{"product_id":"hjaltalin-hjaltalin-lp","title":"HJALTALIN - HJALTALIN [LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eCat. no: HJALTALINLP004\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: LP2\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 5694310872003\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 27th November 2020\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Indie\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a seven year absence Hjaltal n - arguably the most popular and respected band in Iceland of the century’s first decade - return with what can only be described as a work of almighty proportions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe songs on this, their fourth album have been on an epic journey over a considerable time, each one modelled and reshaped - through versions, arrangements and mixes - into a small piece of magnificence that can be likened to hewn, small sculptures, moulded gradually over the years. Each one is a small world in itself, rich in detail, yet complimenting each other beautifully like statues in a garden. Some sound like they’ve been around for ever; they are weathered - classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album is a culmination of all that has come before. The grandeur and wideeyed optimism of Terminal is present in a number of songs, the groovy gloom of Enter 4 is strong in others. It also contains some of Hjaltal n’s poppiest moments. Where Terminal sometimes felt like a pop pastiche, the new record is\u003cbr\u003econsistently earnest throughout, notwithstanding carefree moments like ‘Love from ‘99’, the airy pizzicato chorus of ‘Waterfall’ and full blown lighters-in-theair moments like ‘Needles and Pins’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet the dark modular experiments closing out ‘Stolen Star’ or the opaque lyrics of ‘Mad Lady of Lizard Skin’ feel no less honest; they, too, are testaments to curious minds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracks: Chestmark \/ Year Of The Rose \/ Baronesse \/ Destiny’s Curtain Call \/ Waterfall \/ Stolen Star \/ The Wolf’s Cry \/ Love From ‘99 \/ Row \/ Don’t Go Too Far \/ Needles And Pins \/ Night Theme \/ Mad Lady Of Lizard Skin\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HJALTALIN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37027481321628,"sku":"HJALTALINLP004","price":24.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/HJALTALIN-HJALTALIN_14ec0820-253c-4fd3-ac57-9c322d14d673.jpg?v=1606733651","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/hjaltalin-hjaltalin-lp","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}