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...Veckatimest” and Antony and the Johnsons’ “Crying Light.” But despite Muhly’s classically-oriented input, “Go” is by far the poppiest, most accessible record Jónsi has ever released. It isn’t a bad change—“Go” retains most of the delicate beauty of Sigur Rós but drastically shifts the music’s emotional timbre. While Sigur Rós’ albums always seemed meant to be listened...
...mixed unusually high throughout the record, dominate Muhly’s complex arrangement and contribute significantly to that unpretentious quality. “Go” is an album which is easy to appreciate on first listen, but its immediacy never detracts from the emotional rollercoaster Jónsi is so adept at creating...
...seem limiting to constantly compare Jónsi to Sigur Rós, but Jónsi invites the association by making music that has so much in common with his band—his own heartrending falsetto, simple but perfectly arranged orchestral support, and an unabashedly emotional atmosphere—and then self-consciously moving away from much of what defines them. Where Sigur Rós were sprawling, Jónsi is concise. Where Sigur Rós were languorous, Jónsi is propulsive. Where Sigur Rós were grandiose, Jónsi is playful...
...NSI is solar power with a twist: it harnesses the heat of the sun, not just its light. Instead of directly converting sunlight into electricity with photovoltaic panels - the kind you might see on rooftops - solar thermal uses rows of specially curved parabolic mirrors to focus sunlight on a pipe full of synthetic oil. The sun's energy superheats the oil, which is then used to boil water into steam. The steam runs turbines, which generates electricity. The technology is as simple as any fossil fuel plant, and cheaper by material than the technologically complex photovoltaic panels...
...never seen the band before, and given the fact that most people picture non-Björk Icelanders to be bearded wanderers of the fjördlands, I wasn’t prepared for the fact that frontman Jónsi þor Birgisson is actually a skinny, clean-shaven little guy with a silly, pomade-induced flip in his bangs. But that youthful aspect was what gave him such gravity...