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For a small island of only about 375,000 people Iceland really punches above its weight. Maybe because it's so isolated it produces really unique music. Their most famous export is probably Bjork, love her or hate her, but you have to admit she's original. Gus Gus, Olafur Arnaulds, Emiliana Torrini, Of Monsters and Men are also great Icelandic artists. But my all time favourite from that island is Múm - hard to describe their music, maybe indietronica, very ethereal and dreamy at times, similar vibe as Sigur Ros. It's too bad that they're not on this list. I think Sigur Ros is still decent and they have some very good songs and sonic tapestries here. It doesn't matter that we can't understand Jon Birgisson's vocals because he's imparting a mood with the wall of sound with his cello bowed guitar. This album is a solid 3 for me, but I'm bumping it up another star to compensate for the egregious omission of so many other Icelandic artists from the list.
Yes, siri, I would like to reexperience the sounds of being born luminescent and with ease from the infinite gentle fluids of the universe.
I don’t know why I never listened to this album. It somehow totally passed me by. I listened to some later Sigur Ros albums, but I never felt like I was in the mood for what I *thought* this album would be. I thought it would be mostly ambient, sleepy, uninteresting, long, drawn out. There are times for this, but I never found myself at that particular juncture. Forcing myself to put this on today, I was stunned… it’s way, way more deep and inventive than I thought it would be. There’s some real dynamics in the music… the first few are what Sigur Ros are known for, ambient-leaning post rock music that’s contemplative, slow, dramatic. But there are… other sounds on here! And I loved those other sounds just as much. There are songs that are electric, songs that are really stripped back. Some utterly beautiful horn and string arrangements which I can’t get enough of. And the haunting vocals… so weirdly out of place, but somehow adding contrast. I couldn’t help but think about all of the buzzing, atonal guitars behind all of this music, and how that’s such a good choice for a mainly ambient album. It’s contrast. We’ve heard a bunch of late 80s rock recently, where the noisy, buzzy guitar always threatens to overtake the beautiful music. There’s something of that here, and I think that’s why this isn’t just another ambient-influenced record. It’s genuinely it’s own world, and it pulls you in deep. 4/5
I have no idea what to make of this. This is not what I would usually listen to as I like music more fit for active listening and most of this album is rather atmospheric. I was torn between 2 and 4 out of 5 the whole time. Eventually I decided to give it a better grade. I think it was a good listening experience and while I don't see myself going back to it too often it was definitely not as boring for me as I thought while listening to the third song. It got way more accessible afterwards. Overall the atmosphere of the entire album was amazing and worth this listen. Songs I Really Liked: Flugufrelsarinn, Ný batterí, Ágætis byrjun
Loved this album! Perfect for Sunday mornings, relaxing strolls with the pup, and grabbing a rag and cleaning.
An album for being in a melodic sound atmosphere. Have listened to his others, cool to hear one of the first big ones he made.
Genre: Experimental, post-rock, psychedelic. Review: Gentle start, very relaxing and soothing. Potential work from home music. Last 3-4 tracks were extremely good, especially the title track. Rating: 8/10
very interesting post-rock album - 8/10
si je ne mets pas 5 c'est parce que la pochette m'angoisse et que je ne veux pas la voir sur mon profil mais le coeur y est
A delightful easy listen.
Very slow and smooth. It sounds like the soundtrack to a very dramatic movie. I usually don't have the patience for this kind of music, but this record is actually quite good. Favorite song: Olsen Olsen
Despite not understanding a single word, I really enjoyed the dream pop aspect of this album. 4/5. Favorite Track: Flugufrelsarinn
Beautiful and atmospheric with some of the best orchestration on record. There are some bits that don't quite work for me and sometimes the downtime between those swells of strings can feel excessive, but that's really just nitpicking
Me gusto, pero esta en sueco. Los ambientes que se generan son interesantísimos y no le encuentro explicación de lo que lograron sonoramente en 1990
Like very chill version of techno. I liked it but not sure how much I will listen to it in the future.
7.5/10. Might be better if I understood Icelandic. Or it might be worse. Beautiful atmosphere though.
This album is a beacon and a buoy, and you, in the dark yet glimmering waters, are invited to swim around it, explore it, enjoy it, and immerse yourself in its ocean. This album is the elf who stares back at you through your own eyes when you look in the mirror late at night, when you need sleep but cannot find it. This album is an airstrike on the finest day you've ever seen.
I’ve loved this album ever since I tracked it down after hearing Starálfur in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. I was a weird kid. Still love that movie and this song. Makes me teary eyed. The rest of the album never hits that height, but is still a blast, mixing ethereal sounds with post-rock, jazz, and all kinds of goofy sounds.
Solid album. Sigur has a bright future. 4/5
Good times and great classic hits. 2CCC
Actually really liked this - can see why it’s on the list Really chill vibes May have to go to Reykjavík for a weekend now!
Mmmmm... delicious dreampop-ish Radiohead with light-mode on.
Mix of explosions in the sky and early radiohead. Absolutely killer, will dive into them
This could be important. As heuristics go, sorting and comparison are two of the common ones, called on to make sense of a world full of new things. Brain goes straight to comparison mode to make sense of this, woman’s voice, rich soundscape, deep feelings, must be Portishead right? Even the blue white artwork from the cover makes me think “Dummy”. Is it a lesser Portishead?, maybe, but if I had grown up listening to it in the 90s it probably would have stuck with me. Glad I found this, glad enough to buy it on vinyl today.
There is some absolutely gorgeous music on this album. Intimate at times and grandiose at others always tasteful and beautifully executed. It took me some time to come to appreciate this album but once it grabs hold it holds on tight. 4 stars
Bosd
Never thought I'd say this, but sounds dated in its own way. Still, paves the way for greatness to come.
Альбом можно раскидать на саундтреки к фильмам любого жанра. Очень мелодичный эмбиент с разными настроениями. Группа звучит как оркестр, что приятно слушать. Буду слушать как минимум в подборке музыки для сна.
Really mellow so you def need to be in some sort of mood for this album
B.E.A.UTIFUL
Something about their style, despite being so ethereal, is also structured, and keeps many of these very long songs from feeling long. You can almost see the volcanoes and black sand beaches of Iceland.
Cerebral. Like drifting in the deep sea.
Love it. Ambient and Orchestral and plain odd I found it a joy to listen to. For every hater out there there is a lover.
Die Stimme nervt manchmal bisschen, aber insgesamt schön atmosphärisch und zugleich intensiv wie entspannend. Gehört auf jeden Fall in die "1001 Albums"-Liste.
