Icelandic indie-pop songwriter Kaktus Einarsson has released his second album ‘Lobster Coda’ via One Little Independent Records. Amidst a collection of lush, electronic earworms, Kaktus has penned an honest account of his recovery from a sudden functional neurological disorder (FND) that required him to relearn how to use his motor functions, while also performing his duties as a new father.

‘Lobster Coda’ incorporates dreamy, glistening synth-pop and melancholic ambience, created through layers of atmospheric keys, percussion, and groove-laden funk bass. Kaktus details his journey following a stress-induced nonepileptic seizure that halted his brain’s ability to communicate with the rest of his body, resulting in losing control of his legs, arms and causing involuntary facial tics. Crucially, he spent months on a course of physical therapy while also trying to care for his children and his partner, that by his own admission he then needed to reconnect with. With an occasionally brutal candour, Kaktus’s new album is about taking the time to reflect and recognise changes that need to be made, to listen to your body, and to trust the process no matter how long it might take.

Track listing:

1. Lobster Coda
2. Daze Gold (feat. School of X)
3. Be This Way (feat. Nanna)
4. Saka
5. Heart Spell
6. Koddi
7. White Burn
8. Gumbri (feat. Damon Albarn)