Top 10 Records of 2005 - Number Nine

A lot of the records on my top 10 are bands/artists that I discovered for the first time this year.

Sigur Ros is on that list.  I love this band, their music, and this record, Takk.

My family calls them the Icelandic people.  That they are.  But they are so much more.

I have no idea what they are singing but it doesn't matter a bit to me.  The music is so wonderful, intense, soaring, and powerful.

I have started to go back and listen to their older records and enjoy them too, but there is something about this one, Takk, that really gets me.  Two songs in particular, Hoppipolla and Saeglopur, are in heavy rotation on my iPod.  But the entire record is great and I am so glad I found this band this year.  I have Raj Bala to thank for that.

Comments

[Hooman Radfar]

Fred, have you checked out the Vanilla Sky Soundtrack? It seems right up your alley. Songlist below:

- The Chemical Brothers: Where Do I Begin
- R.E.M.: Sweetness Follows
- Radiohead: Everything In Its Right Place
- R.E.M.: All The Right Friends
- Peter Gabriel: Solsbury Hill
- The Monkees: Porpoise Song
- Red House Painters: Have You Forgotten
- Josh Rouse: Directions
- Leftfield: Africa Shox
- Sigur Ros: Svenfn-G-Englar
- Jeff Buckley: Last Goodbye
- Todd Rundgren: Can We Still Be Friends
- Bob Dylan: Fourth Time Around
- Paul McCartney: Vanilla Sky

Given that you like Sigur Ross, some other artists to check out if you have not already:

- Postal Service
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Keane
- The Shins
- Fatboy Slim
- Daft Punk
- Paul Oakenfeld
- Move Armada
- Telepopmusic
- Hooverphonic
- Tycho

Music is good. Back to work for this web-slinger. Have a happy holiday. Cheers!

[Jason Wood]

Fred...absolutely agree. Sigur Ros has long been a favorite. Remarkably captivating considering I've no idea what they're saying.

[Rob Poitras]

Good music stays with you.
I read the veer ideas blog and they posted the video for Glosoli on November 22nd. I watched the video and was really impressed with the whole video.
After listening to the preview of the album on itunes from your recomendation just today, I recognized the song within 10 seconds and thought about that video.
Veer Post:
http://blog.veer.com/archives/000879.html
Link To Video:
http://www.emichrysalis.co.uk/quicktime/sigur_ros/glosoli/index.php?version=7.030&bandwidth=5600

[Damien Mulley]

Fred, get to see Sigur Ros live, I don't think I've ever been at a show that was more powerful and emotional. Goes to show that language isn't a barrier. Seen them about 4 times now, twice this year.

[Gulli]

This may make you happy:

http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/media/index.php

And so will a video of their latest concert here in Iceland.

But really ... catch them live. That concert was so much more of a kick than the video can capture.

- Gulli

[Gulli]

This may make you happy.

And so might a video of their latest concert here in Iceland.

But really ... catch them live. That concert was so much more of a kick than the video can capture.

- Gulli