so, i got some itunes gift cards for christmas, and this is one of the albums i bought with them. where to begin... i was sort of worried before buying it, because the review was saying how "it's a more conventional sigur ros, blah blah blah..." and i'm like, "oh, i really liked their older stuff a lot." anyhow, i knew that i wouldn't be able to pass it up, because sigur ros is still sigur ros, no matter how "conventional" they may be. let me just say that all of my fears were quickly disbanded.yes, a lot of the songs are much shorter than say, Ágætis Byrjun, but i hardly noticed that in listening. the full run time is almost an hour, so that makes for a really good listen. while the instrumentation may be a bit more conventional in some aspects, it is no less epic than their previous work. in fact, i think it's a nice continuation to Takk..., and picks up where songs like Hoppípolla leave off. it's really happy sounding sigur ros, and some songs just make me feel like dancing. Ára bátur is one of the most beautiful songs i've ever heard, and at nine minutes, it's an epic piano ballad that explodes into symphonic bliss. all in all, i couldn't be more pleased with this album, and i genuinely recommend it to anyone and everyone.
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