Title: Valtari

Artist: Sigur Ros 

Catalog: USA XL Recordings XL LP 570 Released May 2012 

Jacket: Near mint as new 

LP: Near mint as new 

Notes: After a small hiatus, Sigur Rós is finally back with Valtari. The band said that the album would be more electronic, than their previous work, and while they do have a point about that, the only thing that I feel that's electronic, is the ambience and a few ambient textures. Surprisingly, ambience dominates the whole album, and there's hardly any drums, or any guitars for that matter (though they are still there), something which long time fans might have issues with. Personally however, it works amazingly. All of the tracks has a special atmosphere about them, that just pulls you into it's own little world.

Among the standout tracks, are "Varúð," one of the few tracks on the album that has drums and guitars. The track starts out pretty calmly, and gradually builds up to a really epic ending, complete with a childrens choir. "Dauðalogn" is without a doubt the best track on the entire album. Besides being really beautiful, it's really emotional, even if you don't know what Jónsi is singing about. 

Lacquer Cut By – Ray Janos

Mastered By – Ted Jensen

Mastered At –Sterling Sound

Pressed By – United Record Pressing

Tracklist

A1

Ég Anda

A2

Ekki Múkk

B1

Varúð

B2

Rembihnútur

C1

Dauðalogn

C2

Varðeldur

D1

Valtari

D2

Fjögur Píanó

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