Daði Freyr has shared his ‘I Made An Album’ LP in full.
Out now, it’s the end of one chapter for the Icelandic artist, who charmed the world with his European entry ‘Think About Things’. A bona fide global smash, it sparked a slew of tour dates, and some fantastic projects.
His warm yet self-deprecating lyrical touch informs ‘I Made An Album’, the long-awaited LP from the now Berlin-based artist. Coming ahead of a huge UK tour in November, the record is informed by the spaces opened up by the pandemic, the commitment of fatherhood, and the necessity of DIY recording.
Fun, but also deeply intelligent, there’s an emotional edge to ‘I Made An Album’ that could only come from Daði Freyr.
He introduces it by commenting…
I wrote and recorded this album in a pretty chaotic time in my life. When I started writing it my second child had just been born and I was doing a lot of touring since all the shows that were supposed to happen during Covid got postponed and consolidated into the same year. I wrote and recorded every single note on the album except for the strings and brass sections on the closing track. For some reason it was very important for me to do this all by myself. I have been working alone for a long time and I wanted to make an album that was reflective of that, I guess. Sometimes it’s a great feeling to work alone but it can also get pretty isolated and weird to be honest. The lyrics on the album are basically whatever I was thinking or going through at the time I wrote it.
I think the album is very telling of the state of mind I have been in for the last 2 years. Getting a lot of new responsibilities, both in my personal and professional life. Trying to find balance in being good at my job, being a good dad, husband, friend, family member and also trying to take care of my mental health since I have had more burnouts in the past few years than I would have preferred. But it is also a journey to try to find out what it is that I want out of life. What do I want to say with my music, what do I want my legacy to be, how do I want people I don’t know to portray me. I guess this album is basically me overthinking everything and trying to find an answer that doesn’t exist. There is no real point to the album, but I guess that’s kind of the point. Just because you don’t have the answers to everything doesn’t mean that your perspective isn’t valid. People who have been found are the worst to be around anyway.
Tune in now.
Photo Credit: Stefanie Schmid Rincon
