From dirty paws and the creatures of snow.

I was hearing a fair amount of hype about this band and how they sounded like Edward Sharpe and/or Arcade Fire and/or Sigur Ros, etc., so I was a little shy to check them out, but I'm glad I got over that, as it's a pretty solid album. Song of the day from album of the week goes to Of Monsters And Men "Dirty Paws". Give it a chance.

http://ofmonstersandmen.is/

Happy jokes/on rooftops/life in a day.

Allmusic's review of the album said this: 
"An easy to make comparison would be to say Casiokids are Hot Chip but with Jónsi of Sigur Rós on vocals -- more like early Hot Chip when they were still a bit goofy and fun, though, not the current model."
While I think that's a pretty fair take, at the same time, it might be selling it a little short. 
I'd encourage you to check it out. It's really growing on me.

With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.

For me, this is the most beautiful album of the year: 
Riceboy Sleeps - Jónsi from Sigur Rós and his partner, Alex.
This track features the only know recording of the last castrato singer.