Daði Freyr has made a record. You’ll know this if you’ve been following his recent activity. The first third, released in March 2023, was an EP named “I’m Making An Album 1/3”. The second EP will be named “I’m Still Making An Album 2/3” and the final, full project, when it arrives on 25 August, “I Made An Album”.

It’s a very Daði Freyr way of looking at things: drily funny with no unnecessary fuss. The Icelandic icon made his name in a sweet turquoise sweatshirt with a pixel portrait of his face representing his country on Eurovision and his songs are defined by an innate sense of niceness: there are no tricks or twists, no snark, just genuine good feeling and the suggestion that it might be fun to dance around in the kitchen for a bit.

His first album is a warm, loving collection of electropop that introduces Daði Freyr as an artist with plenty more to offer. He made an album and it’s going to get you dancing all night.