And the Slow Songs About the Dead Calm in Your Arms

Albums Heard in 2012 (181 items)
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Iceland's Pornopop offer a longing stare through a frosty window into a warm roomful of intoxicating sound. And the slow songs about the dead calm in your arms' is a snowflake and a thunderstorm, captivating in its beauty and breathtaking in its intensity. Sparse poignant electronics support the gentle guitar work in sweeps and swells, while the honest and lonely vocals echo in the crevasses between the tranquil and intrepid. The brothers Einarsson have woven a northern epic of beautiful, unforgettable music.