Tracklist
1 | Apex | 4:01 | |
2 | The Road That Leads to Our House | 4:50 | |
3 | A Steady and Sad Process | 3:00 | |
4 | From the Cliff | 3:56 | |
5 | Mermaids | 4:17 | |
6 | Light | 3:42 | |
7 | Except for a Fall | 2:38 | |
8 | Climb a Mountain | 4:14 | |
9 | A Cold Day in May | 3:31 | |
10 | For Centuries | 3:31 | |
11 | Moving On | 3:59 |
Combining the poignant simplicity of Erik Satie-esque piano and ethereal Sigur Rós-style vocals, Thomas Méreur’s debut album Dyrhólaey brings his memories of landscapes he experienced on a trip to Iceland back to life.
“I wanted Dyrhólaey to be very simple, so it's mostly about piano and voice,” says Thomas. “Blending the voices together to create a whole new melody was very exciting to record, and brings a rewarding sense of richness.”
Named after Dyrhólaey, a small peninsula on the south coast of Iceland, Thomas has always felt a connection to the country through the music of artists such as Sigur Rós, Ólafur Arnalds and Björk. There are two themes that blend together on this album – Iceland and losing someone – with some of the lyrics making reference to the wild Icelandic nature and strange comforting loneliness that seems to come from it.