{"id":75279,"date":"2022-04-30T06:50:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T04:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=75279"},"modified":"2022-04-30T06:50:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-30T04:50:01","slug":"icelandic-newcomer-heidrunna-releases-debut-album-melodramatic-a-celebration-of-kaleidoscopic-dreamscapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2022\/04\/icelandic-newcomer-heidrunna-releases-debut-album-melodramatic-a-celebration-of-kaleidoscopic-dreamscapes\/","title":{"rendered":"Icelandic Newcomer Heidrunna Releases Debut Album \u2018Melodramatic\u2019, A Celebration Of Kaleidoscopic Dreamscapes."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of my best memories of music from the eighties was the wizardry that the iconic Italian \u2018Father of Disco\u2019 Giorgio Moroder brought to his music, the euphoria that inhabited his music was often imitated but never equalled. His influence is strong in this exciting release from Icelandic newcomer Heidrunna, who brings 21st century panache and gloss to this strong debut album. <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This record has musically very much an 80\u2019s synth vibe for me, which is all beautifully pulled together by Heidrunna, a London based artist from Reykjavik. Her vocals have something of Debbie Harry but are very contemporary at the same time; the fine balance of the synthesizer and Heidrunna\u2019s whimsical and compelling vocals is drawn to perfection to create a feel good album that retains an emotional edge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a record that will make you happy, make you feel and make you dance, surely what everyone needs after the last few years we have all endured; it\u2019s time to party and Heidrunna\u2019s record is the perfect tonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In just ten tracks, producer Liam Howe, who has worked with Lana Del Ray, MARINA, FKA twigs and Ellie Goulding before, manages to create something that sounds honest and sincere whilst remaining true to its electro pop credentials. You really could be listening to an album from the era it pays homage to, but are reminded that this is very much an album for now by the contemporary and beguiling vocals that Heidrunna has on all ten tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The album contains a definite hit in the song \u2018Love Don\u2019t Come Easy\u2019 which came to fruition in a writing session for Kylie Minogue which contrasts beautifully with the delicate and wistful heartbreak ballad \u2018No Valium\u2019. There is a Prince inspired track in \u2018You Make Me Feel\u2019 and we get to hear Heidrunna sing her native language in an homage to Cindy Lauper\u2019s \u2018Girls Just Wanna Have Fun\u2019 entitled simply \u2018Cindy\u2019. We have a Summer ready anthem in \u2018You Can Go Your Own Way\u2019 and a tearful and melancholic send off with album finale \u2018All Cried Out\u2019. It\u2019s a modern record with a nostalgic nod to the heady highs and lows of the eighties that plays like an old fashioned vinyl LP in it\u2019s track evolution and style. I love it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heidrunna herself came to our attention with her debut single \u2018You Make Me Feel\u2019 last Autumn and she has continued to release singles that capture all the great things about 80\u2019s music that has given that era such longevity. When thinking about the eighties, it\u2019s easy to get lost in the synth driven vibes but we often forget that the reason the era is so powerful is that the songs were well crafted and if there is something that this artist has emulated perfectly in this album release, it is that aspect. The songs take in heartbreak and love, gain and loss, sentimentality and romance and move effortlessly from the indie vibe of \u2018No Valium\u2019 to the lush glamour and shine of \u2018Love Don\u2019t Come Easy\u2019, taking in all the side roads between. Every listen rewards us with more depth as the emotion comes through the finely crafted lyrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Released today, this album may well cement Heidrunna as Iceland\u2019s new pop songstress and will certainly continue to garner critical acclaim and playlist recognition from music giants Spotify, who have already included it in their editorial playlists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tracklist:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Borderline<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love Don\u2019t Come Easy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daydreamer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erasing You<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No Valium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Call It Melodramatic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You Can Go Your Own Way<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cindy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You Make Me Feel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All Cried Out<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep up with Heidrunna and her music online on Twitter<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, Spotify<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, \u200eApple Music<\/a>, Amazon Music<\/a>, and Bandcamp<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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