sjofn: Guestbook
claudio olivieri
May 2, 2012
oh after so many years (in myspace) I meet you again ! wonderfull music and pictures....smiles from Italia
Auriemma
December 31, 2011
Lovely music would love to connect with you on facebook : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Auriemma/101371719904574
Thank you! Richie....love the voice
Verne
March 30, 2011
Ah yes, I am so happy. Sjofn is a friend of mine
Kelly
October 23, 2010
My CD finally arrived - I love it. It's a perfect CD for winter. It helps keep me warm.
Andrew Link
August 1, 2010
This is the sort of CD that unfolds its layers with repeated listens. Simply beautiful.
Richard Monroe
July 30, 2010
I love your voice. It's fragile, childlike, and womanly. It's airy, earthy, and timeless. Your voice lends it self beautifully to folk music. The more I listen to your CD the more I love it.
Shar
July 19, 2010
My review I wrote for No Depression:
It's not too hard to imagine a clarinet in a folk song: There's something about the instrument's soft, rich tone that supplies a sort of visceral warmth, adding shading and texture without overwhelming the arrangement.
In Sjofn's debut full length CD "Secret" Paul Monsarrat allows the clarinet to do all the work of a typical band. Sjofn's own work is beautifully sparse and light with vocals and guitar. Monsarrat gives additional heft with his clarinet, especially in the soaring solos.
Sjofn is a charmingly unassuming singer-songwriter who lives in Alaska, but calls Iceland her home. As a performer, she has a voice so naturally quiet that she almost does the opposite of projecting her voice — she seems to sing inward, in a way that gives her music unmistakable intimacy. Though "Whiskey" is by far her most popular song, her vulnerability makes her an ideal match for the clarinet's mixture of grace and warmth.
Listen to Sjofn's CD "Secret" at itunes, gogoyoko, Amazon, CD Baby, and Parallax Sounds Records.
~ Shar
Jason Crock
July 16, 2010
With a fairy-like voice backed by gentle string arrangements and clarinet, Sjofn's album 'Secret' lets mellowness reign with exceptions: the groove of "Whiskey" and the quirkiness of "Married People" and "Ahh." If Nina Nastastia, Laura Gibson, and Hope Sandoval's voices could be combined, the potential is certainly here.
Unravel 'Secret's' seemingly rudimentary façade and you'll find this songwriter a good deal more sophisticated than than the lack of press review is willing to let on. - Jason
Lilly M.
June 16, 2010
I just bought your CD on Amazon. I love it.
Anthony
June 16, 2010
I think your album will be a contender for the best album of 2010! It's such a great album! Yes, do a John Peel session!
Emma Lee
June 3, 2010
I heard you on UK's Dandelion Radio. They are playing your songs from your new CD every night. So are you going to do one of those John Peel Sessions over there?
Richard
May 26, 2010
Your sound is haunting, melancholic and all-together charming.
Soph'ija
May 26, 2010
wonderful site, dear Sjofn
and great that i can read your lyrics
Tim Maddocks
May 24, 2010
Your music is beautiful and hypnotic. Can't wait to buy the CD. I can't get "Whiskey" out of my mind, and I don't want to! Hope to see you perform in Maine someday. Best Wishes and Take Care!
Linda
May 24, 2010
Charming songcraft!
Paul Monsarrat
May 23, 2010
Your new album is great! Love the clarinet! Of course it is I, heh. Pretty exciting....first album.
leif
May 23, 2010
hey, YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD.
Brad MacDonald
May 23, 2010
Your music is brilliant and your pictures are beautiful.
Karen
May 20, 2010
Your site is beautiful. I love your new CD.
Guy Jones
May 19, 2010
I love your music.
Aparna
May 17, 2010
Your music and voice are refreshing and breathtaking.
Charlie Senoz
May 16, 2010
Nice site and great music. Enjoy the mountains Sjofn.
Emilie Peterson
May 13, 2010
Sjofn's songs are best listened to by yourself. The hypnotic quality and space within her music allows all your internal conversations come alive. Soothing yet haunting.
peter arnesson
May 13, 2010
wish you all the best with the album - love Peter
George
May 12, 2010
intimate and honest atmosphere here. where do i purchase your album?
Keren Ann
May 12, 2010
Your sound is sparse and understated, with intimate lyrics, and you blend elements of folk, alt-country, dream pop, and jazz into a heck of a unique sound. I'd love to cover a couple of your songs.
Goethes Garden Review
April 29, 2010
A lush and natural world of organic arrangements and delicate melodies with lyrics emotive of both weariness and child-like innocence.
Jon-Michael
April 28, 2010
I love your music so much.
Suzanne
April 27, 2010
You have a beautiful site here. I've been a fan for some time now. I'm looking forward to the release of your CD.
Slacker73
April 24, 2010
Very cool site, great sounds. A' the best with the album.
Take care,
Yer Jock pal Slacker.
Franz Feindseis
April 24, 2010
dear Sjofn
I cannot believe it !!!
there are very few diamonds
I found only one
in Alaska
you
i am happy
I have a treasure in me
Bambulino