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Hafdís Huld
Hafdís Huld Þrastardóttir is an Icelandic singer and actress, formerly of GusGus.-Biography:Hafdís toured the world as a 15-year-old with Icelandic band GusGus. After leaving the band she started writing her own songs, and collaborated with FC Kahuna, co-writing their singles "Hayling" and "Machine...

 debut album, was released in 2006 and won the award of best pop album at the Icelandic music awards. She was also nominated for best video with "Tomoko". The album was produced by Neill MacColl and Boo Hewerdine
Boo Hewerdine
Boo Hewerdine is an English singer-songwriter. His work includes lead singer and creative force behind The Bible, formed in the 1980s, and reformed in 1994, as well as solo recordings and work for film. He lives in Ely....

, who co-wrote 5 of the songs. The album features a cover of The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City. First active from 1964 to 1973, their best-known members were Lou Reed and John Cale, who both went on to find success as solo artists. Although experiencing little commercial success while together, the band is often cited...

's "Who Loves the Sun" performed on the ukulele
Ukulele
The ukulele, ; from ; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four nylon or gut strings or four courses of strings....

. This was one of four singles released from the album. The b-sides of all the singles were tracks from the album.

Track listing

  1. "Ski Jumper" – 3:23
  2. "Diamonds On My Belly" – 2:51
  3. "My Heart Beats" – 2:00
  4. "Tomoko" – 3:19
  5. "Plastic Halo" – 3:52
  6. "Fucked Up Mind" – 3:01
  7. "Happily Ever After" – 3:24
  8. "Ice Cream is Nice" – 3:17
  9. "Celebration" – 3:42
  10. "Hometown Hero" – 4:06
  11. "Younger Longer – 3:53
  12. "Who Loves the Sun" - 2:33
  13. "Sumri Hallar" - 2:18

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