Mark C

Like Valtari, it's a grower. And also like that album, it won't just grow on you, it'll grow into you. Repeated listenings only make it better. It'll live rent free in your head and become a part of your soul, as Sigur Ros albums have a tendency to do. It will put you off until you get on its wavelength, but once you do get there, it'll transport you like little else. The album could've been better with more percussion and noise gimmicks, sure... but then it would be a rehash of the ( ) album. As it is, even as "rock-less" as it is, it's its own achievement, and kind of the antithesis of Kveikur in many ways.