Iceland’s art-rock heroes Sigur Rós are back with a new song, “Blóðberg,” which marks their first since reuniting with multi-instrumentalist Kjartan Sveinsson.
The sprawling orchestral piece was crafted with the London Contemporary Orchestra and conductor Robert Ames, with Paul Corley co-producing “Blóðberg” with Sigur Rós. “Blóðberg” also arrives with a music video directed by Johan Renck that pairs the unsettling, ethereal aura of the song with an eerie visual that appears to show piles of bodies strewn across an endless desert.
“I feel as nihilistic as one could regarding the future,...
The sprawling orchestral piece was crafted with the London Contemporary Orchestra and conductor Robert Ames, with Paul Corley co-producing “Blóðberg” with Sigur Rós. “Blóðberg” also arrives with a music video directed by Johan Renck that pairs the unsettling, ethereal aura of the song with an eerie visual that appears to show piles of bodies strewn across an endless desert.
“I feel as nihilistic as one could regarding the future,...
- 6/12/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Sigur Rós have released a new song, “Stendur æva,” from their upcoming orchestral album, Odin’s Raven Magic, which was made with fellow Icelandic artists Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, and Steindór Andersen.
“Stendur æva” (which translates to “stands alive”) is a sprawling cut that opens with a section centered around a hypnotic loop played on a unique five-octave marimba built from roughly hewn pieces of stone. Andersen guides the song through this first section before the song gives way to a glitchy breakdown that ushers in a...
“Stendur æva” (which translates to “stands alive”) is a sprawling cut that opens with a section centered around a hypnotic loop played on a unique five-octave marimba built from roughly hewn pieces of stone. Andersen guides the song through this first section before the song gives way to a glitchy breakdown that ushers in a...
- 11/13/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Sigur Rós have announced the release of their orchestral album, Odin’s Raven Magic. The 70-minute piece is a collaboration with fellow Icelandic artists Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson and Steindór Andersen. Featuring Schola Cantorum of Reykjavík and L’Orchestre des Laureats du Conservatoire National de Paris, it arrives on December 4th on Krunk via Warner Classics and is available for preorder.
In conjunction with the album announcement, the band previewed Odin’s Raven Magic with lead single “Dvergmál.” Featuring choral arrangements helmed by former Sigur Rós member and arranger Kjartan Sveinsson...
In conjunction with the album announcement, the band previewed Odin’s Raven Magic with lead single “Dvergmál.” Featuring choral arrangements helmed by former Sigur Rós member and arranger Kjartan Sveinsson...
- 10/23/2020
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
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