Monday Late Night Music – Sigur Rós
Placed at around the halfway mark of Sigur Rós’s 2008 album, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust, is this epic, slow-burn, symphonic beauty of a song called Ára Bátur. I’ve always particularly loved not just the grandeur of it, but also the rawness – how there are untouched little natural imperfections, as in the moments when singer Jónsi’s voice lightly cracks and drops as the song begins its final climb.
The track has such a raw quality, because every element (the band, vocals, symphony, boys choir) was recorded live, in one take at Abbey Road Studios. I hadn’t realized there was video of that recording until just the other day. It’s a joyous thing to behold. Watch via youtube below:
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