Jónsi ~ Obsidian

Obsidian may have been a surprise release, but it was long in the making, as evidenced by the intricacy of the music.  This sumptuous album is thick in texture and stereo effects, a reflection of the concurrent exhibition at New York’s

Kjartan Sveinsson ~ The Last Farm

The Last Farm is one of the shortest releases we’ve ever covered, but we’re always interested in anything related to Sigur Rós.  Kjartan Sveinsson recorded this score in 2004, and the film was subsequently nominated for an Academy Award; the score has

ACL 2019 ~ The Year’s Best Film Scores

We’re not talking about the same films as everybody else, but for good reason; we’ve packed our slate with dark horse candidates.  So no Star Wars (too obvious), no Joker (the artist’s score for Chernobyl was better), no Ad Astra (not the composer’s best soundtrack), no Us (although