Sigur Rós have introduced that they are going to be releasing a shock album ‘ÁTTA’.
The LP marks their first new studio effort in 10 years, and can arrive digitally tomorrow (June 16). Bodily codecs may even be accessible from September 1, pre-order the album right here.
Consisting of 10 tracks, the upcoming album has been described as their “most intimate and emotionally direct report up to now”, and was impressed by that need for a sense of unity when overwhelmed by the tumultuous circumstances.
“In a post-pandemic world torn aside by struggle, financial turmoil, tradition wars, and brutally divisive discourse, ‘ÁTTA’ appears like a balming and unifying bond. It’s what the music requested for and spoke for itself,” reveals Hólm.
“This report appears like a Sigur Rós album, but it surely’s extra introverted than earlier than. It’s very expansive with this sound of strings, but it surely seems inside greater than outdoors.”
Their first launch since 2013’s ‘Kveikur’, the upcoming launch options expansive contributions from the London Modern Orchestra performed by Robert Ames. It additionally contains brass carried out by longtime Icelandic collaborators Brassgat í bala.
Recorded throughout a number of continents – within the band’s Sundlaugin studio in Iceland, the legendary Abbey Highway within the UK and a number of other studios within the US – the album is the primary to function the brand new formation of the line-up. This comes as multi-instrumentalist Kjartan Sveinsson returns following his departure from the band in 2012, becoming a member of frontman Jónsi and bassist Georg Holm.
With the brand new line-up, the band discovered themselves “simply eager to have minimal drums and for the music to be actually sparse, floaty and exquisite,” defined Jónsi. “We’re getting older and extra cynical so I simply needed to maneuver us in order that we felt one thing!”
Sveinsson agreed: “We needed to permit ourselves to be a bit dramatic and go far with these preparations. The world wants that proper now. It’s onerous to explain, however for me, every little thing is all the time open to interpretation. Folks can assume and really feel how they need.”
Earlier this week, the band teased the forthcoming album by releasing the only ‘Blóðberg’ — a fascinating observe that seems because the second track on the tracklist. Take a look at the only above.
The ‘ÁTTA’ tracklist is:
1. ‘Glóð’
2. ‘Blóðberg’
3. ‘Skel’
4. ‘Klettur’
5. ‘Mór’
6. ‘Andrá’
7. ‘Gold’
8. ‘Ylur’
9. ‘Fall’
10. ‘8’
Alongside releasing ‘ÁTTA’ – which would be the eighth launch from the Icelandic post-rock veterans – tomorrow may even see the band embark on their long-awaited tour.
Sigur Rós’s upcoming tour dates will see them make stops throughout Europe and North America. Introduced again in March, all the reveals have now offered out, and can see the trio accompanied by an orchestra at every of their reveals.
The tour will kick off their tour at Meltdown Competition within the UK tomorrow, organised by Christine And The Queens. Right here, the band will carry out with the London Modern Orchestra. The LCO may even accompany them on their following European tour dates.
