The World Forgot

For starters let me apologize for how much TWF has been sucking as of late. Three weeks vacation could be considered a dry spell {a small death if you will}, but to return from the great state of Colorado with three lackluster posts in the span of a week is weak even by the most lackadaisical of standards. I shall persevere and endeavor to return The World Forgot to the glory that it was before my heart was reminded, yet again, of how much I love the mountains. On with the show.

Sigur Ros is one of the most brilliant groups currently making music. Their sonic soundscapes can be cited as influences in every band from Smashing Pumpkins to Radiohead {and they’ve done it all while singing in Icelandic - or in one case Hopelandic}. Listening to a Sigur Ros album is akin to watching a master painter lovingly craft his masterwork stroke by exacting stroke. With their latest effort, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (amazon) (itunes), Sigur Ros has taken their already trademark sound and expanded and elevated it to heights even they have not reached before. Every single minute of this album is filled with emotion and when taken as an entire album you cannot help but come to realize this is truly a work of art.

mp3 : Sigur Ros - Inní mér syngur vitleysingur
mp3 : Sigur Ros - Fljótavík

It’s a rare breed today that crafts an entire album so carefully to fit and flow together into one big swath of sonic superiority. Somehow the boys from Iceland have found a way to capture this magic time and time again {and yet they continue to improve and innovate with each and every album they release}. It is my opinion that this album is the best, to date, that Sigur Ros has made. It stays true to their roots; lengthy soundscapes, soaring harmonies, a stratospheric falsetto, and yet on this album they’ve found a way to take their unique sound and make it accessible to virtually everyone. Sigur Ros has taken their dominance of what was once a niche market and thrust it upon the main stage of modern music.

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