This record cast a spell from the first listen and at once confounded and captivated so many different types of music fans, who were drawn to the sheer originality or the rich spiritual tones. The haunting yet comforting vocals, the balance of dreaminess and power, the playing for mysticism or contemplation – all of it was (and still is) massively affecting. Whether it's post-rock or something else matters not – the case for it being rock would have to do with SR being an artier version of Pink Floyd, one supposes; but whatever it is, it's just brilliant and much more powerful than so much power-cord-driven rock.
Loved this album, it is a beautiful composition of spacey, groove rock.
Sehr atmosphärisches Album. Gerne mehr davon!
Very chill and ethereal
I honestly had trouble starting awake through this. It's beautiful, but verging on the medicinal.
Feels like I’m roam the tranquil, vast landscapes of Iceland
only complaint i have is that my attention span is quite short so the length of some of the songs was a little bit of a test for me. the sound is beautiful though!
4.4/5 interesting Icelandic atmospheric
Nice meditative music. Haven’t heard anything like this before
A very pretty album, I’d listen to more from them
3.9
J'ai bien aimé l'ambiance et la production de cet album. Pour reprendre une remarque d'un autre abonné, c'est vraiment le genre d'album et de découverte que l'on s'attend lorsque l'on fait l'exercice de cette liste. 4.5
Worth a revisit
What in the world is this going to be? OK intro is beautiful but also sounds like it is being played backwards. Second song seems like something I'd hear at a water based spa on the moon? I'm digging it. Staralfur is lovely and I like Olsen olsen quite a bit. However, to be honest, 71 minutes straight is perhaps a bit much.
Ranging from dark and soaring epics to the sweet and tuneful tite cut and it’s all about ambiences and textures throughout. Seemed one-of-a-kind when it came out and fascinated everyone, putting Cool Icelandia back on the map. The scale and dreaminess hold up pretty well.
Absolutely ethereal. Perfect for a walk on a fall day.
This album scratches and itch in my brain that I didn't know I had. I love the way it would fit ever-so-perfectly into a film's soundtrack. Its moody and stormy, perfect for the how I'm feeling today. This is also the first album this website generated for me, and I could not be happier.
Interesting music that I had never heard of but kept me listening.
Breaking: Swag Discovered In Iceland
Favourite Song - Staralfur One for karaoke - None because I have no idea what they’re saying One for a run - Olsen Olsen An album I never thought you be able to run to but here I am with proper sore legs and it was great
Can wait til the version with subtitles comes out. The more I play it the more I like it. Cover art 3/5
Sigur Ros – Agaetis byrjun Icelandic 90’s “post rock”. No idea what to expect. - Intro – More a contemplative soundscape than a full song. A solid intro to the rest. Best word I’ve found to describe the sound is ethereal. - Svefn-g-englar – The title translates to “sleep angels” or “sleepwalkers”. Calm instrumentation with an echoing key tone. Apparently, the main sound comes from a cello bow against guitar strings. The album title translates to “a good start” and this track is apparently about an infant being born (from the infant’s perspective). It’s a ten minute track with a slow pace, almost inaudible vocals, and gentle soundscape. The shift with drums coming in coincides with the “explosion” of birth . Interesting concept and strong execution in creating a soothing, almost hypnotic soundscape. Color me impressed. Only part I don’t like is the rapid heartbeats at the end. - Staralfur – “A staring elf”. Tells the story of a child meeting an elf in their bedroom. Keeps the beautiful instrumentation but has a bit of a brighter tone and more prominent vocals. The pulsing beat at 3:14 gives the song a second phase, keeping interest even with the otherwise somewhat monotonous (albeit beautiful) sounds. It’s pretty, but I don’t think it’s one I’d casually listen to. I like it, though. The last 50 sec are kinda wasted though. - Flugufrelsarinn – It’s about…a shipwreck? Or something? Lots of water imagery. Some of the vocal parts are a bit dodgy, but overall still a beauitiful soundscape. - Ny Batteri – I like this one a lot. Lyrics are pretty dark depiction of loneliness. Sound is mournful but expressive, and a bit more intense than prior tracks. Didn’t need to be 8:10, but it’s overall solid. - Hjartath hamast – Backing vocals give this one a bit of a different air. It’s not my favorite track, but I like the keys. It’s still quite good. - Vithar vel til loftarasa – Piano led track. The other 10+ minute track. The outro is absolutely gorgeous. - Olsen Olsen – vocals take abackground role again. This one is pretty one not for the first 5 minutes, then the last three do something completely different. Not my fave. - Agaetis byrjun – The title track. Begins with snare drags and piano intro. It’s much the same as their other stuff. It’s good, but by this point it’s kind of getting old. This album is really long. It’s actually grown on me just by listening though. It’s about the band’s feelings going into writing this ablum and their experience in making it. Nice and self-reflective. Like most of the album, very chill. - Avalon – Slow, dragged out instrumental track. It’s a decent ending to the album. Biggest criticism is that they just need to know when to end their songs lol. What they really excel at is creating a soundscape. The lyrics oftentimes are very poetic, sometimes to the point of defying all meaning. In that sense, being in a different language isn’t really a problem since it allows the listener even more to assign their own emotions and meaning to the sound. It’s a sound that I can’t really take a full hour fifteen of, though. In small doses, it’s beautiful. Over the full thing, it gets a tad old. Still great on the whole. As a whole, it’s very good quality, but due to the length of the songs and the rather low-key tone, I’m not sure I’d just casually listen to most of this. Top Tracks: - Svefn-g-englar – Beautiful and intriguing 10 minute eipc - Ny Batteri – Mega depressing but really nice to listen to. - Vithar vel til loftarasa – Another ten minute epic with some absolutely goregeous parts - Agaetis bryjun – Nice reflection on the band’s writing of this album.
Mellow and atmospheric, but also mature.
I occasionally listen to CBC radio’s « The Signal » when I’m forced to drive late at night. I’ve always found the music intriguing, often beautiful, and would wonder what genre it belong’s to. Well, discovering Sigur Rós and reading about the band has led me into the world of post-rock, and I find myself fascinated. This is creative, unexpected, enchanting and challenging. I will be listening to more of their work ab=nd to others of their ilk.
Incredible album. I usually don't enjoy slower more experimental music, but this was an incredible experience to listen to. 4/5
Skön platta som jag hört enstaka låtar från innan men inte lyssnat genom hela ngn gång.
4.5/5. Now THIS is what I call music.
