Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun (Deep Blue Colour 2LP Vinyl)

Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun (Deep Blue Colour 2LP Vinyl) (Vinyl Me Please Edition)

Lasting two seconds short of 72 minutes, Ágætis byrjun is a seismic shift from Sigur Ros'  previous record, Von: more melody, drama and tone, more accessible and anthemic. Twenty-one years after its release, it hasn’t remotely dated, lacking any relationship to grunge, industrial, ambient, pop or any other genre — not even Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Mogwai, points of comparison that cropped up in reviews. Perhaps the album’s unique DNA is simply Iceland’s environment, the community, the people. 

Track-listing

1. Svefn-g-englar    
2. Starálfur  
3. Flugufrelsarinn    
4. Ný Batterí  
5. Hjartað Hamast (Bamm Bamm Bamm)    
6. Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása 
7. Olsen Olsen 
8. Ágætis Byrjun 
9. Avalon