INNI

Listening diary 13th April, 2022: Sigur R's - 'nni (post-rock, 2011)

I'm gonna be honest, seeing Sigur R's live didn't totally blow me away. I learned since then not to have inflated expectations for artists that feel like they should be good live, because it was a serviceable show in a soulless arena, but I definitely set myself up expecting something miraculous. And so, I avoided this for a while, for similar reasons - and perhaps that was a mistake, because this is good enough to be their only major live album. The use of bowed guitar really stood out to me when I saw them, and this does a great job of showcasing how much they can do tonally just with one peculiarly played instrument. It honestly amazes me that more artists don't do it, because this is practically carried by it. It's a great setlist too, with most of the classics that you know but can't remember the names of, and even some of the ones that I didn't really care that much for before, like 'Hafs'l' actually come out of this with increased stock. It's not mindblowing, as you might hope it to be, but it's a decent summary of their catalogue at this point, and what more can you want from a live album?

8.8 (4th listen)

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