Classic album. At its best when it's not just icelandic whining into a microphone. 4.5/5
Really like their sound.
I found it pretty awesome. Each song is very meticulously constructed and builds so well. The vocals are both haunting and beautiful and really get the most out of the instrumental. 8/10
Really cool. Sounds like Iceland. I couldn't understand the lyrics but there was a sort of uncanny valley feel where it felt like I could almost understand. A very surreal experience.
I'm a major Sigur Rós fan, but despite popular opinion amongst fans, "Ágætis byrjun" is only my third favourite entry in the band's discography behind "Takk..." and "( )". I just have a preference towards their records with a bit more grandeur and variation of sound. Having said that, it is undeniable that "Ágætis byrjun" is a work of beauty and a monumental contribution to the post-rock scene. It is remarkable how much emotion Jónsi and the rest of the group are able to convey to so many fans around the world who can't even understand a word of their lyrics - a true testament to the band's mastery of their craft and the universal power of music. I am very tempted to give this album a 5, because even though it isn't my favourite of their albums, it's still very close to perfection. I am however going to refrain due to my incredibly unpopular opinion that "Svefn-g-englar" slightly overstays its welcome, being a bit too monotonous to justify its ten minute run time. Standout tracks: "Starálfur", "Flugufrelsarinn", "Ný batterí", "Viðrar vel til loftárása", "Olsen olsen" and "Ágætis byrjun"
An amazing experience even though I don’t understand the words.
Best Song: Viðrar vel til loftárása. I really liked the crescendo at around 8:00, and then the sort of cacophonous descent into madness at the end of the song. Worst Song: Hjartað hamast (bamm bamm bamm). That feedback audio at the end of the track almost blew out my speakers, and really didn't fit with the rest of the song (or album). Overall: A difficult album to rate. I can tell that my enjoyment would really depend on my mood at the time of listening. Feels like an excellent album to listen to while reading, or otherwise just relaxing. Best suited for evenings and rainy days.
Aeschau oahhadoaux! Gombasaavid Fuurlzixavin stoko. Yo kaieavou a siyin sarinavi lesuaudvoo. That's what this album sounds like. But somehow...I still liked it. I can't explain why it works - but it's not a total success because I am regularly removed from the experience because of the nonsense language, but musically, there's a lot to admire here. I want to give it a 3.5, but I'll score it a 4 officially.
This is an interesting listen. Didn’t know them before listening. There was a lot o going on.
Har aldri gitt de der en sjanse. Innser nå at det er good shit.
Similar to what i thought it would spund like, but with more feeling. Good music to yoga to.
Truly beautiful. But also nothing that really digs into my memory, like () has.
Interessant album. In het begin voelde ik de sfeer van AIR, maar later waande ik me als bezoeker van een klassiek concert met violen. Geen idee waarom dit een "rock" band is/was, maar deze muziek bevalt mij meer. ****
Remarkable dream-pop, with delicate and stunning merry-go-rounds of sounds. (7/10) FT: Svefn-g-englar
Ooh cool cover… The album opens with an intro track a nice chant to set the albums scene. Svefn-g-englar is the first proper song a 10 minute long epic ( there are a lot of long songs on here) it’s a dreamy, relaxing well produced effort where I can see the appeal really clearly for but I guess i’am not really in the mind frame for a song like this. Starálfur is a 6 minuter roughly translating to staring elf has some brilliant string work on it I do prefer this song though as the singer’s voice is slightly more present and the raw guitar bit is kinda cool. The next song up is Flugufrelsarinn sounds decent it has a moodier feel to it and the vocals sound like they’re trapped in a storm. The music has just kinda clicked with me now! Song 5 is Ný batterí which starts with this blissful noise just gently popping out until 2 minutes in where the vocals come in smoothly and gently singing almost giving the feeling of laying on a tranquil beach. Then we have got Hjartað hamast (bamm bamm bamm) translating to The heart pounds (boom, boom,boom) it brings in more energy than the last ones with jazzy pianos backed by some haunted belch when the vocals come in most of that goes and instead we’re greeted by the normal vocals and this angelic backing that really makes the track. Next is the album’s longest track Viðrar vel til loftárása a song that does take it’s time to get going but after the first two minutes and those strings come in it gives off a true sense of euphoria which only heightens when the vocals come in making it sound really emotional even if I don’t understand Icelandic . Olsen Olsen is next a quite angelic track but still with a trance like bass line and at points this gentle flute playing and string work. Now we have the title track Ágætis byrjun is a guitar based song and the highlight for drumming it’s great but at this point I kinda feel out of the trance the album placed earlier getting tired of the track half way through. The album closes with Avalon a very unique spectacle indeed being a kinda sinister sounding instrumental piece, I don’t love it but it’s good. You really have to be in the right frame of mind for this album and I was at points but not enough to love the whole thing. Also while I’am not usually a fan of albums with really short track-lists this should’ve been more like 8 songs with the track length.
4, makes me feel like a single celled organism
Good album, was everywhere for a while, but the songs stil hold up. Very relaxing, very chilled, very enjoyable in a low key way. Svefn-g-englar probably my favourite, along with the title track. 4 🌟
20th May 2022 (actually the 20th) Started on the Friday but finished on Monday morning cos we had book club Friday, Adna Joe Meg Em Anna Lewis Nathan round Saturday and recovery Sunday. Ethereal, euphoric and unique.
Symphonic post-rock at its finest, an enveloping hour and ten minutes of warm, gazey guitar and ethereal vocals that consumes the entirety of the soundstage. Not easy listening by any means - this is an LP that requires full playback for the best experience, but rewards those willing to listen.
Comfy post rock, might last for a little too long.
I really enjoyed this for about 40 minutes. Felt slightly too long, but I could see how it'd fit better when listening in a more relaxing situation. I guess I like post-rock much more than post-punk lol.
Great record.
Very nice album. I'd heard it before, but not in a long time.
This is a stone-cold classic, a mandatory post- jam. 4.5
Wonderful
Ovo je album koji si znam pustiti da me uspava fino, veoma je lijep na takav način. Kvalitetan, iako ništa ne razumijem, ali je meni dovoljna boja glasa uz divne instrumentale.
U početku mu bilo “huh, ovo su 5 i 4 ocjene?!??” Al kak je album išo dalje, kužim i SLAŽEM SE
Really enjoyed this. Heard various tracks before and clearly just wasn’t in the right mood. Love the feel of it as a while album and the interplay between the music and the other sound textures. One to play again.
