New striking strokes

13 June 2023

Iceland’s dream pop heroes Sigur Rós start a world tour at the end of the week backed
by a 41-piece orchestra. I wonder how many tour buses, hotels, food & drinks do you need for such a big group of people and how do you organize it all, every single night.

Anyway, the band announced recently, that a new
album is coming very soon, but no details so far.

What we get now is the first single, titled Blóðberg. Their first new music
since 2016. Also the first track since keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson returned.

The 7.16-minute composition features
the London Contemporary Orchestra,
conducted by Robert Ames.

Blóðberg is a vintage SR symphony. Spacey, ghostly and near-silent.

The accompanying cinematic video clip feels eerie. It’s like you float up
in the air above a mysterious wasteland and in the end over a sort of
macabre dump. Scary and enigmatic if you ask me.

Watch/listen.

Tour Dates

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