Mainly due to frontman Jónsi Birgisson’s focus on solo projects in the past few years, there’s been little insight, let alone new material, surfacing from the Icelandic dream-pop experimentalists. Sensing this, who knows, Sigur Ros has uploaded to its SoundCloud a slew of new unreleased tracks, like demos, alternate versions or rare lives, which never made the final studio draft for one reason or another, but which are now up on the web for your…
This week’s stand out release is definitely “Here Lies Love”, the product of a unpredictable collaboration between David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, about the life of the former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos and her relationship with a servant from her childhood. It’s an immensely ambitious project, backed by an intricate concept and a guest list stretching for miles. If someone had the chance of sampling the record, I’d love to hear some…
Doubtlessly, the first thought that comes to mind when you hear the ethereal sounds of a Sigur Rós song is, “Ooh, that’s pretty – I wish I had some current events to digest as I listen.” Or, perhaps you find yourself reading the newspaper, scared witless thanks to the apocalyptic forecasts of war, disease and global warming, and find yourself in need of some floatingly beautiful, orchestral Icelandic rock to soothe your frayed nerves. More…
As previously reported just a few hours ago, Sigur Ros has released a free mp3 with the their latest single “Gobbledigook,” an upbeat, fascinating rocker off the band’s latest, upcoming album “með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust” (translated the title means “with a buzz in our ears we play endlessly”). The song sounds pretty awesome, being a mixture between Animal Collective and Dave Matthews, with haunting tribal beats, pastoral acoustic guitars and wonderful Jonsi…
In a recent press release the Icelandic post rockers Sigur Ros have disclosed a significant deal of details, concerning the band’s upcoming album. Apparently their fifth full studio album “Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust,” which in English would translate to “With a buzz in our ears we play endlessly,” will land in record store’s shelves some time in late June. To be more exact, the follow-up to 2005’s Takk comes out in the…
The Islanders are set to bring their hopelandic avangard rock to a heck load of new people this year, as they’ll embark on a pretty big, summer long, tour. The band can be seen playing in 3 continents, all over Southern America, Europe and North America, in the later Sigur Ros will join the rest of the Bonnaroo stellar lineup, where they’ll unleash their beautiful art rock/dream pop melodies. Dates after the jump.
Artist name: Sigur Rós Album name: Hvarf/Heim Label: XL Recordings Gender: Pop-Rock/Experimental Rock Release date: November 5, 2007 ZMErating: 9/10 Website: http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk After playing with the same music and influences for a over a decade, Icelandic post-rock fine musicians Sigur Rós, a lot of people might think that a change might come as a dose of fresh air, for both the band and fans alike. I’m not saying that, during their five records career, they’ve…
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