Don't Ever Listen
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| Released | 30 October 2015[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | 2012[1] | |||
| Genres | [1] | |||
| Length | 13:05 | |||
| Label | Morr Music | |||
| Producer | Sóley | |||
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Don't Ever Listen is the third extended play released by Icelandic singer-songwriter Sóley in 2015 through Morr Music.
Background
Don't Ever Listen consists of five "intimate" songs originally recorded as demos for her second album Ask the Deep but were not included on the album because Sóley wanted "fewer guitar sounds". The songs were all recorded in 2012 either on Inis Oírr or in Sóley's home in Iceland.[1] In an interview with Nylon magazine, Sóley explained that her boyfriend persuaded her to release the songs. She described the songs as "more or less demos that never grew any further" but nonetheless liked them and felt they "would [not] fit to a high-quality sound".[4]
The EP has "instrumental minimalism" and its lyrics "revolve around themes of longing, fear and of course the occasional ghost".[1]
The opening song "N.Y. Hotel" is a cover of the song of the same name by The Knife from their self-titled debut album.[1][5] It was the first cover song that Sóley recorded.[4][1] It was recorded on her computer's microphone one evening in an empty apartment she had just moved into.[4] The second song "Wedding" was written while Sóley was on the Irish island Inis Oírr for an art residency. At the time, she was living in a house on top of a hill and there were only four streetlights on the island, so it was dark every night she returned to the house.[4] The third song "While I Sleep" is about "that person you see when you wake up in the middle of the night and you don't know if you're dreaming or not".[4] Fourth song "Don't Ever Listen" was recorded the same night as "N.Y. Hotel" and Sóley's cat Tóa can be heard on the recording. The song is about "how you can feel alone in your head, though you're in a big group of people".[4] The final song "I Will Find You" is "a pure love song".[4]
Reception
Don't Ever Listen premiered online via Nylon magazine, who described the EP as "kind of feels like turning on an old record player that hasn't been touched in decades, but stumbling upon something that's completely spellbinding".[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Sóley Stefánsdóttir.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "N.Y. Hotel" | 2:44 |
| 2. | "Wedding" | 3:07 |
| 3. | "While I Sleep (Scary Adventures)" | 2:05 |
| 4. | "Don't Ever Listen" | 2:02 |
| 5. | "I Will Find You" | 3:07 |
| Total length: | 13:05 | |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Don't Ever Listen". Morr Music. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ^ "Don't Ever Listen". Bandcamp. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ^ "Don't Ever Listen (Single)". Bandcamp. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Sydney Gore (27 October 2015). "Premiere: Stream Sóley's 'Don't Ever Listen' EP". Nylon. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ^ The Knife (liner notes). The Knife. Rabid Records. 2001. RABID 008.
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