The words of this album speak not to the mind, but to the heart. Art like this exists not to interpret meaning from, but to give meaning to, and Sigur Rós invites you to fill the brackets yourself, and give each song its title. There is nothing more beautiful than the shared humanity found in each and every sweeping current of sound.
The theatrics, the confidence, the melodrama. This album speaks to the soul of middle-class American adolescence. This is America's Pulp.
I gave this a try upon a friend's recommendation, and never imagined it would be something I would fall in love with. Upon first listen, I struggled to connect to the angst and moody drama of this album, but I kept coming back to How's It Going To Be again and again, because no other song could capture that raw, perfect sound. Then I revisited ... read more