Hafdis is taking part in Iceland's search for next year's song for Euorpe! She will be appearing on Icelandic TV throughout October.
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Winner at the Icelandic Music Awards!
'Dirty Paper Cup' won Best Pop Album of the Year at the 2007 Music Awards ceremony in Reykjavik. The single 'Tomoko' was also nominated in the Best Video of the Year category.
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Hafdis and Reyka Vodka
Check out this series of very quirky ads for Reyka Vodka. We especially love the cute hat!
“This girl has it – the new ‘must’ of contemporary pop” - Rolling Stone “She’s the maddest person I’ve ever interviewed – I love her to bits!” -Phil Jupitus, 6 Music "Deliciously skewed pop" (4 stars) - The Guardian "A gorgeous solo debut" (3 stars) - The Independent "An irresistible album" (4 flies)- The Fly "Sublime - charismatic story-telling pop of the highest quality". - Clash Magazine
Hafdis Huld is quirky. Hafdis is seductive. Hafdis is gorgeous and Icelandic. Hafdis is perfect pop with a dark twist. Hafdis is sparkly, irrepressible and huge fun. Hafdis is a true one-off.
THE RECORD
Hafdis explains, "I started writing all my music as stories and poems because I really don’t want to write about “How much I love you and you love me and I feel your breathing and your touch”. That seriously isn’t all people think about – not even girls.”
Hafdis’s debut solo album, ‘Dirty Paper Cup’ (release October 06) was written with song-writing collaborators including Chris Corner from Sneaker Pimps, Pascal Gabriel, producer Jim ‘Arctic Monkeys’ Abbiss and others. These disparate elements were pulled into sharp focus by the twin talents of producers Neill MacColl and Boo Hewerdine, who teased Hafdis’s imaginative take on life into a hook-filled seductive pop album of unique charm and wit.
BEFORE THE RECORD
Icelandic-born Hafdis started singing with iconic nine-piece collective Gus Gus when she was just 15 years old. She spent the rest of her teens touring the world – “When we weren’t performing, I just sat in the bus and read my book so I didn’t really get to see much. I probably wasted the experience”. On leaving the band, she collaborated with FC Kahuna, co-writing their singles ‘Hayling’ and ‘Machine Says Yes’. Elsewhere she worked on projects with dance producers Ewan Pearson and Tom Middleton.
In between times she’s made two feature films: “I always seem to play the troubled teenager, probably because I’m a midget’” she says in her treacle-thick accent.
MORE REVIEWS
"An exquisite and supremely original female folk singer - Hafdis Huld is the kind of heroine music really needs." Play Music “Our northern neighbours … are producing female singer songwriters of originality, mystery and imagination. (Dirty Paper Cup) is full of wide-eyed innocence and curiosity. Its fashionable folk-electronica production is sufficiently low-key to let you know who all this is about.”- Esquire Magazine “Hafdis Huld has produced a song to appear in your dreams.” - Music Week “Yep, played it twice in one show!” - BBC Radio Newcastle “A perfect pop record” - Hit Sheet Tomoko is deliciously quirky and sweetly melodic.” - CMU Beats Bar “Good music and the art of good video making” - Organ TV “Built around impressively minimal electronic noise – there’s an aura of playful innocence that makes these songs enticing.”- 4 stars Gigwise “(A) unique blend of quirky pop with a dark twist. This former singer with Gus Gus and F C Kahuna is destined for bigger stages.”- What’s On “Sweet sweet pure pop topped with Hafdis’ quirky distinctive vocal." - Piccadilly Records
“Pure pop with a bizarre twist" - Eil.com “The kookiest thing you’ll have the pleasure of hearing all year. All in all as perfect a release as you’ll hear in a fair while.”- Losing Today.com “Over 30,000 free down-loads (of the video) in two weeks – it’s a lot of fun!” - What’s Next Blog.com
