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Metascore
87

Universal acclaim - based on 14 Critic Reviews

User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 215 Ratings

Summary: This sophomore effort from Icelandic quartet Sigur Ros (which translates to "Victory Rose") appeared on numerous year-end Best Of lists in 2000, despite not receiving an official release in the United States until the following year. Imagine one of Radiohead's recent albums -- or better yet, Spiritualized or My Bloody Valentine -- but with everything sung in Icelandic. This album garnered the band the 2001 Shortlist Prize for Artistic Achievement In Music.
Record Label: Pias / Fat Cat / Bad Taste
Genre(s): Indie, Rock
Name: Sigur Rós
Credit: Primary Artist