Ritualistic Space Yodeling
Fancy listening to a man sing in a made up language? Then this is the album for you. Typical adjectives for this album seem to be "ethereal" and "deep". The instrumentals are great but unfortunately the yelping of the singer can get a bit grating. Best Tracks: Svefn-g-englar; Staralfur;
неожиданно збс
Main character music. This is for when you're starring in your own movie, experiencing all the waves of deep joy and sorrow, staring out a bus window while you reflect on all the big moments of your life.
Really nice, athmospheric and full of emotions but I feel that it is easier for me to use it as background music than actively listening to it.
Overall, I consider this band to be a little to ethereal for their own good, but I've always liked this album and would rank it with the best of post-rock.
A sad-themed album. My wife couldn't stand listening to it.
Pretty dope 5
Soo good.
This one is an anomaly for me. I love the music, the feel, the overall aura of this album. But, I’m huge on lyrics and meaning behind songs, so something not in my native language is often hard for me to digest. Audibly though, it’s a masterpiece.
I DNF but I really liked what I heard
bom para trabalhar
Weirdly beautiful. Really liked this one
Lovely, but as with everything Sigur Ros it needs a few listens to get inside it.
Sigur Ros are a genre leader for this brand of trance folk and this album is one of their best
Música islandesa así como ambiental. Me ha gustado.
Great relisten!
I'm a fan of Sigur Rós, and Jónsi. I think I've listened to this album before. I know I have listened to lots of individual tracks and live performances from the band. The first two full tracks ("Svefn-g-englar" & "Starálfur") were the tracks that I recognized as having heard them before. "Starálfur" was my favorite track, but "Ágætis byrjun" and "Svefn-g-englar" were close behind. The album was consistent and each track was 'good' or better.
First Listen: A majestic post/prog rock re it’s seemingly based on missing the beauty of childhood (lyrics aren’t in English so I’m guessing). It feels like a journey through the heavens and into space.
Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Svefn-g-englar, Flugufrelsarinn, Ný batterí, Olsen Olsen Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: My god they've done it. The sick sons of Björks really went and did it. They made an ambient album that I actively like. The secret? It's not really ambient!
Very weird. Not my usual cup of tea but I'm glad I listened to it. It's definitely out there.
very pretty, very chill, I will return to this.
Moving album. It fills my head like a film soundtrack, which is what the more know songs on the album have been used as. Sigur Rós flew under my radar for the most part until ( ), and I have never really explored their early work. The beautiful, etheral vocals firm Jonsi put this apart for me. His voice is its own instrument.
Kyllä se vaan toimii. Jotenkin ilman ymmärrettävää kieltä Sigur Ros osaa kuitenkin rimputella sydänjuuriani.
Beautiful music. Wish I knew what the lyrics meant. My only criticism is that after about 45 minutes in, it gets kind of same-y. However it is beautiful and relaxing. Great for working.
Great stuff. Such a unique sound and so peaceful and stirring at the same time.
Icelandic post-rock weirdness. As the cover art would suggest (and the translated title, "A good beginning"), this album is a lot like floating around in the womb. It's dreamy, mellow, nice. Instrumentation helps achieve this goal with a lot of reverb, some strings, and dainty keys. While the arrangements are something to behold, this is largely held back, I feel, by the vocals. I can look past unconventional vocal stylings most times, though when it detracts from the music I can't help but notice. Additionally, I feel that "Olsen Olsen" was a perfectly good closer, and the two tracks that come after it are superfluous. Otherwise, it's a very nice listen.
Gorgeous and uplifting album. Every piece of it really fits so well together.
This is definitely an album that I would have never heard had I not decided to join this website, which makes me glad I ultimately decided to. Really cool stuff going on overall throughout the album. The only thing I would say is that I think some tracks are too long. Favorite Tracks: Agaetis byrjun, Viorar vel til loftarasa, Hjartao hamast, Flugufrelsarinn
Jdhsg
Added!
Icelandic Radiohoead. I don't mean that as an insult, I think I like this more than the Radiohead albums we've had so far, but the spirit is similar to me. Some amazing, expansive tracks on here, especially the first few. I recognized a couple, including Starálfur, which was used in Wes Anderson's Life Aquatic, but before I looked that up I honestly thought Radiohead covered that song. The initial strength wore off a little bit, but it was a very comforting album, an extremely pleasant journey. I really dig this kind of music, give us more post-rock ambient stuff like this, Mr. List. Favorite tracks: Starálfur, Svefn-g-englar, Flugufrelsarinn, Ný batterí. Album art: Simple and effective. Some little creature praying in the womb, presumably in a language I don't understand. That's how the music hits me too, and I love it. 4.5/5
I'm doing ok at this game. Listened this album to death back in the day too. It's still dreamy, it's still good, but sounds a little bit old to me.
Good album, was everywhere for a while, but the songs stil hold up. Very relaxing, very chilled, very enjoyable in a low key way. Svefn-g-englar probably my favourite, along with the title track
I didn't know what to expect with this band and boy was I impressed. Nice ambient sounds that remind me of some mellower Radiohead.
Beautiful
Very cohesive and blends together nicely, but each song still manages to stand out in its own way. The album in its entirety makes me nostalgic for something I can no longer remember and it's almost painful to think about that. I enjoyed this listen very much and will check out the artist.
Moody, heavy, I like it
hmmm, we'll see... Was great for background when I was gaming. Daughter hated it in the car. Thumbs Up.
Very interesting and atmospheric album. Giving it a 4 for now, but that might change later on.
Альбом отличный, хорошо ставить как колыбельные, плюс там моя любимая их песня
1999. Starálfur, Olsen olsen
Love this album. Bought it after watching vanilla sky
from the 4th song the brilliant part begins
I actually listened to this album once a year ago and was intrigued when this popped up. To me this is what an album should be, a collection of songs that blend together musically well. The only reason why its 4 stars is because unless it appeared in a study playlist, I wouldn't listen to any of these songs individually. When in the right mood and the right time its a 5 but elsewhere it would be a bit annoying and almost impossible to listen for 70 straight minutes without changing to something else. Great album though
I was an early adopter (pre-Vanilla Sky) of Sigur Ros. A real insider, by virtue of the "staff picks" section at Wherehouse Records in Mt. Pleasant. I loved their first couple records and then lost touch. For me, this record was timed perfectly. As Radiohead abandoned their guitars for synths (which I was good with), I did find myself wanting a band that still captured those spacey and cinematic sounds with traditional instruments. Enter: Sigur Ros. A made-up language? Even better. I saw these guys on the tour for their next record ( ) and it was spectacular. There was a rumor floating around in my musical group of friends (before instant-internet vetting was possible) that Sigur Ros and Radiohead were going to score a musical together and perform it in London. I was as good as on the plane. Didn't happen.
