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Sigur Rós Makes a Mesmerizing Comeback with 'ÁTTA' and "Blóðberg".

After a ten-year hiatus, Icelandic band Sigur Ros returns with their new album "Atta". The album features soaring, swelling orchestral sounds with a distant choir-like sound and a backward, sped-up voice flitting wordlessly. The album is intended to be heard in one long stream and ebbs and flows like a time-lapse nature video. The amorphous and vaguely defined nature of the album makes it something you can explore again and again and still find something you hadn’t noticed.

via Variety|

#album-review #ambient-music #atta

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Sigur Rós' triumphant return after a tumultuous decade.

Icelandic band Sigur Rós has released their first album in a decade, Átta, which was created during a period of intense personal turmoil for the band members. In 2018, the band was accused of tax evasion and faced a second prosecution in 2020, which froze their assets. Drummer Orri Páll Dýrason also resigned following allegations of sexual assault. Despite these challenges, the band has reunited with returning keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson and released a new album that serves as a comfort blanket for them.

via The Guardian|

#iceland #music #new-album

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Sigur Rós makes a triumphant return with 'ÁTTA' after a decade-long hiatus.

Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós returns with their eighth studio album, 'ÁTTA', after a decade-long hiatus. The album features 10 tracks of luscious but measured drama, with the 32-piece London Contemporary Orchestra conducted by Robert Ames. 'ÁTTA' is a record that gives Sigur Rós plenty more reason to exist in adding some pure and natural soul to this cold and unfeeling world.

via NME|

#kjartan-sveinsson #london-contemporary-orchestra #music

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Sigur Rós Drops First Album in 10 Years: Átta.

Sigur Rós is releasing their new album, Átta, tomorrow via BMG. The album features minimal drums and floaty, beautiful music. It is the first album since Kjartan “Kjarri” Sveinsson rejoined the band. The album features the London Contemporary Orchestra and Icelandic collaborators Brassgat í bala. Physical formats of the album will arrive on September 1.

via Pitchfork|

#atta #london-contemporary-orchestra #minimal-drums

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Sigur Rós Drops First Album in 10 Years: ÁTTA.

Sigur Rós has announced their first album in nearly a decade, ÁTTA, which will be released digitally on June 16th and physically on September 1st. The album was recorded in Iceland, the UK, and the US and features the London Contemporary Orchestra and brass from longtime collaborators. The band is also embarking on a Summer 2023 tour.

via Consequence|

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Sigur Rós Returns with First Album in 10 Years: Átta.

Icelandic band Sigur Rós has released its first album in a decade, ÁTTA, which features the sound of strings surrounding the voice of Jónsi. The bandmates reunited in Jónsi's basement before heading to Abbey Road studios to record with the London Contemporary Orchestra and conductor Robert Ames. The album has a heavy but hopeful feel, with Jónsi describing it as a response to the doom and gloom of current events. The band has been together for 28 years and has a unique ability to communicate without talking, allowing their music to come from somewhere above and become a song.

via NPR|

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