ok.....I play, but can't do just one. I do two and let you decide.
Up to this Monday it was Shearwater's Rook that sat pretty on the top of this years purchases. Then the new Sigur Ros arrived. They are different from each other, but both somehow very rootsy and therefore closer then you might think.
The Sigur Ros is somewhat more playful then there last offerings, but still beautiful Icelandic tunage.
I am very taken with the Shearwater. Somehow I feel it is one of the best records I have heard in years. It's grand, melodic and leaves you wanting for more. So a tough one. I would declare the Shearwater and sneek out the Sigur Ros with me.