Sigur Rós have returned with their first new music in seven years. Take a look at ‘Blóðberg’ under.
The Icelandic post-rock veterans shared the brand new single immediately (June 12), simply earlier than the members kick off their sold-out tour of Europe and North America.
Coming in at seven minutes lengthy, ‘Blóðberg’ captures an identical timeless really feel to that of their hits ‘Starálfur’ and ‘Untitled #3 – Samskeyti’. It additionally options spectacular orchestral parts contributed by The London Modern Orchestra, performed by Robert Ames.
Not solely is the brand new observe the band’s first new tune in seven years, it additionally marks their first new launch to characteristic multi-instrumentalist Kjartan Sveinsson again within the lineup – following his departure from the band in 2012.
Alongside frontman Jónsi and bassist Georg Holm, the tune is combined and co-produced by Paul Corely, who has collaborated with the band steadily since their formation in 1994. It additionally incorporates a touching music video by Johan Renck — most famed because the director for the HBO miniseries Chernobyl, in addition to for his music movies by Madonna, Robyn and Beyoncé. Test it out under.
“I really feel as nihilistic as one may concerning the long run. We’re powerless in opposition to our personal stupidities,” stated Renck of the inspiration behind the visible accompaniment. “Some elements of this got here to merge with my impressions of the themes of Blóðberg. The music turning into a rating to my very own depressing ideas, giving them magnificence as solely music can.”
‘Blóðberg’ comes forward of Sigur Rós’s upcoming tour dates, which is able to see them make stops throughout Europe and North America. Introduced again in March, all the reveals have now offered out, and can see the band accompanied by an orchestra at every of their reveals.
The tour will kick off their tour at Meltdown Competition within the UK on Friday (June 16), organised by Christine And The Queens. Right here, the band will carry out with the London Modern Orchestra. The LCO can even accompany them on their following European tour dates.
For his or her North American reveals, the band can be accompanied by Ames and the Wordless Music Orchestra.
Again in 2022, Sigur Rós launched into a world tour and celebrated the return of keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson after a decade’s absence.
The tour began in Mexico Metropolis on April 28, the place they opened their 20-song set with ‘Svefn-g-englar’ — the primary time they’ve performed the observe since 2013.
Later within the set, they premiered ‘Gold 2’, ‘Gold 4’ and ‘Angelus 4’ – all new tracks that are but to be launched.
The most recent observe is predicted to characteristic on the band’s upcoming LP, which the members teased that they have been “within the strategy of writing and recording” final February.
Their seventh and most up-to-date full-length launch, ‘Kveikur’, got here out again in 2013. The band shared their ‘Odin’s Raven Magic’ orchestral venture in late 2020.
In October, the band introduced a Twentieth-anniversary reissue of their third studio album, ‘( )’. The brand new version of the 2002 report was remastered by engineer Ted Jenson, and accommodates B-sides and beforehand unreleased demos.
