Cited as an inspiration by Icelandic legend Björk, Jófríður Ákadóttir has made 10 albums in the 10 years since she was 15. Her debut album as JFDR was the acclaimed 2017 Shahzad Ismaily (Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, Tom Waits, Yoko Ono) produced album 'Brazil'. Her second album 'New Dreams' found fans at Stereogum and Under the Radar, who each included 'Taking a Part of Me' and 'My Work' in their Songs of the Week columns, respectively.

In 2020 she released a co-write with fellow Icelander Olafur Arnalds, and signed a Global publishing deal with Universal.