I own most of the Sigur Rós albums as they're my favourite bands, yet this was one of the last ones that I listened to, thinking that the newer ones would be better; how wrong I was...

Obviously a few of the songs are on the Hvarf/Heim EP, a counter-part ot the DVD 'Heima' (available here on play), so you should check those out too.

The great thing about this album is the sort of innocence in Jónsi's voice, it seems as though all bass has been taken out, plus with loads of added effects and experimentation with great instruments creates an great atmosphere throughout the entire album. My favourite thing about this band, but this CD in particular is that no matter what, it can evoke any emotion, depending on your current state, the songs aren't neutral per sé, they're just so spectacular, that whether you're happy, sad or angry the combination of melodies on high timbres and the deep roar of the bass, piano and guitar (played using a cello bow in most songs) can adapt to… more »

I own most of the Sigur Rós albums as they're my favourite bands, yet this was one of the last ones that I listened to, thinking that the newer ones would be better; how wrong I was...

Obviously a few of the songs are on the Hvarf/Heim EP, a counter-part ot the DVD 'Heima' (available here on play), so you should check those out too.

The great thing about this album is the sort of innocence in Jónsi's voice, it seems as though all bass has been taken out, plus with loads of added effects and experimentation with great instruments creates an great atmosphere throughout the entire album. My favourite thing about this band, but this CD in particular is that no matter what, it can evoke any emotion, depending on your current state, the songs aren't neutral per sé, they're just so spectacular, that whether you're happy, sad or angry the combination of melodies on high timbres and the deep roar of the bass, piano and guitar (played using a cello bow in most songs) can adapt to your mood.

The songs on this album that are particularly good are:

Starálfur
Svefn-g-englar
Olsen Olsen
Agaetis Byjrun
Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása

What am I saying? They're all great.