"Colouring a Cloud" is Daníel Hjálmtýsson´s first single of 2021 and follows up on Daníel´s debut EP, released in November 2020. 
The track now released is a radio edit. 

Mixed and mastered by Alain Johannes 
Recorded by Bjarni Þór Jensson, Skúli Gíslason, Garðar Borgþórsson. Hálfdán Árnason and Daníel Hjálmtýsson in Reykjavik, Iceland in late 2020 and early 2021. 

Release date: April 19th, 2021

Colouring a Cloud (Radio edit)

“Back to Bed” is the 2nd single of Daníel’s upcoming sophomore EP to be released early 2022. The song is a vulnerable, haunting venture into dreams, childhood and what happens when you find yourself estranged and in limbo, between scary dreams and reality. 

Daníel Hjálmtýsson - vocals, guitars, pianos, mellotron, synths
Hálfdán Árnason - bass, piano, synths
Skúli Gíslason - drums, percussion, piano, acoustic guitar, backing vocals 

Mixed by Bjarni Þór Jensson 
Mastered by Alain Johannes

Release date: July 30, 2021
Official music video also released

Back To Bed

An old cover demo. Never finished. Maybe never meant to be finished?

Don´t Let Me Be Misunderstood (Nina Simone/Animals Cover) Bedroom Demo

"Tabula Rasa" is the third single from Daníel Hjálmtýsson´s upcoming debut LP. Following "Colouring a Cloud" released in April and "Back to Bed" released in late July, "Tabula Rasa" is mixed by Icelander Magnús  Øder and mastered by Alain Johannes.

Tabula Rasa

My debut solo single, “Birds” was released in January 2020. Honored as KEXP’s Song Of The Day on May 5th the song includes performances by Dutch Red Limo String Quartet, Magnús Jóhann (keys) and Daníel Hjálmtýsson members Hálfdán Árnason (bass & synth) & Skúli Gíslason (drums/percussion). 

Recorded, mixed and mastered by our friend and fellow Icelandic musician, Einar Vilberg. 

Song and lyrics by Daníel Hjálmtýsson (vocals, guitars)

“Birds” (single version)

Daníel Hjálmtýsson - EP (2020) 
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Release date: November 20, 2020
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Tracklist: 
1. Volatile 
2. Fear Flows 
3. Withered 
4. Birds (Alt. version) 
Extra: 
* "Fear Flows" (Radio Edit) 
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Recorded, mixed and edited by Jóhannes Birgir Pálmason in Reykjavik, Iceland in July and August of 2020. 

Mastered by Alain Johannes in Los Angeles, CA, USA in August 2020. 
Produced by Jóhannes Birgir Pálmason, Daníel Hjálmtýsson, Hálfdán Árnason & Skúli Gíslason. 

Personnel: 
Daníel Hjálmtýsson - vocals, guitars, piano
Hálfdán Árnason - bass, synths 
Pétur Hallgrímsson - guitars 
Skúli Gíslason - drums, percussion, drum machines 
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Special guests: 
Aldo Struyf - guitars, synths, percussion, piano (track 1 & 2) 
Jóhannes Birgir Pálmason - programming (track 3) 
Lyenn - guitars, synths (track 1 & 2) 
Jóna Særún - backing vocals (track 3) 
Magnús Jóhann - piano, synths (track 4) 
Red Limo String Quartet - strings (track 4) 

Music and lyrics by Daníel Hjálmtýsson

Fear Flows (Radio Edit)

Birds (Alt.version)

Withered

Fear Flows

The opening track for Daníel Hjálmtýsson´s debut EP 
Released November 20th, 2020

Volatile

Daníel Hjálmtýsson is a dark rock/post punk/alternative act from Iceland, fronted by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Daníel Hjálmtýsson and featuring Hálfdán Árnason & Skúli Gíslason. 
 
Releasing his debut solo single, the dark powerhouse, “Birds”, in the wake of 2020, Daníel had previously released music with his band HYOWLP. 
Most notably their debut single Afterglow in 2018. Both singles garnered the attention and promotion from indie radio icons KEXP in Seattle with Birds earning a spot as their Song of The Day, cinco de mayo, 2020.  
Daníel signed on to Dutch management and talent agency, Thero Agency in early 2020 and began work on his debut EP that was then released November 20th, 2020. American rock singer Mark Lanegan then said; "Daníel makes icy neo-goth music that that brings to mind the forbidding landscapes of his native Iceland". The Reykjavik Grapevine likened Daníel to Leonard Cohen´s and Peter Murphy´s baritone style vocals and called the music a mixture of alt.rock, gothic rock, singer-songwriter warmth that they coined as dark-rock. 

Daníel released three singles in 2021; "Back to Bed", "Coloring a Cloud" and "Tabula Rasa" all of which can be found on the act´s debut LP, LABYRINTHIA that will be released on November 11th, 2022 on streamers as well as black mono cassettes. The album will then see a vinyl release via the Icelandic indie label, Reykjavik Record Shop in March of 2023. 

Influenced by a vast spectrum of music, musical expressionism is key in the band’s creative process and fans should expect an intense and emotional musical ride through the constant struggle of light and darkness. 
 
Daníel Hjálmtýsson welcomes a variety of international musical guests Including Icelandic veterans Aðalbjörn Tryggvason, Elín Ey, Garðar Borgþórsson, Pétur Hallgrímsson and Magnús Jóhann with Aldo Struyf, Lyenn and Red Limo Quartet also joining. 
 
Daníel Hjálmtýsson kicks of the Labyrinthia release tour on Nov 4 at Lucky Records in Reykjavik as part of Iceland Airwaves and heads off to the Netherlands and Belgium on Nov 16 for a run of shows. 

www.danielhjalmtysson.com

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