Sigur Rós will rise from their slumber (at least as far as studio recordings go) this week to release 'Átta,' their first LP since 2013’s 'Kveikur.'
, their first LP since 2013’sThe surprise release, announced only one day in advance, will be available digitally on Friday and physically on Sept. 1.
Frontman Jónsi said in a statement that Sigur Rós’ goal with the album was for it to sound “really sparse, floaty, and beautiful.” “We’re getting older and more cynical,” he said, “so I just wanted to move us so that we felt something!” As far as Sigur Rós’ collective cynicism goes, he revealed, “We’re always thinking about climate change, doom-scrolling, and going to hell.” His goal, he said, was to find light in the darkness.
“We wanted to allow ourselves to be a bit dramatic and go far with these arrangements,” multi-instrumentalist Kjartan Sveinsson, who left the band in 2012 and returned this year, said. “The world needs that right now. It’s hard to describe, but for me everything is always open to interpretation. People can think and feel how they want.”in their native Iceland, as well as in London and studios around the United States.
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