Showing All "Sigur Rós" Posts
Feb 18th 2 Comments
"2013 promises to be an interesting year in the Sigur Rós universe," wrote the Icelandic band on their website last week, in a note announcing that they'd be unveiling new material across Europe…   Read Story »
Feb 13th 4 Comments
If you want your Sigur Rós listening experience to become more immersive, the band has got you covered. Now, from their online store, you can purchase the Vardelur candle -- named for the Valtari…   Read Story »
Dec 7th, 2012 2 Comments
For about five minutes near the beginning of the week, I was thinking that I'd limit this week's list to Christmas-themed videos, but then the only Christmas-themed videos I saw all week were the…   Read Story »
Dec 6th, 2012 1 Comment
For the better part of the year, Sigur Rós have been taking part in their Valtari Mystery Film Experiment, in which they commission different artists to make short films out of songs from their…   Read Story »
Nov 20th, 2012 1 Comment
Sigur Rós's Mystery Film Experiment shows no signs of slowing down and today the Icelandic experimental stalwarts let loose another video for "Varúð." This one features a little more action than…   Read Story »
Nov 12th, 2012 1 Comment
Since the release of Valtari, Sigur Rós has embarked on their extensive Mystery Film Experiment, a video series that visually illustrates the album's tracks. Today we have the clip for "Valtari," in…   Read Story »
Nov 5th, 2012 1 Comment
Last night, Sigur Rós performed in their native Iceland for the first time in four years and to commemorate the occasion they played a new song called "Brennisteinn." Musically, it's a bit of a…   Read Story »
Oct 30th, 2012 43 Comments
I grew up in Westerville, Ohio, a Columbus suburb with such a profound historical aversion to alcohol that the Anti-Saloon League decided to set up its headquarters there during prohibition. That…   Read Story »
Oct 22nd, 2012 1 Comment
Here's the latest entry into Sigur Rós's Mystery Film Experiment, a murky, eerie clip for Valtari's "Varðeldur." Irish artist Clare Langan composes and directs. Watch it below.
Valtari is…   Read Story »
Oct 9th, 2012 Comment
Icelandic dreamers Sigur Rós are still making videos for their Valtari Film Experiment, in which every song from their new album gets a video treatment from a different visual artist. The latest,…   Read Story »
































