Sigur Rós - Valtari

"there's more electric stuff than before... but don't worry, we haven't made a dance record."


http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/03/sigur-ros-to-release-new-album-valtari-in-may/
http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/band/

Jesus trapped in a revolving door, I did not know this was coming. Easily made my day.

  On 3/26/2012 at 4:33 PM, troon said:

"we haven't made a dance record."

...sadly

what is this?

i am excite

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In a previous interview, the band used adjectives like “ambient,” “introverted,” “floaty,” and “minimal” to describe the album’s sound.

Well fuck yeah, 8 tracks! And that preview video looks a bit like the new clark artwork. Sounds like a return to the earlier sounds / compositions rather than the 3 minute pop songs of recent years. Orsum.

For those too lazy to click links -

[vimeo]39194761[/vimeo]

May 29, 2012

http://pitchfork.com...unce-new-album/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INWZy3-Vw80

so amazing! yay!

i'm anticipating this sternly

Well so far it sounds like Riceboy Sleeps, which IMO is by far the best Sigur Ros-related album (certainly the only one I listen to frequently, VERY frequently actually).

If the rest of it sounds like this I'm in. I get sick of the overblown pop stuff really quickly (although I still like it).

  On 3/27/2012 at 8:22 AM, Springymajig said:

Well so far it sounds like Riceboy Sleeps, which IMO is by far the best Sigur Ros-related album (certainly the only one I listen to frequently, VERY frequently actually).

 

If the rest of it sounds like this I'm in. I get sick of the overblown pop stuff really quickly (although I still like it).

yeah i was thinking this.

this album has me very interested^^

  On 3/27/2012 at 4:58 AM, Zeffolia said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INWZy3-Vw80

really beautiful

What do you guys think about the streamed album? I only just started listening to it, and think it's quite nice.

  On 5/18/2012 at 4:18 AM, Capsaicin said:

What do you guys think about the streamed album? I only just started listening to it, and think it's quite nice.

also listening now. quite like it.

meh. the first 3 or 4 songs are good, but it just falls apart after that. should've been an EP.

I quite like it. It sounds like a follow up to the jonsi and alex riceboy sleeps album more than anything. I also dig track 7, and 6. So yeah, no. No falling apart for me, I quite like it:)

ah, well that was my impression upon first listen, i should've mentioned that. i'll certainly give it a few more chances. i mean, it's Sigur Ros. it's not bad, just didn't initially grab me.

this song. i like this song^^

boring album, sadly. Agree with the EP comment.

I just spent, like, a lot of money on the vinyl + poster edition of this album. Just listened to a few songs. Sigur Ros is usually pretty great and I loved what I heard. Should be worth it. Poster looks great (I really like the art for the album). Didn't spend 250 dollars on the blanket, though.

The album sounds like the cover artwork

When I get my copy I'm gonna stare at the poster while listening to the album. Maybe take some shrooms idk probably not though.

Wish I could wrap myself up in that seemingly warm and fancy Icelandic wool blanket they made though.

interview about new album n stuff: http://grapevine.is/Features/ReadArticle/THE-BOYS-ARE-BACK-IN-TOWN

I think this is the best stuff from them in a good while...

They should have made a dance record

I have to say that I find this album pretty boring so far. I also find the Jonsi & Alex album boring, so I think in a way everything is consistent here. It's just like… really? MORE piano arpeggios backed with scrapey string quartet chords? It's like an entire album of intros.

I'll take the manic pop of the dudes' butts album every time over this.

  On 6/8/2012 at 5:01 AM, Ascdi said:

I have to say that I find this album pretty boring so far. I also find the Jonsi & Alex album boring, so I think in a way everything is consistent here. It's just like… really? MORE piano arpeggios backed with scrapey string quartet chords? It's like an entire album of intros.

 

I'll take the manic pop of the dudes' butts album every time over this.

Jonsi's solo album is the best Sigur Ros album, by far.