Watched this last night, absolutely breathtaking. It was stunning visually and it helped being a huge fan of Sigur Ros and always having an infatuation with Iceland as a country. I'll probably review it in the movie thread, so I'll keep it short in here, but I was really moved by Heima. Amazing. I'll be getting my hands on the two-disc edition as soon as possible!

I've mentioned this on here somewhere before, so Alias - Through The Looking Glass. This album really invokes a sense of loneliness and depression with both Alias' dark introspective raps and bleak, melancholic soundscapes. This album to me fits perfectly with looking out the window at the woods with no leaves, a gray sky, and maybe a little bit of snow on the ground. Also, Mice Parade - Obrigado Saudade fits the winter theme for me. Not really sure what it is, could just be that I started listening to it last winter. But it does have a sound that to me fits with the leafless trees and cold, crunchy yellowish grass of winter (we don't really get snow here). I'd maybe tag Mezzanine as wintery album. It's got a bleak feel to it that's still hiding in the background on the more upbeat songs.

And this:

http://www.thesirenssound.com/wp-con...Winds-Poem.jpg

This entire album pretty much envokes images and emotions of being alone on a cold, windy, wooded mountain in November or December. Pretty much the concept of the entire album, even the packaging goes right along with that.

I still need to get hold of Wind's Poem

i'm not much a fan of the VU in any sense but John Cale's production on this is incredible:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A5B16986ts...I/s400/nmi.jpg

Music Has The Right To Children-Boards Of Canada.Really hitting the spot.

good f*cking choice! But then I expect you already knew that...

re Sam's: 'Marble Index' has piqued my curiosity for a long time, thanks for the reminder.

Bowie's 'Heathen' and Talk Talk are both excellent suggestions too.

All the old post-punk seems to come out this time of year, but for my money you can't beat this one:
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If we're going into post-punk,Magazine's Real Life and Metal Box by PiL are good winter albums.

I got hold of this Alcest album on your recommendation. Listened to it on my way to work this morning and thoroughly enjoyed it. Amazing album and I'm currently giving it a second listen. The sun is going down here, and I've not got a light on so my room is slowly getting darker. It's almost as if the music is replicating that mood.

I posted this a while ago, but I actually spent last winter living in Ray LaMontagne's home town. Gossip in the Grain will always be a winter album for me, because of discovering the album that winter, but especially for this song:

In the winter I like to listen to a lot of David Bazan, Sufjan Stevens, Kings of Convenience, Owen and Vetiver. There's nothing that I love more than baking and putting on a good mix featuring these artists, especially if it's raining outside (I live in San Francisco, it doesn't snow here obviously).