Hafdis Huld - Synchronised Swimmers
Icelandic popstar Hafdís Huld originally released this record in 2009 but I received an email a week or so ago from someone working with her in the States, where she's just released the record. So here I am. Of course being from Iceland there's inevitably going to be a few comparisons to you-know-who but I should really quash any of those: Björk is easily in the top 5 female artists of all time, and whilst I mean no disrespect to Huld, it'd be a little premature to compare the two. At least because of their sound - Synchronised Swimmers is a chirpy, romantic, cute record that's all sweet little tunes and satisfying layers of folk influences. 'Action Man' is a pretty perfect blend of Mumford and Sons easy-folk and almost nursery-rhyme lyricism and vocals: the tune is a little bit similar to "Secrets" by OneRepublic but not enough to be a disappointing ripoff, if anything just a familiar chord put to good use. 'Oldest Friend' is more contemplativ