First Week of 2012

Wow I can't believe 2011 is finally over. That year brings so much happiness to me compared to the year before. 2011 is the year I've done with my diploma (with flying colours!), the year I discovered my enthusiasm for The Cure's music instead of listening to their music the whole years just like any other music I would, the year I got job and made my own money for the first time, and also the year that I'm completely free from any "commitments" (you know what I'm talking about). So long story short, 2011 is a good year for me. 

Now we've entered 2012 and all we can do is to reminisce the good past and improve ourselves. As for me, I have a good start with this year. When I was browsing my old songs stacked in my hard drive, I came across this one band whose songs used to sooth me when I'm filled with negative feelings. This one band which I (used to) don't even recognize the faces behind those mystic, ethereal music. This one band called Sigur Rós.

 

Believe me or not I just saw their faces all together for the first time a few days ago though I've been listening to them for the past few years. So here's a little intro about the band: Sigur Rós is a post-rock Icelandic band consisted of Jónsi Birgisson, Georg Goggi Hólm, Kjarri Sveinsson and Orri Páll Dýrason. They are known for their out-of-this-world music and the soothing, beautiful falsetto voice of the vocalist, Jónsi. I don't mind if my opinion counts or not but I think this band is creative and unique and all their music is just... no words can be formed perfectly to describe how beautiful their music is. Eventhough I don't understand most of their songs because it is either sang in Icelandic or gibberish (which the media labelled as Hopelandic) but they never fail to amaze me. I'm just so happy that I have the chance to start my new year by getting back into Sigur Rós and I also spent the whole first week of 2012 listening back to old Sigur Rós' songs and catching up with their new songs that I have missed.

I guess this is the most appropriate time for me to say that I just have the Ágætis byrjun of my new life.