Album Of The Day: Takk... by Sigur Rós

Album Art of Sigur Rós's Takk... album - On a rough, golden-hued surface that looks like a soft stone or something, in black and gray paint is the outline of some bushes and trees creating a tunnel to walk through in the middle. Some of it looks grey like it was painted and maybe worn off over time. What looks like a black painting of a person, maybe put there by stencil, is standing and looking at the camera. And below that in black is the band's name in a hand-written script. The left side has a black painted edge.

Released on this day 20 years ago is the fourth album from Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. If you have never listened to this band, I highly recommend giving this album a listen. The music may be a bit odd at first because it doesn't fit what we might expect music to sound like, but it also has an immense beauty to it. The album is primarily instrumental, and Jónsi's falsetto vocals of Icelandic or nonsense (I can't tell the difference, for sure) fit really well with the instrumentals. Sometimes it's moments of energetic rock, sometimes just a beautiful, peaceful instrumental that you might find on a classical album. They incorporate so many different sounds into this album and it's a great hour of music. This is music I often listen to in the background while reading a book since I listen to this album so often, but it also works great as the focus of your listening as well.

Release Year: 2005
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