I’ve decided to attempt NaNoWriMo. I’ll start drafting an outline tomorrow and try to find some direction. I’m actually getting quite exciting about it. I still can’t see myself getting to 50,000 words, but I’m willing to give it a shot. Even if I fail miserably, at least I’ll be writing.

Sigur Rós is an Icelandic post-rock group, and they’ve been a favourite of mine since first hearing their Ágætis byrjun album a few years back. They sing in Icelandic, and occasionally a made-up language called Vonlenska, but you don’t need to understand the lyrics to understand the music. Each song is haunting and emotive, and they instantly conjure up images and feelings, memories and fantasies.

They’re a great band to listen to while writing, especially if you don’t speak Icelandic. The lyrics meld into the music, and it becomes a pure instrumental, which won’t distract you from the writing. It’s hard not to feel inspired when listening to them.

I had a really hard time choosing one song to preview here, but I decided to go with Starálfur as it was one of the songs that first jumped out at me from the album.

*Update*
The file wasn’t working, so I’ve uploaded it again. It seems the accented letters in the name were screwing with their system.