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takk is an amazing album... despite the fact that i don't speak icelandic (?)

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It's not a real language.

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do you know what the actual language is?

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do you know what the actual language is?

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From Amazon:

Hopelandic--an
otherworldly mutation of Icelandic, sung in the falsetto cadence of angels;

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Architecture In Helsinki - In Case We Die

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How this did not make the list I do no know.

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do you know what the actual language is?

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From Amazon:

Hopelandic--an
otherworldly mutation of Icelandic, sung in the falsetto cadence of angels;

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hah, wow.. that's interesting... i think i like sigur ros even more now [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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is this going to be one of those music threads where everyone brags about how they know cooler and more obscure bands than everyone else?

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is this going to be one of those music threads where everyone brags about how they know cooler and more obscure bands than everyone else?

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Shouldn't you be able to figure that out by 25th reply?

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is this going to be one of those music threads where everyone brags about how they know cooler and more obscure bands than everyone else?

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Shouldn't you be able to figure that out by 25th reply?

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yeah... [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

just thought I'd add something since these bands are all too cool and obscure for me. that said I think there was a lot of The Shins love in one of these a while ago, so maybe I'll check out these My Morning Jacket people.

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#2, "Illinois", as many people said, is very good.

The best albums of 2005 that are not on the list include:
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
RPWL - The World Through My Eyes
Niacin - Organik

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Thank you. I didn't even know Ry Cooder released an album last year.