Sigur Rós release of a brand new song.
The song, titled ‘Blóðberg’, is an epic orchestral piece that unfurls itself across seven minutes and potentially signposts the way to a promised new album, the band’s first in a decade. It arrives alongside a video by Johan Renck, director of the HBO miniseries Chernobyl and music videos by Madonna, Robyn and Beyoncé. He says of the video: “I feel as nihilistic as one could regarding the future. We are powerless against our own stupidities. Some aspects of this came to merge with my impressions of the themes of Blóðberg. The music becoming a score to my own miserable thoughts, giving them beauty as only music can.”
The song is the first in a decade to feature multi-instrumentalist Kjartan Sveinsson back in the fold – having left the band in 2012 – alongside frontman Jónsi and bassist Georg Holm. ‘Blóðberg’ features the London Contemporary Orchestra conducted by Robert Ames. It is mixed and co-produced by another frequent collaborator Paul Corley, alongside the band. The LCO and Ames join Sigur Rós for Friday’s show and also accompany them on their following European tour dates. They will be accompanied by Ames and the Wordless Music Orchestra in North America.
Sigur Rós Tour Dates
6/16 London, UK — Royal Festival Hall - SOLD OUT
6/17 Amsterdam, Netherlands — Concertgebouw - SOLD OUT
6/18 Hamburg, Germany — Elbphilharmonie - SOLD OUT
7/2 - Berkshire, UK - Wasing Estate*
7/3 Paris, France — Philharmonie Main Hall - SOLD OUT
8/14 Toronto, ON — Roy Thomson Hall - SOLD OUT
8/16 New York City, NY — Beacon Theatre - SOLD OUT
8/18 Brooklyn, NY — Kings Theatre - SOLD OUT
8/19 Boston, MA — Wang Theatre - SOLD OUT
8/21 Minneapolis, MN — State Theatre - SOLD OUT
8/24 Seattle, WA — The Paramount Theatre - SOLD OUT
8/26 Berkeley, CA — The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley - SOLD OUT
8/27 Los Angeles, CA — The Greek Theatre - SOLD OUT
* without orchestra