This style of music isn't typically my thing, but I really enjoyed this album. The melodies were really interesting and the instrumentation was cool. I'm not sure if it was spoiled or enhanced by the fact that I can't understand what they were saying. I was initially annoyed seeing so many songs that were 7-10 minutes long, but they really held my attention - which is odd. I actually enjoyed some of the longer songs more than the 3-4 minute ones. In any case, I was leaning towards a "3" through most of this, but I'm giving it a "4" in the context of this list. It really is an album that I think people should listen to, and one that they probably haven't already heard. I'd recommend it.
I was so excited when this popped up. An artist I only really know one track of, but always felt one day I would invest time to listen to and knew I'd love. Three tracks in and I'm hearing wall to wall beauty. I really enjoyed the whole album. It sounds like there is so much space in the sound, like endless skies, towering mountains. Everything I had expected to hear from this artist.
The album was good but it feels like background music a lot of the time.
very good, enjoyed the listens quite a bit.
Great, realxing album. Sigur Ros never fail
Dreamy, magical and very good
Ahh. Was nice to listen to this again after a very long time. It’s hard to imagine ever being at a point in my life where “Staralfur” won’t kind of just stop me in my tracks. I kind of wish that this album was just one amazing song from the next instead of those more ambient moments that are there purely just for mood, but damn… what a unique mood it is. Fuck it, I’m moving to Iceland.
I know it well. Hugely impressive
The instrumentation is very cool, but I really like understanding lyrics and I dont speak icelandic :( still gr8 tho
What a lovely chill albums. Who knows what they are singing about but it puts my hairs on end! Love it.
Great slow mystical debut album post-rock album by Sigur Rós. The lyrics are in Icelandic, but also in their own gibberish language. Not that a would notice which is in which language. The cello-bowed guitar work gives the album a very specific sound.
OK just based on the album and artist name I'm not expecting this to be in English, so I'm preparing to keep that in mind while listening. I'm gonna keep notes a bit more succinct this time. I was right, it's not in English. I found out it's Icelandic. It's very artsy. A bit slow moving. It's not necessarily what I'm in the mood for but I definitely see the merit in it. By song four it almost sounds like a ballad of some sort. Am I crazy, or does this remind me of Switchfoot's less traditional rock songs? I very much enjoyed song eight. Song nine sounds like something I've heard before. IDK what exactly but it's bringing back something. Maybe it reminds me of Coldplay? Like, older Coldplay. Beginning of song ten made me think of Darude and Switchfoot in like .2 seconds of each other, in that order. This was a well crafted album. Not my typical style but I appreciate it for the art that it is.
This was a great album to listen to first thing on a Sunday morning while I’m waking up and relaxing and eating breakfast. Beautiful soundscapes and it makes me wanna visit Iceland more than I did before.
D'excellente qualité, je m'attendais a écouter un album du petit con de Petit Biscuit suite aux allegations de ressemblances colportees par mon compagnon d'ecoute le tres irritable robcouleuvre, mais il n'en etait rien. Une nouvelle opinion desastreuse pour Rob, un nouvel album a reecouter pour moi.
Very chill, but I liked it!
This was a really cool, unique album. I love the sound and the vibe of it and will check out some of their other stuff!
A vast and gorgeous record. Incredible arrangements and soundscapes. Some album can take your somewhere and bring you back. Others can transport you somewhere and just leave to there for a while. This is the latter. Lovely.
Atmospheric and beautiful - songs such as Vidravel are simply epic in scope
Hipnótico, synthpop etéreo, ambient cantado por valquirias islandesas. Totalmente relax.
those lyrics really resonate
I really like this album. It is chilled, atmospheric, easy listening and calming.
Kende het alleen van naam en dat ene liedje. Vind het nog wel oké zweverige muziek. Twijfel tussen 3 (ok) of 4 (zou ik dit bewust eens opzetten?), dus voordeel van de twijfel, en dus - four points from the jury -
Not sure why I've never explored Sigur Ros further than Takk as I really love that album. This one was really cool, but I think it needs a few more listens to properly get my head around it. 7.5/10
Love this album. Great for a lazy Sunday morning. So calming, it reminds me of long bus rides, travelling.
I really enjoyed listening to this! Insane atmosphere even though the vocals sometimes sounded a little whiny. I’m a sucker for the string ensemble/drum machine combo on Staralfur. I feel like this is the kind of music that the lyrics would make or break, but I guess it gets a free pass by being in Icelandic. Every time I think “man this could use a little more energy” there’s a big crescendo or the drums hit or something. I really appreciate the horns as well. There were only a few songs I felt were too long, I think the length worked in most places. Title track is really cool. It’s not every day stuff for me but definitely a cool and interesting listen
No puedo citar nada porque ni idea de lo que dicen, pero me gusta mucho este disco. La verdad es que respeto un montón el trabajo de esta gente y la decisión de hacerlo en su idioma, ojalá más gente se animase (o tuviese la oportunidad de llegar a los canales comerciales, más bien)
A pretty cool album, but definitely not something I'd listen to regularly. Has it's place though
Sounds like the soundtrack to a film of an epic journey - longing, triumphant, poignant, hopeful, sometimes plodding, earnest. Love the subtle incorporation of guitar feedback, so often overdone. Orchestral arrangements are supple and gorgeous. A wonderfully immersive album. My one criticism is that the emotional tone rarely deviates, and for a relatively lengthy album (71 mins), it's a little heavy for a single session of close-ish listening, some moments of levity would help.
