Dream-pop electronica band from Iceland, Vök create a dreamy world inspired by their bleak, but incredibly beautiful home country. Little sunlight, miles of snow, falling glaciers and terrifyingly cold, but crystal clear water are just some of the images their music seems to inspire. Often compared to the XX, the band takes aspects of the famous coolness and distance in the XX’s oeuvre and adds pulsing synths and heightened vocals to create an immense feeling of power, reminding me more often of BANKS and CHVRCHES.
The band has never played outside of Europe, yet their sound is growing to have a universal appeal. Give it a listen.
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