By this time, the band recruited in a new keyboardist by the name of Kjartan Sveinsson and it seems to have done nothing but take the band to an even higher state of self-awareness.

So as talented as Von might have been, this time out is probably even more worthy of dramatic debut expectations. After an introduction just this side of one of the aforementioned Stone Roses ' backward beauties, the album pumps in the morning mist with "Sven-G-Englar" -- a song of such accomplished gorgeousness that one wonders why such a tiny country as Iceland can musically outperform entire continents in just a few short minutes.

The rest of this full-length follows such similar quality. Canongate Books. Archived from the original on Retrieved Retrieved 2 October New York City: Universe. Retrieved 4 October Retrieved 13 May Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July Retrieved 12 July Its purchase price is within the range of a face-value concert ticket, but the truth is, I find no reason to begrudge anyone who'd prefer Inni , much like I don't hold it against people who'd rather watch an NFL game in the comfort of their own home, considering the ratio of awe-inspiring catharsis to buildup.

Skip to content Search query All Results. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar. Larkstongue41 wrote: I'd tend to say that I prefer the paranthesis album over this one these days. This album is extremely dear to me, and along with probably among my top 10 albums ever. I always imagined it as how a mothers kullaby sounds like to their unborn child--slightly muffled because of the fluid surrounding yiu and your undevekioed ears, but the sound of yiur mothers voice is still the most soothing thing to you.

I swear, the video has half-ruined it for me - I can't hear it without thinking of Downs Syndrome people. It was also played during a sex scene in Queer as Folk between two gay men How about the idea that it could be about both, or either one for each of you? I bought this not knowing what would be on it, but was ultimatly very pleased with my purchase because of the cool live tracks.

I played Svefn-G-Englar for my former girlfriend as she lay dying. To me, it was the best gift I could have given to her. I could sense from the expressions on her face that this music really touched her.

It was beyond magical. More than usually so, Sigur Ros is a band that is so remarkably beautiful in live performance that after you've heard their music live, the CD seems a poor substitute. The two tracks on this single recorded live at the Icelandic Opera house are beautifully recorded, capturing in some small part a distant approximation of the unparalleled experience of Sigur Ros live.

Remarkably beautiful, transporting music. Need customer service? Click here. There's a problem loading this menu right now.

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