Leider war ich gestern überhaupt nicht in der richtigen Laune für die Platte: gestresst, gehetzt, genervt und insgesamt unausgeglichen. Dass sie dabei trotzdem noch so gezündet hat (in wesentlichen Teilen angehört im Stau auf dem Weg zum/vom Baumarkt, wo ich mir Ersatzteile für die korrodierte Abflussleitung vom infolgedessen undicht gewordenen Waschtisch im Drive-In abgeholt habe): Top-Qualität. Ich wünsche mir mehr ruhige Momente mit oder ohne leicht einen sitzen und dann! diesen Monolithen. Find ich wirklich supergut, und ich bin kein Fan von Falsettgesang. 4,4
Whenever I listen to an album intro it just makes me wish I was listening to Mylo Xyloto. ABSOLUTELY LOVE SVEFN-G-ENGLAR Middle was a blur, great for homework Olsen Olsen and Agaetis Byrjun are a great wind down
El disc amb el que tothom va descobrir Sigur Rós. Conté el seu clàssic immortal "Svefn-g-englar" i uns quants temazos més. Recordo que quan vivíem junts al Jordi li agradava molt, tot i que no sé si mai l'havia escoltat sencer atentament. Recuperar-lo al 2021 m'ha fet sentir-lo més comercial i accessible del que recordava, potser perquè el grup ha continuat experimentant i amb el temps s'ha tornat una mica hermètic. L'àlbum és una mica llarg i excessiu, però en tot cas el retrobament ha estat força satisfactori, i m'ha agradat més del que esperava.
very good ambience music but a little repetitive
This is very different to common music, I really loved the atmospheric vibes of the music and the instrumentation is pretty good
Atmospheric, moving Thom Yorke falsetto, eery ethereal piano, otherworldly, emotional
Since it was all in Icelandic it was all about the music and not the lyrics. Interesting, felt a bit like Radiohead.
I discovered Sigur Ros as quite a young teen as was my introduction to more experimental music. Love this. Nostalgia hit.
Weird. Pleasant. Cool. 7/10
Very different. Kinda trippy. This is apparently what everyone on r/guitarpedals wants to play haha The title means "a good start." The art on the cover was drawn by someone with a bic blue pen. This is the groups breakthrough album. I think their third. The group is Icelandic. Makes sense. This sounds like I would expect Icelandic music to sound. Like they wrote it while out on a boat surrounded by glaciers.
This was way more exciting than expected. It's interesting that even though you can't understand a word, the epic and ethereal nature of the music is really enjoyable.
really weird but id definitely give it another listen
A little odd with the trumpet but overall I liked it.
Excellent
This album has a bit of a New Age sound to my ears, though Wikipedia tells me it is an Icelandic rock band. I remember hearing about them before, but I can’t remember exactly why. I like the album pretty well.
Good work music, ambient.
Like Icelandic radiohead- In Rainbows album but with very unique singing
Had some good songs but also some bad ones
Couldn’t understand the words, but the music and melody conveyed a strong emotion
Brings me back. I can see where I stole some of my long drawn out bendy distorted sounds from. Very rich, a bit moreish. Not something I’d listen to everyday but a nice experience to revisit
Such a beautiful album, what a wonderful listening experience.
This is relaxation music gone odd. I like it so far. Good music to relax to. 4
Этот альбом продолжает неделю не моей чашки чая. Запись длится больше часа, что по нынешним музыкальным меркам ну очень долго, при этом под конец приходилось себя даже заставлять дослушать. Что касается самой музыки, мне понравилась атмосфера, которую она создаёт, и то, как Sigur Rós используют голос в качестве ещё одного инструмента.
7/10
7/10
хорошая музыка, но я такое не слушаю
Monday, 24 August, 2026 Icelandic melodrama. They have some amazing soundscapes, melodies, and performances. But at 70 minutes, it’s too much.
Better than I expected. Not really for me but interesting. I'd say 6.1/10
Despite thinking that the first track was being played backwards, I melted into this album. Very atmospheric
Loved the atmosphere. Great songs were great, but I hated the songs that weren't great.
nice so so wouldn't reach for it
It's certainly beautiful, however not enough for me to listen to the whole thing. Never really got into post-rock stuff, which is a real shame because I've heard such good things. The only track that got any real emotion out of me though was Staralfur, mainly because of its use in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Brilliant film, fine album.
Perfectly pleasant to listen too (if rather long and sometimes tedious) but I’m not sure why it’s in the list. Possibly the lyrics are profound if you translate the Icelandic. Lost on me.
Well made. Radiohead-like, but not quite as complex. I kept going between 2 or 3 as I didn't dig it too much, but I'm going to give it the benefit of the doubt.
Placeholder
Jag är besviken. Har ändå lyssnat en del på ett par av deras andra plattor och gillat det mycket. Vi spelade lite Sigur ros på folkis och det var så jäkla kul musik att spela. Därav gick jag in med ganska höga förväntningar. Det är inte dåligt men jag ville att det skulle vara toppen.
sagokent
Es ist schon gut Musik, aber war nicht in der Stimmung dafür 3.4
I already knew the band's name. At first, I couldn't place it. Later, I found their album *Takk* in my collection. I find parts of this album quite interesting, but at times its mystical, ethereal murmurings get on my nerves. Maybe I need to listen to it again. 3/5
Ethereal and cosmic
I thought I would like it more. But I did not.
Very immersive and unusual. This is definitely a Me type album. I found it very beautiful, though I wish I knew what the singer was saying. I think that woulda made it better.
Pretty Legion Jeff Russo coded. Instrumental was a yes. Lyrics or so, not so much. Cool for soundtrack of a mind-related TV show, probably.
Interesting
3.5 stars
It's pretty good, but do not listen while working or driving. It's from the " Music to Sleep to" catalogue.
Un disco muy etéreo y relajante. Por momentos se puede volver aburrido ya que llega a ser demasiado largo y aburrido.
3 - decent but probably wouldn’t listen to again
This is like music deconstructed. Some very pretty stuff, but ultimately I prefer more oomph.
This started strong. Track 2 is great. But it really descends into a lot of the Radiohead type stuff that drives me a little nuts towards the end. Although to their credit it seems like they were doing this before Radiohead really made it their entire sound.
flashero mal lo banque
That was solid I liked the vibe. The 10min track after the intro hit the hardest
spannend.
i feel very settled
Atmospheric, calming, and a little out there. The vocals throw me off at times, but I still think it’s a cool album. Rating: 7/10 Favorite Song: Svefn-g-englar
⭐⭐⭐ Det är stämningsfullt och fint. Jag kan lyssna på albumet men mitt problem är att jag inte blir så engagerad, det beror nog på att texten är på ett låtssspråk och att spåren flyter ihop. Med lite tid skulle jag nog kunna lära mig att uppskatta det mer, det påminner lite om Radiohead.Det blir en 3a. Bäst är Starálfur
This was atmospheric and lovely, but also kind of not for me. I may never listen to it again, but I had an enjoyable experience with it.
6/10… indie / ambient / *2000
Before this listen, all I knew about Sigur Rós is that they’re that band that made up their own language. A couple songs in and I had high hopes, energized by the blissful “Svefn-g-englar.” Unfortunately, I found much of the remaining tracks to be a bit repetitive and had trouble immersing myself in the experience. Maybe it would help if I knew any Hopelandic.
