Hafdis Huld

icelandic pop-folk // electro pop

The charming debut of former Gus Gus singer, Icelandic-born Hafdis Huld, is a fun jaunt of quirky contemporary pop. Her girly voice crosses between the eccentricity of Cerys Matthews and fragility of Emiliana Torrini; her songwriting’s sweet but with macabre twists; and her arrangements never bore. Hafdis’ electronic noise, instrumentation of keyboards, xylophone, and especially the surprising country sound of banjo, amount to some bizarrely catchy musical romps.

Delicious wit and great seriousness.
Hafdis Huld – Diamonds On My Belly
Hafdis Huld – Tomoko
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Posted by Julija on Tuesday, August 21st, 2007 under pop, scandinavian.

9 Responses to “Hafdis Huld”

  1. ~Jennifer said on August 22nd at 10:27 am :

    Oh, I like These! I’ll have Tomoko on the brain all day. :-)

  2. Demara said on August 22nd at 10:03 pm :

    I agree with Jennifer! I LOVE Tomoko…that’s such a great song!!! Thanks for finding it…

  3. Anonymous said on August 23rd at 12:43 am :

    Here’s one more found through g2p:

    Younger Longer

  4. Derek said on August 24th at 4:25 pm :

    Lovely. Has that certain flaming lips – yoshimi, playful bittersweet/longing vibe.

    tomoko and yoshimi…maybe more than a coincidence?

  5. Derek said on August 24th at 4:41 pm :

    Lovely. Has that certain flaming lips – yoshimi, playful bittersweet/longing vibe.

    tomoko and yoshimi…maybe more than a coincidence?

  6. Tom said on September 3rd at 6:41 am :

    I know no-one will probably ever read this comment since I’m a little late to the party but still catching up on my feeds after hols :-)

    I saw Hafdis Huld at the BigChill (in the UK) and she was amazing. Not only were the tunes great but she was mesmerising between tracks, with some very funny anecdotes! Nice find :-)

  7. Paul Irish said on September 3rd at 10:14 am :

    Tom, I heard she was a doll at the Big Chill. I’m jealous. :)

  8. Cinemascope » כמו פעם said on December 15th at 3:52 pm :

    […] שמעולם לא שמעתי עליהם. כך נתקלתי היום באלבום הבכורה של האפדיס הולד, לשעבר מההרכב האיסלנדי האהוב עליי גאס-גאס. פול אייריש, […]

  9. Nicole said on April 13th at 4:57 pm :

    Have you all heard her newest album, Synchronised Swimmers, yet??

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