From Iceland — Miri - Fallegt þorp

Published May 19, 2006

Wordless progressive noise mixed with a surprisingly warm pallet of emotions and laced with intricate, mesmerising and often stunningly beautiful guitar work, Fallegt Þorp is a true gem, the type of EP that leaves you wishing for a full-length release. The oddly vacant chord progressions and disconnected sound make for excellent hangover music, a slow, hazy waft that makes you think of a sunbeam hitting cigarette smoke through a window. A fine effort, spoiled only by the half-heartedness of Hafðu Gætur Á Mér, but otherwise unassailable.