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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.

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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.

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E! Online

People will be Takk-ing about this truly amazing album for years to come.

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Spin

There is no more transportive band working in music. [Oct 2005, p.140]

Filter

The results are compact, near-pop micro-anthems. [#17, p.93]

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]

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.

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Splendid

Their expanded sound, with its explosions of noise and romantic swells, deserves reconsideration by fans and skeptics alike.

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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.

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Magnet

Takes a baby step toward the mainstream. [#69, p.108]

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]

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.

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cokemachineglow

Well-constructed, thoughtful, emotionally provocative and cathartic.

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The Guardian

Sigur Ros's sudden accessibility doesn't tarnish their mystique, but deepens and colours it.

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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.

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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.

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Billboard

While there are no surprises in its technique or approach, Sigur Rós has succeeded in making a startlingly beautiful record. [17 Sep 2005]

Dot Music

It is surely intoxicating.

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Slant Magazine

As music that's beautiful simply for the sake of being beautiful, Takk… is an unqualified success.

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Tiny Mix Tapes

Sigur Rós are still significant, but Takk sounds safe.

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Mojo

Uninhibited where "()" felt constipated. [Oct 2005, p.99]

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]

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.

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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]

Urb

Eventually the payoff makes all the setup completely worth it. [Dec 2005, p.99]

Uncut

Sigur Ros' alien beauty prescribes its own definition. [Oct 2005, p.112]

Under The Radar

A wonderfully unified and realized effort, showcasing a band that has never sounded more sure of themselves. [#11, p.112]

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.

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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.

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ShakingThrough.net

Shifts into a cruise-control comfort zone, blissfully coasting on what has come before.

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Trouser Press

Takk... resembles the movie The Aristocrats: a narrow selection of material given killer performances.

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Rolling Stone

Takk . . . suggests a far more abstract Coldplay stripped of their stadium bombast.

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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.

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Los Angeles Times

Too little progress and too much mood. [4 Sep 2005]

Alternative Press

The cohesion that made their previous records so captivating has been significantly diminished. [Dec 2005, p.204]

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.

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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.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this album is 8.7 (out of 10) based on 129 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Miranda gave it a9:
An amazing album, full of life and grace...truly breath taking music.

uh p. gave it a10:
Great stuff, I make love with this cd album.

Pablo G. gave it a9:
an amazing cd, it sounds unique, the voice is at every moment part of each song, something that they havent realized in some of their previous albums.

corey gave it a10:
sigur ros is absolutely brilliant in the production of this album, as all their other albums. they know how to take existentialism and turn it into a sound, simply breath taking music. and jonsi (lead singer) has certainly commanded my respect through his bone chilling falsettos

Patrick gave it a6:
I was a bit disappointed with this album. I bought it after hearing the brilliant Hoppipolla, and I hadn't heard any of Sigur Ros's other stuff. But the majority of the songs seemed a bit dull and samey. That said, tracks 1,2,3,4 and 6 are brilliant.

josak gave it a9:
Sigur Ros is an incredibly talented, creative band. With all of their albums, I've found that they carry at least two or three masterpieces, along with a few good songs. Takk is no different; "Glosoli", "Gong", "Hoppipolla" and "Andvari" are are just brilliant, emotional pieces. Like most "post-rock" bands, Sigur Ros can take a little bit to get into, but believe me, it's worth being patient. Highly recommended to any open-minded listener.

max t gave it a10:
Great.

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