Pop music with a bow, a present from Reykjavik and from Sindri Mar Sigfusson. A present that he gave to us and especially to himself. A surprise album, a search game in terms of pop music.
At the beginning there was an atmosphere of breaking up. Whereas on the one hand face and body of his band Seabear (whose debut was released on Morr Music in August 2007) gained their outlines more clearly, there remained a deliberately left open game with the sounds on the other hand. The name for this game was soon found: Sin Fang Bous.
Sindri Mar Sigfusson took his time. And he let time blow through the tracks. Gravitation processes, drifts, accumulations. What began as a miniature – a voice, a guitar – changed its textures and re-coloured its leaves. “Pocket Symphonies” one is inclined to say with Brian Wilson. Reduced to the max and equally concentrated up to its essence. Songs, sounds and samples are crystal clear and yet able to raise a storm.
Like in “Advent in Ives garden”, a greenhouse in paradise, an “always more” of melody miniatures and sound pieces. Or, as the choirs in “Catch the light”, it is his own voice that Sindri Mar Sigfusson expects of and even dares to do most of all. „I wanted to try to do stuff with my voice I hadn’t done before so there's some singing above my range there and singing through lots of effect stuff.“
Still there is this direct, intuitive sound - a reliance in sounds that also characterises Seabear’s music. Embraces in pop, distinctive naivety. And yet Sin Fang Bous knows about the process-relatedness of pop music's production. Though, this debut has become a producer’s album, too. Another talent of Sindri Mar Sigfusson.
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Sin Fang Bous Lyrics
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But we were only kids
We swam these rivers back and forth
To occupy our minds
Can you teach an old man how to love?
I need to taste your young blood
In a pile with the odors that grew home
That we smoked in when it was snowing
I took a color picture before it burnt down
The lyrics of Sin Fang's song "Poi Rot" are ambiguous and open to interpretation, but they seem to depict a nostalgic reflection on the past and the loss of innocence. The singer talks about being young and carefree with someone they loved, swimming in rivers and escaping into their own world to forget their troubles. However, they acknowledge that they were only kids and couldn't fully understand their feelings or the complexity of love.
The lines "can you teach an old man how to love?" and "I need to taste your young blood" suggest a desire for passion and intensity that the singer feels has been lost with age. They long for the innocence and purity of their youth, symbolized by the dreams and stories they shared with their loved one. The reference to smoking in a home that later burned down may represent the impermanence and fragility of those memories, which the singer wants to preserve through a color picture.
Line by Line Meaning
I sped you out of the lift and then fell back
I helped you get out of the elevator and then stayed behind
But we were only kids
We were young and naive
We swam these rivers back and forth
We traversed through life's ups and downs
To occupy our minds
To keep ourselves occupied and distracted
Can you teach an old man how to love?
Can you show me how to love even though I am older?
I need to taste your young blood
I need to experience your youthful vitality
I know where you keep our dreams and stories
I know where our shared hopes and experiences are stored
In a pile with the odors that grew home
Amidst the smells of an environment that once felt familiar
That we smoked in when it was snowing
That we used to smoke in during snowfall
I took a color picture before it burnt down
I captured a colorful memory before it was destroyed
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MissChar0
The song is called Poi Rot and it's by Sin Fang Bous. Cool video by the way, love this band!
Thom Frusciante D. James
nicenicenice good upload