Agaetis Byrjun - Sigur Ros Reviews

Now I know that music is totally subjective, but having watched this years Brit awards, it left me thinking, where has all the good music gone? It seems we are force fed a load of mainstream nothingness with middle of the road pop music dominating the headlines (apologee's to bands like Kings of Leon who are the shining light in a world of ...  Read the complete review

Radiohead are wonderful people. Sigur Ros supported Thom Yorke and his merry band of musical genius' last year, and in doing so, raised Sigur Ros' profile from weird Icelandic oddballs to people that need to be heard. And so, off i went to buy 'Agaetis Byrjun' and right from the start, I was engrossed. But whatever you do, ...  Read the complete review

One of the main things Iceland is known for is its amazing ability to produce innovative and interesting music, despite its relatively small population (e.g. Gus Gus, Bjork). So, when I was in Reykjavik earlier this year, I made a point of visiting a branch of Skifan, the main Icelandic music retailer, and picking up a collection of CDs by native ...  Read the complete review

Sigur Ros, hmm. I'm far from convinced about this lot, ever since I saw them support Godspeed You Black Emperor a few months ago. Didn't help that they were preceded by GSYBE's wonderful side project, Fly PanAm. The thing about Sigur Ros that evening was that they just didn't compare, and I'm not even GSYBE's biggest fan. ...  Read the complete review

With a ragged beauty and grandiose formula suitably befitting a band from Iceland, Sigur Ros are a breath of fresh air in a sometimes stale indie market. While many of their contemporaries' follow well worn formulas, Sigur Ros have a sound that is uniquely theirs. One word of warning though, don't buy this album if you couldn't care ...  Read the complete review