Synchronised Swimmers
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| name = Synchronised Swimmers
| type = Album
| artist = Hafdís Huld
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| released = {{start date|2009|10|12}}
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| genre = Pop
| length = 43:41
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| prev_title = Dirty Paper Cup
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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.{{cite web |url=http://hafdishuld.blogspot.com/2009/10/album-being-released-in-iceland-next.html |title=Album being released in Iceland next week ! |accessdate=2009-10-17 |publisher= Hafdís Huld |work=Hafdís Huld's blog}} Kónguló was the first single from the album and was released during the summer the same year.{{cite web |url=http://hafdishuld.blogspot.com/2009/04/kongulo.html |title=Kónguló ! |accessdate=2009-10-17 |publisher= Hafdís Huld |work=Hafdís Huld's blog}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://hafdishuld.blogspot.com/2009/09/new-album-is-mixed-now.html |title=New album is mixed now !!!!!!!!!!! |accessdate=2009-10-17 |publisher= Hafdís Huld |work=Hafdís Huld's blog}}
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."{{cite web |url=http://www.buzzlegoose.com/music/review-synchronised-swimmers-by-hafdis-huld/ |title=Review: 'Synchronised Swimmers' by Hafdís Huld |author=Samantha Hatfield |date=26 April 2011 |work=BuzzleGoose |accessdate=5 July 2012}} 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."{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jun/24/hafdis-hild-synchronised-swimmers-cd-review |title=Hafdís Huld: Synchronised Swimmers |author=Michael Cragg |date=24 June 2010 |work=The Guardian |accessdate=5 July 2012}}
Track listing
- "Action Man" – 3:50
- "Oldest Friend" – 3:30
- "Kónguló" – 2:52
- "One of Those Things" – 3:26
- "Boys and Perfume" – 3:24
- "Synchronised Swimmers" – 3:19
- "Daisy" – 3:31
- "Time of My Life" – 3:59
- "Homemade Lemonade" – 3:19
- "I Almost Know a Criminal" – 3:15
- "Robot Robot" – 2:12
- "Vampires" – 3:01
- "Winter Sun" – 4:03
References
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