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ankhtahr:
First impression: I don't like it, at least in most parts. I've really liked ( ) and Valtari, and I absolutely loved Takk, but this? No. I've seen that coming from the moment they published their Brennisteinn video.

[x]Brennisteinn: Far too noisy, unrelaxed and dark.
[x]Hrafntinna: A little bit better, but still too much noise.
[x]Ísjaki: A very happy song, not very soothing though. I don't know why, but this song sounds almost generic, at least by Sigur Rós standards.
[x]Yfirborð: Starts very promising, but contains too much distortion. It contains parts in which the voice of Jónsi has been slowed down to distort it. It also contains a lot of different noises, which disturb the otherwise alright tune.
[x]Stormur: Another song with a promising beginning, but this time it also ends up fine. Though it sounds differently than the sound of the earlier albums, this is a style I can live with. It sounds much more driven than the earlier albums, while maintaining a slightly dreamy, almost gleeful atmosphere, without too much disturbing noise. A song I like.
[x]Kveikur: Much distortion, very dark, makes me feel uneasy. A very heavy sounding track.
[x]Rafstraumur: Another good one. Sounds very much like the other albums, happy, but also a little bit driven and powerful.
[x]Bláþráður: Apart from a few distorted noises quite alright.
[x]Var: This one is finally a relaxed song. Has a few dissonant moments, but is in general rather soothing. Sounds like a typical ending of one of the older songs.

I guess I will really miss the old style of Sigur Rós, before the departure of Kjarri Sveinsson, and really hope they will return to calmer sounds one day.

Kwaping:
As with most things, it's all about expectations. And of course, "musical taste subjective" blah blah blah.

ankhtahr:
Yep, if I wouldn't try to view it from an outside perspective (i.e. ignore the previous albums, and deal with this, as if it was a new band) I wouldn't like the whole album.

Patrick:
I will definitely say that Sigur Ros stood out as the single greatest set of Coachella this year. I've never so much as felt emotions as powerful as the shit they conveyed onstage.

ankhtahr:
To me Sigur Rós always felt like the godfathers of musical emotions. Taking a walk through a forest while listening to Valtari… frickin awesome. I guess I'll have to keep listening to the previous albums…

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