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Sigur Rós: Why We're Mesmerised By The Hypnotic Icelandic Band

Andy Gill, The Independent, 30 January 2009

EACH WEEK, along with the basic album and singles sales charts, there are myriad other charts published that track the diverse fortunes of the music industry, including those for the various major download sites, and the number of radio plays each track has secured. The one thing that isn't measured, however, may be the most influential of all: the prominence a piece of music achieves on that most powerful of all media, television.

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