Halina Larsson is an ex-pat from Sweden who has lived in LA and now resides in Brooklyn. She’s got a diverse sound and a variety of influences including Janis Joplin, Nina Simone, Erykah Badu, Feist and Elliot Smith. Halina a trained jazz vocalist who on this ep falls somewhere between indie folk songstress and new soul chanteuse. It’s an odd combination but on certain songs and in certain styles she can pull it off. Here’s “Puget Sounds” from the new ep Fire and French Horns.
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