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I am currently listening to "Antony and the Johnstons - I am a bird now". It won the Mercury award. I like it a lot.

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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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Takk actually is sung in icelandic. The other albums were not.

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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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Takk actually is sung in icelandic. The other albums were not.

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Good to know. See now I like that more now!

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I'm on board with the albums by The New Pornographers, Spoon, and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.

I don't enjoy Surfjan Stevens as much as I think I'm supposed to. Am I the only one?

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I don't enjoy Surfjan Stevens as much as I think I'm supposed to.

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What National album and what Broken Social Scene album should I check out?

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What does that even mean? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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I just don't get the amount of hype surrounding the album.

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What National album and what Broken Social Scene album should I check out?

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You Forgot it In People; and [censored]..probably Aligator. But I love Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers.

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Oddly I would agree with most of this list...even though I hate music critics...maybe the Hole is greater than than the Some.

Lost And Safe by The Books is not so great...quirky noises ... somewhat annoying...

They forgot: White Stripes --Get Behind Me Satan
Dungen-- Ta det lugnt
and some hiphop that has been discussed recently.

And of course the Tender & Vulnerable !!i!

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I think because You Forgot It In People was so amazing, I was a little letdown by their most recent album. But it's still really good. I don't know all the albums on the list (hence the post), but still too bad Broken Social Scene's latest didn't make the cut.

I like The Go! Team's "Thunder Lightning Strike" off this list - it's a retro (incorporates 70s cop show theme song type melodies, and old school hip hop beats), sometimes unique sound, cool instrumentation too. I heard they're great in concert (gonna see them this week).