Hjaltalín

Hjaltalín
Hjaltalín performing in Reykjavík in 2011
Background information
Origin	Reykjavík, Iceland
Genres	indie
Years active	2004-present
Labels	Kimi Records Borgin Hjaltalín
Website	hjaltalinmusic.com

Members	Sigríður Thorlacius (vocals) Viktor Orri Árnasson Rebekka B. Björnsdóttir Högni Egilsson Guðmundur Óskar Guðmundsson Axel Haraldsson Hjörtur Ingvi Jóhannsson

Past members	Grímur Helgasson Þorbjörg Daphne Hall

Högni-Egilsson (2009)
Photo Hreinn Gudlaugsson

Hjaltalín is an Icelandic band that has published three albums and enjoys a wide following in their homeland. Their second album, Terminal, was chosen as the album of the year at the 2010 Icelandic music awards. They have also played throughout Europe, most notably in Roskilde and Latitude festivals (2009) and at the Sziget festival (2010).

History

"The band Hjaltalín began as a one-act thing in the music scene of MH, a Reykjavík gymnasium (in 2004) that is renowned for harboring musicians. Things have evolved since then, personnel changed, and the band has actually changed course regarding musical styles in the meantime, although the band is certainly hard to categorize with influences ranging from modern indie rock to 60’s pop music to classical music." ^[1]

Members

The current band members are:^[2]

Axel Haraldsson - Drums
Guðmundur Óskar Guðmundsson - Bass
Hjörtur Ingvi Jóhannsson - Keyboards
Högni Egilsson - Vocals & guitar
Rebekka Bryndís Björnsdóttir - Bassoon
Sigríður Thorlacius - Vocals
Viktor Orri Árnason - Violin

Former members

Grímur Helgasson
Þorbjörg Daphne Hall

Gallery

Photos: Hreinn Gudlaugsson (2009)

Discography

Albums

2007: Sleepdrunk Seasons
2009: Terminal
2012: Enter 4
2014: Days of Gray

Related

2013: Jólakveðja (solo album by Sigríður Thorlacius)

Singles

2007: "Traffic Music"
2008: "Þú komst við hjartað í mér"
2009: "Sjómannavalsinn"
2009: "Stay By You"
2009: "Suitcase Man"
2013: "Engill alheimsins"
2013: "Halo"
2013: "Halo" (Live)
2015: "We Will Live For Ages"

Related

2014: "Freistingar" (Sigurður Guðmundsson & Sigríður Thorlacius)

References

External links

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