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Understanding Music, One Letter At A Time

S Is For Sigur Rós

6/23/2019

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*Originally released September 24th 2014*

This episode Steve and Doug discuss the ethereal art-rock Icelandic band Sigur Rós, stumbling over every pronunciation along the way. The two also dig into constructed languages, the genre of post-rock, and playing with an audience's expectations.

Music featured this week:
Hoppípolla - Takk...
Svefn-g-englar - Ágætis byrjun
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16:31 - Steve at least succeeds here at pronouncing Reykjavík 

24:06 - You can read up more on the nonsense language Vonlenska here, and it's an interesting FAQ to browse

27:24 - Check out Doug's entry on "Hjartaõ hamast" in his list of 100 Favourite Songs here 

44:50 - Here's the entirety of the Valtari Mystery Film Experiment 

49:23 - AMA's (or Ask Me Anything) on Reddit are great ways for bands to chat with their fans, and here is Sigur Rós' from January 2013

​Steve's Recommendations:
Leaning Towards Solace ft Dauðalgn, Varuð - Valtari Mystery Film Experiment
Brennisteinn - Kveikur

Doug's Recommendations:

Hoppípolla - Takk...
​Hjartað hamast (bamm bamm bamm) - Ágætis byrjun
Von - Von


Sigur Rós' Official Website

Sigur Rós' YouTube Channel

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