Having downloaded Njósnavélin by Sigur Rós after hearing it on the Vanilla Sky soundtrack, I went online and downloaded a couple more. The band is made up of four Icelandic guys, and their music is wonderful. Lyrics are in Hopelandic, a cross between Icelandic and something else, and people have tried to translate them. The lead guitarist often uses a cello bow to play his instrument. It is windswept, arctic circle music.The latest album to be released here, ( ), has eight tracks, all unnamed. (They did once have names: more info on that if you dig around here.) The album itself is unnamed. The booklet tells you nothing. The music, on the other hand...
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