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Fabulous Fflur!
By Shaun Davies
Fflur
Dafydd a'r Barf
Helsinki (single) (Rasal)
I
KNOW it's a long time to wait for the next album if
you're a Fflur Dafydd fan.
The launch of Fflur's much-anticipated second album
is far away on November 16... but I will whisper a little
secret. On June 5, the latest Fflur Dafydd a'r Barf
single was released. Available for download on iTunes
and released by Rasal, the single contains two songs-
Helsinki and Y Drwg (The Bad).
No
prizes for guessing what Helsinki is about! It starts
like a Jackson 5 song and does contain its fair share
of indecipherable lyrics- but that's only because Fflur
sings at twice the speed of sound.It comes across like
a travelogue and is a catchy number with plenty going
for it, helped in no small part by Fflur's stunning
voice. Not surprisingly, Helsinki was inspired by a
trip to a festival in the city- and you wish it didn't
have to Finnish! Y
Drwg is slower and not as memorable as the title track-
but it is still a great vehicle for Fflur's sumptuous
voice.
A
worthy point is taken off by the unrequired use of an
electric guitar later on, but fans of Fflur Dafydd a'r
Barf will love the single.
8/10
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