New music at Iceland Airwaves: Hjaltalín - Sweet Impressions

A dash of Arcade Fire here, a soupçon of Sufjan Stevens there – this Reykjavík band craft compellingly lovely songsThis eight-piece from Reykjavik are pretty big in Iceland, having topped the charts with their debut album Sleepdrunk Seasons. Combining strings, horns and bassoon, Hjaltalín make a perfectly formed mélange of melody, anchored by singer Hogni Egilsson's slightly frayed vocals. Touchstones may be obvious – a dash of Arcade Fire here, a soupçon of Sufjan Stevens there – but...

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