JFDR

JFDR – the project of Icelandic experimental singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, Jófríður Ákadóttir – announces Museum, her new album and debut for us here at Houndstooth, out April 28th. JFDR says Museum is “an album about clearing and healing; like breathing fresh strong air through your old self.” Inspired by the discovery of ideas lost to time after a period of creative stasis, its nine songs capture fleeting moments into a timeless monument. On the haunting lead single/video »Spectator,« Ákadóttir’s voice is a glowing aura in a mist of glittering guitar and delicate instrumentation. »I am the spectator, I am the middle man,« she intones in a half-whisper before later asking, »How can I help you if I always get it wrong?«

While »Museum« is JFDR's first album for Houndstooth, following the »dreamy [and] hypnotic« (NPR All Songs Considered) single, »The Orchid,« Ákadóttir has already been making music for half her life. Over the past 14 years, Ákadóttir has released 12 records, including as a member of Pascal Pinon (with her twin sister) and Samaris, collaborated with renowned artists Ólafur Arnalds, Damien Rice, and Penelope Trappes, scored the award-winning Icelandic film Backyard Village, and garnered fans across the world – including Björk,who cites Ákadóttir as an inspiration.

Veranstalter: Prachtwerk
Foto: »Museum« cover