Album Review: Takk... by Sigur Rós

A strange thing happens before the two-minute mark in "Saeglopur." All the twinkling and cooing erupts, at what might seem like eight minutes earlier than normal, into a cathartic blast of tautly constructed group noise -- or, as those who prefer songs and motion over moods and atmospheres might say, "The good part comes." "Saeglopur" is emblematic of Sigur Rós' fourth album, released nearly three years (!) after ( ). Nothing resembles a drone, and no part of it could be described as funereal. Even so, Takk...

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Sigur Ros, the little band that could, have never courted popularity. The adventurous nature that spawned their brittle epics has cast them as anti-pop - which is why Takk..., their first release for a major label, comes as such a surprise. At last, Iceland's coolest sons have shattered their glacial reserve. Wrapping strings and shuddering, tangled guitars around gorgeous piano melodies and Icelandic lyrics, they have created a sweet stick of ethereal pop-rock.

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