Levana
@Gjkl345 Religion does all of these things.