36. Hjaltalin - The Sleepdrunk Sessions (2008)
To see a band grow from a seed into a tree is amazing. The autumn of 2008 in Reykjavik, Iceland and I was sent to review Hjaltalin at the Airwaves Music festival. I felt that their use of brass was great compared to Benni Hemm Hemm and that the band had potential to shine in the future. I didn't expect such a fast development but after seeing them twice just a few months later in Brighton and getting incredibly drunk at a houseparty with them, it was clear how became clear that things were less laboured, that they have more fun on stage and had become so tight together that their live shows were mega and mesmerising. This debut record too captures the feeling of summer magic and being young. It has a fairytale like quality that's absent in a lot of modern music and is the best sleepily great album since Mercury Rev's 'All Is Dream.'
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