I had high hopes for this album when I found it, and not to say this is bad, but I was a little disappointed. Jonsi is the front man for Sigur Ros, who I am a big fan of; not to mention the Jonsi solo album, Go, which is really good.
The album itself is a really good ambient/minimal release, that does a good job at providing a nice atmospheric sound that can calm any listener; but honestly, that's where it ended. As I listened to each track and the build up of each song I was expecting an apex within the track, but it never arrived. From the albums I have heard from Sigur Ros, and the solo album by Jonsi, I was anticipating more. Maybe I psyched myself up but this just pretty much felt like a standard ambient/minimalistic album; the experimental post rock sound I am accustomed to was not there. These 9 tracks, with a running time of a little over an hour, seemed to drag for me. Like I said that sound is really good, if you like ambient/minimalism you'll really like this, but in my opinion it just didn't deliver what I was wanting/expecting.
Multiple soundscapes line this album, within each track; and each track has a few different layers that can keep you interested, but maybe not interested enough to keep it in any kind of regular listening rotation. You might want to check out actual Sigur Ros albums or even the solo Jonsi album before you get this one.
Official score- 3/5
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