“We have just one more song before your weekend will happen in a burst of rapture.”

Hjaltalin frontman Högni Egilsson certainly has a way with words.

And with his long blond hair, tall rakish stature and taste for a long jacket combined with skinny-legged trousers he is something of an otherworldly Wild West preacher figure as the main focal point of the Icelandic six-piece.

Their Great Escape set started with a little bit of a misfire with a couple of forgettable synth-driven songs.

When a guitar and violin were brought out alongside second vocalist Sigríður Thorlacius for Suitcase Man, the band seemed much more natural, creating beautiful swirling music with organic grooves. The songs could turn in a second, going from soulful and almost hymn-like to an explosion of energy.

They were also adept at creating a thick musical atmosphere that could be carved up with a knife, using light drums and a synthetic stormy soundscape, whereas new single Crack In The Storm had a great funky edge, breaking down to an almost orchestral section with the violin.

The band apparently have a wide following in their homeland – despite it only having a population the size of Brighton. Whether they are a little too off-the-wall to be anything more than cult favourites here is another matter.