Sigur Ros Tribute

Ok, so to me or anyone that knows me musically well, this post was inevitable. It would be utterly impossible for me to run a blog a bout music I like to share with people and not highlight my rabid affection and appreciation for all that is Sigur Ros. I have been singing their praises (in English, as I have yet to graduate from Hopelandic 101) since I first heard of them 6 or 7 years ago. Their album "( )" was there for me to carry me through some really trying emotional times. There is hope and beauty underneath the sadness and melancholy and vice versa as both moods struggle for dominance throughout the album. I love that when I listen to the songs on this particular album, maybe because I don't understand the language of the lyrics, I bring whatever I want to the music and find whatever I am looking for whether it be hopeful, bitter, or comforting.

The band's interpretation of their music in the art form of music videos offers a lot to many of their songs as well (which is a rarity in the biz, fer sure). I will include 3 links to what are in my opinion some of their more intriguing work. i think a good intro to Sigur Ros is to catch a glimpse of some of their videos and feel the multimedia effects that the band is so gifted and consistent in providing to fans. Then I would suggest listening to just the audio of "( )" and so how it feels to you and what it offers to you for return to what you bring to it. Lastly if I might suggest screening their DVD "Heima" for an even more thorough appreciation of the band by glimpsing some of their interviews, live performance footage and snapshots of their Icelandic roots.

Sigur Ros is not consistently number 1 in my playlist form week to week, but their endurance on top of my music mountain and the way their songs can transport me to where I was then and how they fit me now is magical in mind. If you look them up online you will find lots of interesting info on their dialect, theory artistic integrity and values as well as their unique history. Let me know what you think and thanks for stopping by.

1) Sigur Ros - "Untitled #1 (Vaka)"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jcq-kDhLG50&feature=related

2) Sigur Ros - "Hoppipola"
http://vimeo.com/3986821

3) Sigur Ros - "Svefn-G-Englar"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWiJWLiSKro&feature=related