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Takk (2005)


You're equally likely to find the Icelandic group, Sigur Ros, annoyingly fey or oddly hypnotic and soothing. You can check out their best tune here in Quicktime for free. I think they're terrific, but can't explain why and wouldn't be the least bit surprised if you let the tiger out of the cage, pronto.

(Reviewed:15-Jan-06)

Grade: (A+)

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See also:


    -OFFICIAL BAND SITE: Sigur Ros
    -FAN SITE: eighteen seconds before sunrise
    -Sigur Ros (Popplagid)
    -Sigur Ros (Wikipedia)
    -TECHNORATI TAG: sigurros
    -MUSIC VIDEO: Glosoli
    -MUSIC VIDEO: Hoppípolla (Contact Music)
    -MUSIC VIDEO: Untitled #1 (Revolver Films)
    -VIDEO: sigur ros accompanied by amina and a nine-piece brass band live in reykjavik (Stunned)
    -CONCERT AUDIO: Iceland's Ethereal Sigur Ros in Concert (NPR, All Songs Considered)
    -Sigur Ros Bit Torrent Tracker
    -PROFILE: Nordic Tracks: How Did Reykjavik Become a Global Pop Laboratory? (GERALD MARZORATI, 4/22/01, NY Times Magazine)
    -PROFILE: Angels of the Un-Verse: The music of Sigur Ros is enigmatic and inscrutable. It's also uniquely Icelandic. (Jeff Sypeck, PopPolitics)
    -PROFILE: Strange? Us?: They sing in a made-up language, avoid song titles and make Tommy Lee curl up in a ball because he likes them so much. What's weird about that, Sigur Ros ask (Dorian Lynskey, August 26, 2005, The Guardian)
    -ESSAY: Coolest Band in the World: They're from Iceland! (John J. Miller, September 13, 2005, National Review)
    -AUDIO REVIEW: Sigur Ros (Mikel Jolet, November 20, 2002, All Things Considered)
    -INTERVIEW: Interview: Sigur Ros (Amy Phillips, 9/26/05, Pitchfork)
    -PROFILE: Sigur Ros (Andy Kellman, All Music)
    -REVIEW: of Sigur Ros, Agaetis Byrjun (Brent DiCrescenzo, Pitchfork)
    -REVIEW: of Sigur Ros, ( ) (Peter Marsh, BBC)
    -REVIEW: of () (Matt Cibula, Pop Matters)
    -REVIEW: of Sigur Ros, ( ) (Chris Ott, Pitchfork)
    -REVIEW ARCHIVES: Sigur Ros, Takk (MetaCritic)
    -REVIEW: of Sigur Ros, Takk (James Donohue, BBC)

Comments:

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- Apr-15-2008, 15:39

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- Apr-15-2008, 15:38

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- Apr-15-2008, 15:37

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This is post-rock. I can't believe you'd listen to something so dreadfully POSTMODERN.

- Pujol

- Jan-11-2007, 09:54

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