S Is For Sigur Rós
*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
Untitled 1 (Vaka) - ( )
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:
Hjartað hamast (bamm bamm bamm) - Ágætis byrjun
Von - Von