Sigur Ros - Hljómalind

Once upon a time, and even without ever listening to a single note from one of their songs, I couldn't stand the idea of Sigur Ros. Let me expand on this : the main reason I felt this way was because of the video to 'Svefn-g-englar' - it seemed to haunt me, and I'd see it everywhere. Usually, what I can't seem to escape, I run away from.

I'm sure any number of good people I knew tried to talk me into them, but I just couldn't even pretend to be interested. I knew of them, I knew they existed, I knew many people loved them - I just wasn't one of them.

Until, of course, I was. 

This came fairly recently, back in 2007. I was entering my final few months here before moving back to London, and I was cleaning my room with the telly on. Out of nowhere comes this tiny melody followed by a thunderstorm of a riff, that rendered me dumbstruck. I looked at the telly - it was a commercial for the 'Hvarf/Heim' record'.

So this is what Sigur Ros sounds like? Goddamn me if I didn't kick myself for being so daft.

Did I learn from this? Did I bollocks, I still can't give bands a chance for petty reasons like stupid names or drab, uninspired artwork on their covers.

Makes me wonder how many great bands I may be missing out on. 

Hmmm.