Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
(translation: "With a buzz in our ears we play endlessly")
How do you say, "less is more" in Hopelandic?
(i stole that)
Such absolute beauty & grace displayed on this album, but a more direct approach for this Icelandic outfit to "play" with.
Sigur Rós have made a habit of going "big" with their sound, a sound that has definitely worked for them in the past. But with their 2008 release they've taken a more direct approach & scaled down a once epic sound to beautiful results. If 1999's breakthrough Ágætis Byrjun was conjured & broadcast live from a space station, then this year's release saw the band set up shop outside of the local pub & discover a more simplistic, even playful sound.
Sigur Ros haven't totally given into the new "economical" approach, there are still a few songs that flirt with the 9 minute mark, slowly building on singer Jonsi Birgisson's swooning, choirboy vocals - only to explode with that Sigur Ros signature that many fans are familiar with. Less are the deep & dark moments of slow moving gloom from albums past, & more are the bright & sunny moments of pure beauty that work for the band with in the confines of this record.
An album considered by many critics to be a safe choice, but if playing it safe means making some of the most blissful music of your career, then the risks are over for this band.
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