No, that headline is not some coding error. Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust (which apparently means “With a buzz in our ears, we play endlessly”) is the new release from Sigur Rós, of Iceland. I’d heard of them, but this is the first recording I’ve listened to. And listened, and listened. The cover art is perfect; if this stuff doesn’t make you wanna get nekkid and play on the freeway, you need help. Apparently a lot of the tracks were recorded without dubbing, and the sheer freshy-freshness of the performances shine through. Don’t be fooled by the apparent simplicity of these tunes though; especially on tracks like “Gobbledigook”, they’re doing some whack stuff with meters and tricking you by using simplistic percussion lines. This recording is destined for some “Best Of” lists at the end of 2008.