Featuring atmospheric, building music, Sigur Ros bring us some of the most outright beautiful, haunting tunes I've ever had the pleasure to experience. Singing in their native, Icelandic tongue the lyrics aren't meant to be deciphered, but to add onto the music as another instrument and it succeeds beyond our imagination in that regard.

The album almost blends together as one large piece and it's amazing how it just flows and before you know it, it's cycled through the complete album. I think any fan of such bands as Radiohead or Godspeed You Black Emperor would fall head over heels in love with Sigur Ros as I have.

In the same way that godspeed you black emperor! and labradford create sonic swells and beautiful fragility, Sigur Ros has snuck into the music world's consciousness. Their career has followed the trajectory of many of their songs...starting small and quiet and growing to an intense blinding brightness.

The North American indie release of their second record (Ágætis Byrjun) caused more thana ripple in the music press. Although picked up originally only by those "in the know" in ambient music circles, this record became, after a year in circulation, cover fodder for all the main music rags. the Radiohead comparisons came fast and furious, but, because Sigur Ros are Icelandic, the language barrier has kept them from massive over-exposure.

This new EP is a record of the best part of Sigur Ros, their live show. Comprised of two live tracks and two album tracks, Svefn-G-Englar is a perfect starter for somebody who might not be sure where to begin their Sigur Ros foray.