Swedish dream-pop trio ViVii release new single ‘And Tragic’ on January 11th through Dumont Dumont
Eurosonic, London, By:larm and SXSW shows announced
Swedish dream-pop trio ViVii release their glorious new single ‘And Tragic’ on January 11th through Dumont Dumont (Ry X, Charlie Cunningham, Josin). Taken from their eponymous debut album, which is set for release on March 15th, it’s a stunning return from the Swedish trio. Listen HERE
Speaking about the single ViVii explain, “We had an idea about what this song was going to be about, but under the process it all changed and the song took its own turn.I guess thats how we like to write music, to let the song happen and to let the music have its own way. But the essence of the song is that life is fun and Tragic all at the same time.”
Having made their New York live debut at the Sweden Makes Music showcase on December 4th, ViVii are confirmed for this year's SXSW festival in Texas, as well as Eurosonic and By:larm and will play London's Hoxton Bar and Kitchen on Feb 15th. Full run down of live dates below.
Tour dates:
18/1 - Groningen, Eurosonic - Der Aa-Kerk & Coffee Company Groningen
19/1 - Hamburg, Mucke bei die Fische 2019
15/2 - London, Hoxton Bar & Kitchen
28/2 – 2/3 By:larm (date/locations tbc)
8-17/3 – SXSW (date/locations tbc)
‘And Tragic’ follows on from ViVii’s most recent single 'Suckerpunch' which hit the #1 spot on Hype Machine. It picked up radio plays from Guy Garvey (Elbow) on his 6Music show, 3FM Holland and Radio Eins in Germany. Online support came from the likes of Earmilk, Indie Shuffle, CLASH, Record of the Day to name a few. Listen to ‘Suckperpunch' here.
ViVii’s critically acclaimed debut EP ‘Savant’ which was released at the end of May 2018 and features lead single ‘Savant’ and debut single ‘Siv (You & I). Both singles reached the #2 spot on the Hype Machine chart and saw praise from online tastemakers including Hilly Dilly, All Things Go (Best Songs of the Week), The Line of Best Fit, DIY Mag, Indie Shuffle (Best of April), Earmilk, Crack in The Road amongst many others. The EP has clocked up 4 millions streams online and includes two other spine tingling tracks‘ Ali’ and ‘Some Other Time’. Listen HERE. They also recorded and released a COVER of Harry Styles ‘Sign Of The Times’ for the Mahogany Sessions.
The trio is made up of Emil and Caroline Jonsson and their enigmatic work partner Anders Eckeborn. Speaking about their relationship Emil explains, “We work with another guy, but he doesn't like the limelight at all...” “Anders is amazing, he loves all noises,” continues Caroline. “It took ages, we were so slow before, but once we met Anders it became easy – we are all slow workers individually but together it's beautiful. It's always so natural.”
Caroline and Emil, who were born and raised in the coastal city of Gothenburg, met at summer camp as children and formed a strong, life-long bond that pulses powerfully decades later. Friendship swiftly blossomed into romance and by their late teens they were a couple; by their early twenties they were married. The childhood sweethearts then embarked on a dream honeymoon to New York City, staying so long they had to traverse the Atlantic multiple times to renew visas. Eventually, funds dwindled and they had to find work, with Emil reviving his teenage modeling career to supplement their vacation of a lifetime – but that's far from the end of the hurricane tale.
A chance encounter at an Eric Roberson gig – part of their trip's purpose was to absorb as much music as they could – led to a wild journey with soul sensation Tye Tribbett. An instant connection erupted between the trio (“he had a crazy energy,” says Emil), and they spent a few heady months touring the East Coast as part of his gospel choir and immersing themselves in a completely different lifestyle than they were used to, fulfilling one of Caroline's lifetime goals in the process. But still, they weren't done.
Emil and Caroline lived a full, enviable life before deciding to relocate to Stockholm and focus on themselves. Life, of course, had different plans, and soon they were blessed with children; and this is where ViVii begins life in earnest. Perhaps surprisingly, young children didn't derail musical ambitions – quite the opposite. “When the kids came we got to actually write and record,” explains Emil. “When they arrived the structure came into our lives. We knew we had to do it then.”
So the duo got down to business on their own sounds, fusing tones and melodies and taking inspiration from the music of their youth: the old tunes crackling on grandparents' vinyl records, hymns from church, indie-pop jewels, classical opuses (“Bach, of course,”) and gospel choirs. Still, something was missing…With Anders thrown into the mix, ViVii galloped into life: “he slowly but surely grew into our producer and a third member of ViVii.
It's taken ViVii decades to reach this point – a fairytale ending with glorious music to show for it. Everything has led them to a dizzy high; but this is no true end to anything – this is just the beginning.
‘And Tragic’ is out January 11th on Dumont Dumont - Listen HERE.
ViVii’s eponymous debut album will be released in March 15th, 2019.
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