If one has become a fan of a band due to several great releases, new releases are always the same cause for great joy as well as the skepticism, on the level of the predecessor, which had a so convinced, can be held. Although it is known that a development is always worth more than a mere variation on the already existing, but one wishes unconsciously too often the latter brought about, especially with bands whose outworks had been very close to his heart. So it is not surprising if some - myself first well - "Med Sud I Eyrum Vid spilum Endalust" first as strange, because to have as many experienced cheerful, seemingly shallow and less suspenseful than the great predecessor "Agaetis Byrjun", " () "and" Takk ". Only now, now four years after the publication, I can classify and commemorate the miraculous album properly. How wonderful gentle sound of mostly acoustic guitars held in harmony with the piano and numerous dreamlike melancholy, but also fast-paced and cheerful songs bears - that's just the absolute best level. Already the lively Viking Dance "Gobbeldigook" points the way to kick off before "Inni mer syngur vitteysingur" as rousing, enthusiastic number already represents an absolute highlight of the album ("In me a fool sings"). In this category - thrilling, euphoric, great - including "Vid spilum endalust" ("We play endlessly") and the instrumental B-part of the first ultra-borne "Festival". The same level in the division achieve summery melancholic "Gotan daqiunn" ("Good morning"), "Med sud i eyrum" ("With a buzz in the ear") and in general all the songs of the second album half; mostly there are in this case the catchy piano runs and / or guitar arpeggios that Jonsi Birgissons encroaching on this album rarely in the lofty heights of his usual falsetto, wonderfully soothing, but also caress the right places right forward preschenden singing. The closing track "All Alright", which is then again approaching very worn, the Icelanders trust actually even the English language to. Conclusion: After initial skepticism whether the sounds, which some of the beloved Sigur Ros-unique selling points of the previous albums moved away (sparkling acoustic guitars instead of booming E-Bow / cello bow on distorted electric guitar, classical piano instead of spherical organ and keyboard carpets, quiet, folky vocals instead of extraterrestrial falsetto attacks), to "Med Sud I Eyrum Vid spilum Endalust" emerges as a special masterpiece, because it shows how well Sigur Ros is now understood to create beyond the surprise effects of their very own sounds song structures even in comparatively know conventional and moderate sound garment to convince just like their predecessors. Especially the first half of the album is addictive with its euphoria and releases endorphins en masse, while one would be the quiet second half prefer a gentle whole summer afternoon resound. "Vid spilum endalust" halt!
