JFDR

Water between your toes on wet moss, snowflakes falling dreamily to the ground, the sun on a warm September evening: With her fragile ambient pop, Jófríður Ákadóttir conjures up images of the omnipresent beauty of nature and of us within it. The Icelandic singer–songwriter navigates the spaces between contemporary indie folklore with a grace that remains clearly recognisable even in her quiet, experimental tones. JFDR draws inspiration Björk but has also influenced her with her band – as the avant-garde superstar mentioned in an interview years ago. On albums such as the atmospheric dream diary ‘New Dreams’ (2020) and the baroque, chiselled melody sculptures of ‘Museum’ (2023), the unreal landscapes of the icy volcanic island shimmer again and again from harmonies and production values – an auditory reflection of frost and fire, of wind and water. In this way, the multi-instrumentalist creates enchanted works of art that reflect both the Icelandic attitude to life and the country’s cultural memory.