Post Rock | LovetheMusic

Okay, I said some things about Sigur Rós last week that weren’t entirely friendly. This is largely due to my irrational hatred of them (I’ve decided to make Quarashi my personal pinnacle of Icelandic music, judging Björk to transcend borders). I felt a little bad, because a lot of people really enjoy Sigur Rós, and if you’re one that might, but don’t yet know it (it seems to be the rational thing). So here are the two tracks that I enjoy. “Svefn-g-englar” I know from the Vanilla Sky soundtrack, and “Starálfur” you may know from The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. I think I mentioned that already. Anyhow, songs I do enjoy. Enjoy them yourself.

Sigur Rós - Svefn-g-englar: Play in Popup | Download

Sigur Rós - Starálfur [6:47m]: Play in Popup | Download

Instrumental + Experimental + Post-Rock

I first heard of Explosions In the Sky though the telly—joined by my boyfriend as we watch Conan each weekday night. Usually. They played "Welcome, Ghosts", and I was quite relaxed by it, and impressed. Impressed because it is entirely instrumental, and instrumental music, I think, is not listened to enough or given enough credit. It seems Explosions In the Sky has a quality that I love in people, the ability to not say anything, to speak. The album is good, but not excellent. I have read some reviews around the net, and they all seem to be raving. I think theres something missing. It's missing something, perhaps a little pizzazz. There are 6 tracks on the album, and although they have a pretty, other-worldly sound, they flow by too easily without a notice. This is the first album of Explosions In the Sky I have heard, so this could be a marked improvement for them, thus the raving reviews. Check it out. It's good listening, for sure, but not a breakthrough or standout album like I expected.