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From their forthcoming album - Glenn Fallows & Mark Treffel Present - The Globeflower Masters Vol.1' - Released September 10th 2021.

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We are beyond excited to announce the signing of JFDR – the musical project of Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist, Jófríður Ákadóttir.

To celebrate this JFDR has a new single and video called “The Orchid.” - you can watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHM-1XqBPyM

Directed by Joseph Burgess, “The Orchid” is a stunning entry into Ákadóttir’s extensive catalogue and marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter. The song, produced by Ákadóttir and Joshua Wilkinson and mixed by Shahzad Ismaily, is anchored by Ákadóttir’s swirling vocals over a wealth of synths.


As a 14 year old in Reykjavik, Ákadóttir began her musical career, exploring the vast universe of experimental music while retaining a massive heart at her core. Over the past 12 years, Ákadóttir has released 12 records, including as a member of Pascal Pinon and Samaris, collaborated with renowned artists Ólafur Arnalds and Damien Rice, scored the award-winning Icelandic film Backyard Village, and garnered fans across the world – including Björk, who cites Ákadóttir as an inspiration. Following 2017’s Brazil, her first record as JFDR, Ákadóttir returned with 2020’s New Dreams, “very haunting, electro-pop music, that’s very subtle, very inward looking” (NPR Music) and “the kind of album that might give you space to reach your own small revelations” (Stereogum). Stay tuned for more from JFDR in the coming months.


Each line from 'The Orchid' carries a hushed intimacy: “One secret away from // One promise away from // One dream a- // One kiss away from life // From a life, from another life, from another life, you know, you know.”  Of the track, Ákadóttir says, “​​I call all my songs orchids. I am obsessed with the flower. It’s a very cunning flower, its beauty has led it to become the most popular plant or flower in the world. It symbolizes (among other things) fertility, and I was thinking a lot about rebirth and a new beginning. Fertility, creativity, beauty and mystery are all embodied by the orchid.”

The Orchid

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Fold - We Do Not Forget
Out October 11

It has been three US election cycles since Fold released their first single ‘Mr President, We’re In Trouble.’ On the eve of the upcoming US election, Fold address a different president though the words of poet and activist June Jordan (1936–2002). On 'We Do Not Forget' she delivers both a scathing and moving indictment of an unjust imperialist war, carefully placed at the centre of a jazz-infused, cinematic reggae soundscape reminiscent of Massive Attack. Edited from a talk Jordan gave in 1991 during the Gulf War, this re-contextualised message applies every bit as much today as it did then.

We Do Not Forget

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By incorporating a wide range of voices including MCs, poets, historical speakers and singers into their music, Fold aim to amplify humanitarian perspectives and critical reflections on today’s world. Through doing so they also hope to help keep spaces open for speaking freely and truthfully. Their sound is similarly wide-ranging, from jazz-funk through Brazilian, psyche, hip-hop and downtempo.

Starting in 2012 they’ve managed to cultivate a decent reputation in the underground British music scene. Their music is played on BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, Radio X, Amazing Radio and stations across the world. Indie Shuffle are big fans and they’ve had features in The Times, The Guardian and The NME. They’ve played shows all over the UK including a live session for Lauren Laverne on BBC 6 Music.

Fold believe that the answers to a sustainable future lie in prioritising the value of life over profits in all decisions. They believe that the success of our species has not been driven by ‘survival of the fittest’ but instead by ‘survival of the most cooperative.’ Our ability to act cooperatively to our mutual benefit, facilitated by our loving natures, is the true foundation of society. These beliefs, are what they bring to every record and every performance.

We Do Not Forget

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