Sirgur Rós ( ) mini review

In this weeks Entertainment section of The Oracle the staff picked their favorite albums. Here is my short pick.

One of the reasons why Sigur Rós titled their album ( ), and didn’t assign names to its individual tracks, was to leave interpretation open. The hauntingly beautiful, atmospheric tracks are so full of layers they practically inspire meditation. No matter in what situation I listen to this album, it always has a different effect on me. Be it walking across campus listening to it on my iPod or stuck in traffic on a rainy day in my car, it always seems to adapt to the listener’s mood as much as it inspires thought.

And besides, there are not many artists that sing in a made up language called “hopelandish,” accompanied by electric guitars played with violin bows. That alone makes them unique.