Saturday in Reykjavik saw a convergence of four of the world's greatest things -- Sigur Rós, Björk, National Geographic, and free -- for a Náttúra concert to raise awareness about the ill effects of aluminum smelting on Icelandic topography. If you watched the live webcast you already know this, but if not: you are a chump for not booking a flight out to Iceland for this show, if only for these four minutes when the Umlaut and the Acute accented ones joined forces (with Ólöf Arnalds) for a rousing "Gobbledigook."
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Still loving seeing Jonsi so smiley. Also, there's a lesson in there to a certain other band promoting a new album: wear your styled-up black jackets every time you play if you want, but stop with the backing tracks. How bout getting some backing musicians? Or rearranging your songs for four people? Or getting guest work from Björk? It's like, duh, band I'm talking about-play.
