Frida has been touring Scandinavia, Europe and the US with her piano since 2004. She also played in Shanghai. In the spring of 2006 she toured the United Kingdom with José González, and in the summer of 2006, she toured the US with fellow Swedish artist Jens Lekman. In the fall of 2005 Frida wrote music for dance performance PUDEL, by choreographer Dorte Olesen. She also performed the music live on stage. The music was recorded in 2006 and released in January 2007. In the fall of 2007 Frida recorded a cover of the R.E.M. song “Everybody Hurts”, released in digital form by Stereogum She also covered the song “Sista dan tillsammans” together with Mattias Alkberg on “Dubbel Trubbel”, a tribute to Olle Adolphson.|Hyvönen’s next album, “Silence is Wild”, was released October 29, 2008 in Scandinavia and November 4, 2008 in North America and Australia. She is also working on a collaboration with photographer Elin Berge, in a project that will be out in 2009. Discography Albums 2005Until Death Comes|First studio album|Released: April 6, 2005|Label: Licking Fingers|Format: CD, LP, Digital download |2007Frida Hyvönen Gives You:|Music from the Dance Performance PUDEL|Second studio album|Released: January 24, 2007|Label: Licking Fingers|Format: CD, LP, Digital download 2008Silence Is Wild|Third studio album|Released: October 29, 2008|Label: Licking Fingers|Format: CD, LP, Digital download 2005: “I Drive My Friend” (single)|2008: “Traveling Companion” (single) (Marit Bergman featuring Frida Hyvönen) References Hopper, Jessica. “Frida Hyvonen unafraid of mixing music, feminism”. Chicago Tribune March 9, 2007. Accessed August 12, 2007.|Loebenstein, Ghita. “Until Death Comes - Music - CD Reviews”. The Age (Melbourne, Australia) March 30, 2007. Accessed August 12, 2007.|Reed, James. “An introduction to Nordic tracks – MFA to present a triple bill of Scandinavian rockers”. Boston Globe February 25, 2007. Accessed August 12, 2007.| |
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