Kolfinna makes cover of The XX cover

Artist: Kolfinna | Song: Shelter

Young Icelandic debutant Kolfinna Þorgrímsdóttir has made a cover of Shelter by The XX.  And also made a simple, but nice video for it. Kolfinna is just starting her musical career, but says that she would like to be in a band and play music with others. She is learning to play the guitar and aspires to write her own songs in the future.*

The brilliant, very sparse, original by The XX has been covered by many other artists, with notable versions coming from Birdy – English recording artist Jasmine Van den Bogaerde – and Hercules and Love Affair. Kolfinnas version is so heavily influenced by Birdy’s version, that it’s actually more of a cover of the cover.

Here is Kolfinna’s new video for Shelter:

Here’s is Birdy’s version of the same song.

And here is the original in a vibrant live version:

* Source: Visir