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Takk...
by Sigur Rós
Sigur Ros' fourth album is the first to feature songs sung mainly in their native Icelandic, rather than their fabricated Hopelandish.
| LABEL: |
Geffen |
| RELEASE DATE: |
13 September 2005 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Indie, Rock |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
musicOMH.com
Takk does what Agaetis Byrjun did by burrowing into the consciousness and snuggling down to bed there, purring. Each listen brings out another mood, another thought. It's gorgeous.
100
Stylus Magazine
I always felt as if those moments of triumph in the band’s music were the focal points, the “good stuff” you waited for and wanted to arrive and then stay forever. This time around though, they appear to have taken a backseat to the band’s darker impulses, and staggeringly, Takk sounds all the better for it.
100
E! Online
People will be Takk-ing about this truly amazing album for years to come.
100
Spin
There is no more transportive band working in music. [Oct 2005, p.140]
92
Filter
The results are compact, near-pop micro-anthems. [#17, p.93]
91
Entertainment Weekly
At times Takk almost rocks--as much as tiny ice-crystal elves from the magical land of Narnia can rock, but still. [16 Sep 2005, p.88]
90
The Onion (A.V. Club)
So, while it's easy to imagine most of the songs on Takk... sitting comfortably on previous albums, the ebb and flow would be damagingly disrupted if any of the 11 tracks were moved around, omitted, or added to.
90
Splendid
Their expanded sound, with its explosions of noise and romantic swells, deserves reconsideration by fans and skeptics alike.
90
Neumu.net
Sigur Rós piece together breathtaking orchestrations that sound like they're singing to you from another world, telling you why your world is not so bad, that even in all the miserable monotony, something beautiful perseveres.
90
Magnet
Takes a baby step toward the mainstream. [#69, p.108]
90
Q Magazine
Takk... [is] a thing of... supple, muscular beauty, throwing off the stultifying air of reverence that has sometimes surrounded them. [Oct 2005, p.116]
90
Lost At Sea
It will, absolutely and deservedly, reside among the best of the year, but, when given space, can ruminate indefinitely in one’s consciousness and soul.
83
cokemachineglow
Well-constructed, thoughtful, emotionally provocative and cathartic.
80
The Guardian
Sigur Ros's sudden accessibility doesn't tarnish their mystique, but deepens and colours it.
80
New Musical Express
If you imagine the noise God makes just before he eats a slice of cheese on toast, then comparably, that’s how satisfyingly yearning the 65 minutes of 'Takk…' sounds.
80
All Music Guide
Takk... is still very much a Sigur Rós album, due in large part to the ever-present, otherworldly vocals, but also because the only real changes are the activeness of some arrangments.
80
Billboard
While there are no surprises in its technique or approach, Sigur Rós has succeeded in making a startlingly beautiful record. [17 Sep 2005]
80
Dot Music
It is surely intoxicating.
80
Slant Magazine
As music that's beautiful simply for the sake of being beautiful, Takk… is an unqualified success.
80
Tiny Mix Tapes
Sigur Rós are still significant, but Takk sounds safe.
80
Mojo
Uninhibited where "()" felt constipated. [Oct 2005, p.99]
80
The New York Times
On past albums, Sigur Ros has forged songs into hermetic sanctuaries, but on "Takk..." it expands its music toward both the abstract and the corporeal. [13 Sep 2005]
80
Almost Cool
Although the album isn't groundbreaking, it does contain several new wrinkles in sound for the group, and most of them work quite well.
80
Blender
On [Takk...], the band opens up emotionally, warming up their lengthy jams to a slow burn to create intoxicating, meditative rock. [Oct 2005, p.143]
80
Urb
Eventually the payoff makes all the setup completely worth it. [Dec 2005, p.99]
80
Uncut
Sigur Ros' alien beauty prescribes its own definition. [Oct 2005, p.112]
80
Under The Radar
A wonderfully unified and realized effort, showcasing a band that has never sounded more sure of themselves. [#11, p.112]
80
Drawer B
Takk is sharper and more direct than anything the band has previously churned out, but that is not to say it’s by any means accessible by normal standards.
78
Pitchfork
The tendency to descend into new age goo is still present, and Takk, like all of Sigur Rós' discography, is not for the viscerally-minded. Regardless, the record is more than just meaningless wisps.
76
ShakingThrough.net
Shifts into a cruise-control comfort zone, blissfully coasting on what has come before.
70
Trouser Press
Takk... resembles the movie The Aristocrats: a narrow selection of material given killer performances.
70
Rolling Stone
Takk . . . suggests a far more abstract Coldplay stripped of their stadium bombast.
70
No Ripcord
Certainly, it feels as though Takk emerges from a group who, despite arriving at the zenith of their capability, has, at least for the time being, run out of things to say.
63
Los Angeles Times
Too little progress and too much mood. [4 Sep 2005]
60
Alternative Press
The cohesion that made their previous records so captivating has been significantly diminished. [Dec 2005, p.204]
60
PopMatters
Takk... is in no way a departure for the band, and it's easy to forget that though the music is very different from most of what's out there, we've heard it from Sigur Rós before.
50
Playlouder
It is undeniable that they can produce beautiful sounds with their equipment, it's just that they do not seem to be able to orchestrate it to any purpose afterwards.
The average user rating for this album is 8.7 (out of 10) based on 128 User Votes
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