You're equally likely to find the Icelandic group, Sigur Ros, annoyingly fey or oddly hypnotic and soothing. You can check out their best tune here in Quicktime for free. I think they're terrific, but can't explain why and wouldn't be the least bit surprised if you let the tiger out of the cage, pronto.

(Reviewed:15-Jan-06)

Grade: (A+)

    -OFFICIAL BAND SITE: Sigur Ros
    -FAN SITE: eighteen seconds before sunrise
    -Sigur Ros (Popplagid)
    -Sigur Ros (Wikipedia)
    -TECHNORATI TAG: sigurros
    -MUSIC VIDEO: Glosoli
    -MUSIC VIDEO: Hoppípolla (Contact Music)
    -MUSIC VIDEO: Untitled #1 (Revolver Films)
    -VIDEO: sigur ros accompanied by amina and a nine-piece brass band live in reykjavik (Stunned)
    -CONCERT AUDIO: Iceland's Ethereal Sigur Ros in Concert (NPR, All Songs Considered)
    -Sigur Ros Bit Torrent Tracker
    -PROFILE: Nordic Tracks: How Did Reykjavik Become a Global Pop Laboratory? (GERALD MARZORATI, 4/22/01, NY Times Magazine)
    -PROFILE: Angels of the Un-Verse: The music of Sigur Ros is enigmatic and inscrutable. It's also uniquely Icelandic. (Jeff Sypeck, PopPolitics)
    -PROFILE: Strange? Us?: They sing in a made-up language, avoid song titles and make Tommy Lee curl up in a ball because he likes them so much. What's weird about that, Sigur Ros ask (Dorian Lynskey, August 26, 2005, The Guardian)
    -ESSAY: Coolest Band in the World: They're from Iceland! (John J. Miller, September 13, 2005, National Review)
    -AUDIO REVIEW: Sigur Ros (Mikel Jolet, November 20, 2002, All Things Considered)
    -INTERVIEW: Interview: Sigur Ros (Amy Phillips, 9/26/05, Pitchfork)
    -PROFILE: Sigur Ros (Andy Kellman, All Music)
    -REVIEW: of Sigur Ros, Agaetis Byrjun (Brent DiCrescenzo, Pitchfork)
    -REVIEW: of Sigur Ros, ( ) (Peter Marsh, BBC)
    -REVIEW: of () (Matt Cibula, Pop Matters)
    -REVIEW: of Sigur Ros, ( ) (Chris Ott, Pitchfork)
    -REVIEW ARCHIVES: Sigur Ros, Takk (MetaCritic)
    -REVIEW: of Sigur Ros, Takk (James Donohue, BBC)

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- Apr-15-2008, 15:39

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- Apr-15-2008, 15:37

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This is post-rock. I can't believe you'd listen to something so dreadfully POSTMODERN.

- Pujol

- Jan-11-2007, 09:54

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