"( )" comprises eight untitled songs that Sigur Rós have been playing at concerts over the past three years. A 30-second period of silence divides the 71-minute album in two halves, each half containing four tracks. The first half is light and optimistic, while the second half is bleaker and more melancholic and "plays more with your emotions," as Jónsi said. Comparing to the band's last album, "ágætis Byrjun," "( )" is more minimal and atmospheric than its predecessor. A rawer and darker album and conside...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Insound Staff Pick - 2008! 180 gram vinyl! Inspired by the unfettered feeling of the acoustic performances filmed during Heima, Sigur Rós adopted a looser approach in creating their fifth album Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust. The album consequently is fresher and more human than anything they've previously recorded. Rough edges, cracked notes, and the sound of fingers on strings are audible resulting in tracks (e.g. Íllgresi) that prove to be the band's sparsest and most affecting work...   [ read more ]

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Jimmy LaValle, perhaps known best for his work in contemplative dream-rock outfit Tristeza and San Diego's The Black Heart Procession, began releasing delicate, progressive instrumental work as The Album Leaf in 1999 (the name comes from a Chopin piece). After years of labor-intensive touring and tinkering with complex tracks in his cramped bedroom studio, LaValle was repeatedly offered a rare invite from Icelandic phenoms Sigur Rós and Múm to record his newest solo opus in their Mosfellsbaer studio. He fi...   [ read more ]

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