Slightly familiar with Sigur Rós, I knew what I was getting into but was still left underwhelmed. The concept of the band is cool (made up language/vocalizations) but this album was kind of boring when comparing it to their later stuff. I wish I had heard it in 99 so I wouldn't be thinking ahead. I would probably return to this album at a specific place and time, but it would be an oddly specific place and time.
Sigur Ros and their twisty, dreamy melodies. Good stuff.
Very interesting for sure Strings in staràlfur were really cool and good I wanted to like this album a lot more than I did It’s jus really long and not always super entertaining cool cover though Favorites: staràlfur, Svefn-g-engular 3 maybe 3.5/5
It was really nice to listen to while lying on the beach reading. It would be more of an issue if I was cooking or exercising. Good in specific scenarios then. But not all.
I own this on vinyl. Have listened to it many times.
Ts was ethereal on my soul.
This was decent. Not really my thing but pleasant enough.
Not a fan, but this had a huge impact when released. I saw them live and they were fantastic,
I'm pretty sure I've heard this album before. I listen to a lot of post-rock, but somehow Sigur Ros just doesn't do it for me. I like my post-rock to be more rockin' and this is all pretty sleepy.
Take a good album and play it through a speaker in the bottom of a pool that has a thin layer of ice one it, and you’ll have a good idea of what this album Is like.
Feels like a spa treatment prescribed by the Icelandic tourism board. Dreamy, glacial, atmospheric, and somehow faintly reindeer-scented; it transported me straight back to the Blue Lagoon with snow falling and a beer in hand. Three stars. Four if you hand me a robe, a mud mask, and a flight to Reykjavík.
Oddly calming and soothing, there’s an ethereal quality to the music but nothing stood out to me as anything special or whatsoever. Love me some ambience music but couldn’t really get into this one.
You only get two options with Iceland music. Catchy genius or weird shit. This falls into the second category. Eclectic soundscapes. I didn’t hate it but not an easy listen.
Very atmospheric and experimental. Definitely inspired by Radiohead, vocally at least. 3.4/5.0
Sleepy eepy, wel mooi ergens
As an ignorant America the lyrics were lost on me but the songs sounded nice, zen, if you will
Just because it’s in another language doesn’t make it any good.
Beautifully produced, but not really my style. Very cohesive aesthetic. There are some extremely pretty moments on this record, and a few I felt like they compromised to maintain more recognizable structure like hooks and straight drum beats.
This was a fun listen. In the right mood I'd check them out again. 3.5/5
어우 듣기 좋아 베스트: Svefn-g-englar
I imagine that many a bride has walked down the isle to a Sigur Rós track. Within a single song you find beautiful, delicate and epic moments that certainly lend themselves to that. But this really feels like an album that needs a dedicated listen which I haven't ben able to give it and or that reason I will return at some point.
Radiohead but make it Icelandic. If I had a nickel for every Icelandic artist I’ve had to listen to for this project, I’d have 2 nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it’s happened twice now. I gotta say, the album art is pretty appropriate for this album, but man does it creep me the hell out. This entire album is just orchestral vibes and low key riffs. Admittedly, it took me a while to get into it. I feel like the singer kind of demands your attention, and it was hard to zone out to this while I was working, which felt antithetical to the point of the album, which is to kind of fade into the background. In that regard, some songs like “Svefn-g-englar” have repetitive moments of singing that I really don’t enjoy, and go on for longer than I’m comfortable with. Luckily though, that’s not present in most songs. Some songs even have moments of true greatness, like the tail end of “Ný batterí”. I wish the entire album was like that song to be honest. The buildup is remarkable, and by the time you get to the end of the song and it ramps up in intensity, it just feels pretty awesome. The middle portion of the album is my favorite. I already talked about “Ný batterí”, and I feel similar about the next song, “Hjartaỗ hamast (bamm bamm bamm)”, which ramps up in intensity as the song goes, while still managing to be orchestral and pretty throughout, starting simple but getting progressively more complicated and interesting as the song goes on, then literally imploding at the end. It’s a weird song, but pretty great. My favorite song on the album though is the next one after that, “Viðrar vel til loftárása”. It’s long, it’s pretty, and for the third time in a row the pattern continues of the song getting really good at the end. I understand build up, but so many songs on this album are like that, where it’s pretty slow at the start and then gets better at the end. I just wish we had more moments throughout the album where the entire song was like the end of the one prior from the beginning. Other than that, this album was pretty good in small doses. I didn’t listen to it all day, but still enjoyed my time with it well enough. It’s just weird enough to still be interesting and not concerning, and it’s different musically enough to be refreshing while doing a great job of avoiding being off-putting. You know, besides the album art, which still freaks me out. I don’t like it. Ok Iceland, giving you a 3 for this one. It’s pretty good and experimental, but I wouldn’t really want to personally return to it. I am glad I tried it out though. It was nice, and nice on the ears, and that’s all that really matters 🙂.
Good for calm vibes, but not my favorite kind of music.
I saw Sigur Ros just after this album came out, and thought then that they were good, but not as good as everyone else said they were. Labradford were far better that night. This album is ok, but revisiting it just reminded me that I have always thought they were overshadowed by their peers - GY!BE, Fly Pan Am, Labradford etc. And the vocals annoy me at times.
wut
Great ambient music. Can’t believe it took me this long to finally listen to Sigur Ros. A little breathy at times, which kills my misophonia. Otherwise loved it.
This one was tough for me to rate. The music was weird, dreamy, but beautiful too; really nice arrangements that gave the music a smooth tone that made me feel at ease. This isn't really music that should be listened to in the car, it's for headphones only. The negatives include song length (each track was 7-10 minutes long) and the obvious Icelandic language barrier. I'll give it a solid 3/5, it's good, I'm glad I listened to it, but it's a bit weird for my tastes and it's probably not something I'll be going back to
While this for sure had gorgeous instrumentation, especially the strings, it did meander along a bit too much for me. While I might come back to the album as a whole if I'm really in the mood for it, I can't find myself coming back to the individual songs that much. The vocals left a lot to be desired too, and maybe part of that is just due to the different language that made it harder to connect with. 3/5
The album hits some really interesting moods. Like one that I think is cool is the transition into Viorar Vel til Loftrarasa (track 7). But I think the whole album is cool, if a bit long, but would you really want to rush this type of music?
instrumentals find ich gar nicht so schlecht nur teilweise irgendwie geigen oder was des is? die orchester elemente, aber die vocals sind net so meins nicht nur wegen der sprache ich find es passt auch einfach nicht so.
