Synchronised Swimmers

Synchronised Swimmers
Studio album by Hafdís Huld
Released October 12, 2009
Genre Pop
Length 43:41
Hafdís Huld chronology

Dirty Paper Cup
(2006)		 Synchronised Swimmers
(2009)

Synchronised Swimmers is the second album by Icelandic artist Hafdís Huld. The album was released in 2009, roughly coinciding with Hafdís performing at the Iceland Airwaves music festival in Reykjavík.[1] Kónguló was the first single from the album and was released during the summer the same year.[2] So far the album is only available in Iceland, but it will be available in Europe and the rest of the world in early 2010.[3]

Critical reception

Synchronised Swimmers has received mixed reviews from music critics. Samantha Hatfield of BuzzleGoose wrote that "Hafdis Huld has produced a really strong album that is upbeat and will appeal to fans of 90s era chick rock music. Her folksy and eccentric way of constructing Synchronised Swimmers has certainly paid off."[4] Michael Cragg of The Guardian meanwhile gave the album a rating of 2/5, nothing that "as the album progresses, however, Huld's need to appear kooky becomes cloying."[5]

Track listing

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  1. "Action Man" – 3:50
  2. "Oldest Friend" – 3:30
  3. "Kónguló" – 2:52
  4. "One of Those Things" – 3:26
  5. "Boys and Perfume" – 3:24
  6. "Synchronised Swimmers" – 3:19
  7. "Daisy" – 3:31
  8. "Time of My Life" – 3:59
  9. "Homemade Lemonade" – 3:19
  10. "I Almost Know a Criminal" – 3:15
  11. "Robot Robot" – 2:12
  12. "Vampires" – 3:01
  13. "Winter Sun" – 4:03

References

  1. ↑ "Album being released in Iceland next week !". Hafdís Huld's blog. Hafdís Huld. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  2. ↑ "Kónguló !". Hafdís Huld's blog. Hafdís Huld. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. ↑ "New album is mixed now !!!!!!!!!!!". Hafdís Huld's blog. Hafdís Huld. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  4. ↑ Samantha Hatfield (26 April 2011). "Review: 'Synchronised Swimmers' by Hafdís Huld". BuzzleGoose. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  5. ↑ Michael Cragg (24 June 2010). "Hafdís Huld: Synchronised Swimmers". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Synchronised Swimmers - Limited Edition". Retrieved 2010-01-08.

See also