Album insights
The acclaimed Icelandic composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Snorri Hallgrímsson has released his DG debut, "Longer Shadows, Softer Stones." After years of collaboration, Hallgrímsson has crafted six thought-provoking original pieces intending to liberate listeners from disillusionment with the uncertainty of our world, urging them instead to face it with hope. Hallgrímsson reflects on his evolving understanding of disillusionment as he ages and learns, recognizing it as a source of creativity rather than simply associating it with melancholy or depression. Raised in a musical household, Hallgrímsson's classical guitar training, composition studies at the Iceland Academy of Arts and Berklee College of Music, and early forays into composition have shaped his ability to create worlds of subtle beauty and hope, often infused with an atmospheric quality.