Dirty Paper Cup,
Hafdís Huld's 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
Mark "Boo" Hewerdine (born 14 February 1961) is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. 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 f ...
, who co-wrote 5 of the songs. The album features a cover of
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964. The original line-up consisted of singer/guitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Angus MacLise. MacLise ...
's "
Who Loves the Sun" performed on the
ukulele
The ukulele ( ; from haw, ukulele , approximately ), also called Uke, is a member of the lute family of instruments of Portuguese origin and popularized in Hawaii. It generally employs four nylon strings.
The tone and volume of the instrumen ...
. This was one of four singles released from the album. The b-sides of all the singles were tracks from the album.
Track listing
# "Ski Jumper" – 3:23
# "Diamonds On My Belly" – 2:51
# "My Heart Beats" – 2:00
# "Tomoko" – 3:19
# "Plastic Halo" – 3:52
# "Fucked Up Mind" – 3:01
# "Happily Ever After" – 3:24
# "Ice Cream is Nice" – 3:17
# "Celebration" – 3:42
# "Hometown Hero" – 4:06
# "Younger Longer – 3:53
# "Who Loves the Sun" - 2:33
# "Sumri Hallar" - 2:18
External links
Official siteOfficial MySpace page
2006 albums
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