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CMU Approved
Approved: Hafdis Huld (SNAP Of The Day)
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 26 May 2009
The pitch from the PR was just too good to resist a listen to the latest offering from this existing CMU favourite: “ex-Gus Gus member has a new single called ‘Kongulo’ – which means ‘spider’ in Icelandic – about the skyscraper-climbing Frenchman, Alain Robert”. Breathy, almost expectedly sweet vocals tell the tale, with dreamy, awestruck lyrics about how he’d “rather swing from the cable than sit by the table and eat cake”, while the musical accompaniment could soundtrack Hawaii’s hula dancers if they replaced the short burst of organ in the middle with a steel drum solo. That ‘Kongulo’ is about as euphonic as words get, particularly when pronounced by Hafdis, helps when it comes to the chorus of “watch out, here comes the Kongulo”, which is delivered in homage to the classic ‘Spiderman’ theme tune. And though it’s by no means anthemic, there’s a summer ‘anthem’ in the making here.
www.myspace.com/hafdishuld
www.muzu.tv/hafdishuld/hafdis-album-two-in-the-studio-music-video/208659
