Swedish Dream-Pop Trio ViVii – Bring Introspection To The Dancefloor With New Single ‘Temporary’

Swedish dream-pop trio ViVii share their brand-new single and bittersweet ode to impermanence, ‘Temporary’, via Dumont Dumont – listen here.
 
Written and recorded in their native Stockholm, ‘Temporary’ is built around a distinctly Swedish, dansband-inspired groove. The track pairs buoyant guitar lines, blissful psychedelic harmonies, and glittering melodies that provide the perfect juxtaposition to the introspective, almost existentialist lyricism. It’s a song that makes you want to dance while quietly reminding you that the dance, like everything else, won’t last forever. As the band explain it captures, “that moment when you realise that something is already changing, despite still standing in the middle of it.”
 
“The song came together around the tension between wanting to live fully and knowing that everything is temporary,” the band say. “The line ‘the end ain’t near, it is already right here’ became a centre point for the song. This idea that we’re often waiting for some future moment of change, when actually life is constantly shifting around us.”
 
The band continue: “The idea behind the song is not that nothing matters because everything is temporary – it’s almost the opposite. The fact that things don’t last is exactly what gives them meaning. It’s about dancing while you still can, knowing that the song will eventually end.”
 

 
The single follows previous release ‘Not Your Island’, which saw the trio return with their lush, immersive take on dream-pop. Blending hazy guitars, ethereal textures and rich harmonies, the track marked another step into the cinematic world that has become synonymous with ViVii.
 
Since forming, ViVii have built a strong reputation across the European touring circuit, performing at festivals including Way Out West, Reeperbahn and SXSW, as well as supporting Alt-J, and Swedish contemporaries Shout Out Louds and Jonathan Johansson across Europe.