This has a unique sound, but doesn't do all that much else with it. All the songs feel similar and it is hard to differentiate between them. Thankfully the cosmic vibe of that sound they crafted feels so different to anything else I have heard before. The closest band that I could compare this to is Radiohead, but even that is a massive stretch. Featuring intoxicating falsetto vocals alongside ambient soundscapes, this record feels other-worldly. The usage of strings allows the songs to build up to a triumphant crescendo. The record feeling one-note throughout its hour-plus runtime does drag it down, but I definitely think everyone should give this a try.
Voor tijdens het studeren
Honestly feel like if I listened to this enough, it could get up to a 4/5, but for now it's sitting in the middle of the pack for me. First time I ever listened to it (Months back), it would have easily been a two. It's chill to the point of kinda being boring, but this time around it's more chill to the point of being chill (lol). But what I'm wanting from this album is to really do something for me to hook onto really, and it's kinda defying that. Which, don't get me wrong, is to it's credit. But this album is feeling like the Icelandic Cocteau Twins, but the Cocteau Twins were laser focused and had hooks on Heaven or Los Vegas, whereas this one really doesn't. So yeah. Very good album. Just not something I am feeling at this moment in time. I suspect if I listen to it more, it'll click more and more though.
Never been able to get into them even though they were the rage when I was in college. Great background music but otherwise I’m not patient enough for them.
Droning mood music that had a couple of melodies and beats. Caught myself grooving once in a while so I’ll round up to three stars here.
Good road trip music
Really cool and interesting sound! The ambient noise reminded me of MBV enjoyed the kind of spooky/whiny vocals
Fascinating Icelandic music. Not really my style.
Great find! Exactly the sort of album I wanted to discover through this little hobby. Not my cup of tea tho
Minner meg om Radioheads mer feely side, treffer ikke helt i dag, men jeg mistenker at etter flere gjennomlyttinger så blir det noe av det bedre!
Random pero me gustó, aparte el autor es fanático de boquita, crack total.
I thought I'd enjoy this more than I did.
Started with the most unexpected, scaring and uplifting track I've heared in electronic music... Was so bummed that focus was lost soon after. Even if there were a few moments of pure quality throughout the album, buried here and there. I just wish it all would have been like first track
Isländisch. Sphärisch.
5/10 Fun, if a little slow for my tastes.
very soundtracky, great songs with terrible endings making them kinda unlistenable in a playlist way. Good background music. Great album art, bringing this to a pro life protest for sure.
I used to own one record by Sigur Ros that I liked a lot. I think it was Takk...I don't remember. But I remember I liked it a good deal. So, I was kind of excited to hear this one now. I still like Sigur Ros, but I find it's better to let go of any notion that they operate like a rock band. It's basically chamber music. It's really soothing and atmospheric, sometimes lacking any real movement or climax, but it is usually pretty. I could sometimes do without the repetition, and I don't always love the singer. But as a whole, it's pretty enjoyable, particularly in the background of whatever else I'm doing. I don't know that it's something that I'll listen to on repeat, but as "study music", it's great. 7.5/10
Agates Byrjun is a very strange album and I think that is what makes it good. There are some parts of this album that are low while there are others that scream to the highest mountains. I'm torn on this album because I know it is good but I just don't know if it's for me. Fav song: Staralfur Least fav: Avalon
This was good. There were a lot of neat hills and valleys in the dynamics of the songs. I actually liked that the lyrics were in this band's made-up language, it allowed me to hear the vocal line as another instrument and not be distracted by it. Not something I would put on as like an emotional release or in my day-to-day, but this is good background reading music.
It sounded great, but it’s not for my taste.
too sweer
C’est plutôt joli En ambiance
Ganske avslappande og fint. Litt andre instrument innimellom enn det eg høyrer på til vanleg.
This should be right up my alley, but didn't connect with a lot of it.
This album is really glazed, not my thing personally but I can see how someone would enjoy this. You can really get lost in this album, kind of feels like you're in one of those documentaries about glaciers or something. The made up singing adds an otherwordly element to this album as well. May need to relisten, but it was a bit of a sleep inducer at times and the runtime is beefy.
It's good but it didn't really click for me
Vibes
I had listened to some of this album previously and wasn't impressed. Upon second listen, it's such an interesting, moody project. 3.5/5
At times I found this album super interesting, and other times really dull. Not much more for me to say on this one
ethereal
Was okay. Good background music, I don't mint ambient music but this was a little lacking and quiet. But still, a light 3.
The Scandinavian version of Massive Attack. Are those song titles or IKEA catalog items? There’s no way to know. But it’s got a cool vibe.
More or less exactly what I expected from Sigur Ros. Not as weird as Von, not as dreamy as Takk..., in-between. Pretty good, I liked it but I didn't love it.
научился легко их узнавать, но любить их не научился, для фона ок - 3
Standouts Staralfur Ny batteri
I did find some elements grating, but overall enjoyed the atmospheric vibes.
I've enjoyed some Sigur Ros before and this was no different. Good relaxing/working music.
Its ight
I had never heard of these guys. It was relaxing and pleasant. I could listen for sure while working on something. Maybe a bit on the boring side, though.
it was good background music
Okay. I was wondering if this was going to be too down-tempo for me, but this is a whole atmosphere at once. Strangely gorgeous, haunting and epic and such. I hadn't realized it was this band on the Life Aquatic. I'm not sure what context I would find myself saying, "Ya know, I wanna listen to that Sugar Rus" (not at all sure on pronunciation, and aware.that's not how it's spelled) Glad I listened, don't know that I'll ever seek it out. Great cover too.
a very well done album if this is your thing
I couldn't understand any of the lyrics. I actually noticed the album ended when I heard English. But I enjoyed this well enough, despite it being slow. It was tranquil and the vocal sounds fit it well.
Okay!
This would be cool background music, also probably pretty good on acid. Just for listening to while driving though it just didn’t do it for me.
3.5
Some interesting and unique sounds. Has a cool vibe but I’m not sure I’m the target audience for Icelandic post rock
holy shit this album feels like it's 3 hours long. for some reason supplementing my post rock with icelandic vocals is not what i want. still though, generally a positive vibey experience. 10 minutes of scenic droning lends itself to a few of those bright little contrasting spots of intensity or cool little musical moments that i just eat up. i think my favorite is probably Ny batterí