Sigur Rós - Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
(XL) CD, 2LP coming soon
Sigur Rós’ whimsical first single “Goobledigook” primarily introduces Með as a turn for the group. With the bouncy march of a Panda Bear bass drum & Birgisson’s coos in English(!), the track treds in the same water as Animal Collective or Adem. English, Icelandic or Hopelandic, the vocals are still as evocative as they were on ( ). Meanwhile, the album slowly parts from its glockenspiels & xylophones to retreat back to the traditional symphonic prolifia that has marked Sigur Rós as the kings of a genre one might call “Icelandia”. Once again, there are nods to both Constellation records and philharmonic orchestras as they greet the album’s many pocketed crescendos. With equal doses of experimentation & the familiar soundscapes that have embraced our headphones on many winter walks; the whole thing might just be evoking enough to bring you to the Croatian Cultural Center by the time they play Vancouver in October.