Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust - Sigur Ros

The latest title in a long running materpiece that is Sigur Ros. Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust has a more uplifting and some would say interesting edge on their previous titles. Gobbledigook is the song on the album that shows this the most, a more up tempo approach is therefore evident. Hoppipolla, which was a well respected track on their previous album, Takk, is the way this album seems to have headded. Without their original language (vonlenska) appearing in this album, Icelandic prevails, although there is an English song which appears lastly on the album. The final song would enable a larger audience to interact with Sigur Ros, due to the large global ...  Read the complete review

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---Background:--- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For those unfamiliar with the band, Sigur Ros are a four-piece Icelandic dream-pop/post-rock band with influences ranging from Coldplay-esque vocals and piano melodies to massive atmospheric orchestral arrangements. The band was named after one its members' sister, and is translated to English as "Victory Rose". Sigur Ros are renowned for their famously incomprehensible yet beautifully sweet lyrics. In fact, Sigur Ros have invented their own language - dubbed as Hopelandic, which according to the band's website is "a form of gibberish vocals that fits to the music". On ...  Read the complete review