Hooves on the Turf

Iceland’s Lovísa Elísabet Sigrúnardóttir, who plays under the moniker Lay Low, was in New York for two small shows in support of her new album Farewell Good Night’s Sleep. She isn’t quite Patsy Cline (to whom she’s been compared) but the untainted worldview she captures in her gentle voice and simple lyrics, and the willingness to give, lose and suffer as a necessary way of life, evident in songs of love and lies, are probably what draw the comparison.

Download “Last Time Around“ and ”By and By”

My personal favorite, “Last Time Around”, an all-around sharp pop song, easily stood out, but as she was playing solo with a friend ocassionally accompanying, there were some songs that blended in without claiming distinction. As far as personalities go, if you were to match emotion types to people’s names, Lovísa would almost always command “adoration”. In fact, I think I heard someone in the audience say, “Anything for Lovísa”.

(video coming soon)