...they play endlessly. Und das mit nackten Ärschen... Album-Cover des Jahres!?!
"Sigur Rós will be releasing their fifth album, Með suð i eyrum við spilum endalaust (English translation: with a buzz in our ear we play endlessly), on June 24th, 2008 on XL Recordings. The first track from the album, entitled "Gobbledigook", will be unveiled with a world exclusive first play on England's Radio 1 tonight (May 27th) by Zane Low on the Evening Session. The track will then be available worldwide for free download via www.sigurros.com. A pre-sale for the album will begin on www.sigurros.com and iTunes on June 2nd, and the record will be available to hear via stream on sigurros.com on June 9th. A special deluxe edition of the album to be released later in the year - featuring a "Making Of..." book, a film and more [...]
With a buzz... was co-produced with the band by renowned producer Flood, and was recorded in New York City (at Sear Sound Studios), London (at Assault and Battery Studios and Abbey Road), Reykjavik (at Alafloss, the band's studio, as well as a church in Reykjavik), and Havana, Cuba. Whereas Sigur Rós' last release - the critically-acclaimed documentary Heima, chronicling their free tour throughout Iceland - took the band to their homeland, their newest creation, with a buzz..., is the first album in the band’s career to be made outside of Iceland. It is also their first album to feature vocalist Jon "Jonsi" Thor Birgisson's vocals in English on one track (the remainder are sung in Icelandic) [...]
The spirit of with a buzz… is best captured by the album’s stunning artwork, contributed by acclaimed visual artist Ryan McGinley. McGinley first met the band when he photographed Jonsi six years ago; the album cover was taken from a flyer for McGinley's most recent exhibit, "I Know Where the Summer Goes", which happened to find its way into Jonsi's inbox just as the band was deciding on how to best visually represent their new collection of songs. The result is a perfect synergy of the aural and the visual." [sigurros.com]
Die Tracklist von "Með suð i eyrum við spilum endalaust":
01 Gobbledigook - 02 Inní mér syngur vitleysingur - 03 Góðan daginn -
04 Við spilum endalaust - 05 Festival - 06 Suð í eyrum - 07 Ára bátur -
08 Íllgresi - 09 Fljótavík - 10 Straumnes - 11 All Alright.
[Review: Sigur Ros - Með Suð I Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust]
[Review: Sigur Ros - Takk]
[Sigur Ros @ Arena (Open Air), Wien - 08.07.2008]
[sigurros.com] [sigur-ros.co.uk] [myspace.com/sigurros]
"Sigur Rós will be releasing their fifth album, Með suð i eyrum við spilum endalaust (English translation: with a buzz in our ear we play endlessly), on June 24th, 2008 on XL Recordings. The first track from the album, entitled "Gobbledigook", will be unveiled with a world exclusive first play on England's Radio 1 tonight (May 27th) by Zane Low on the Evening Session. The track will then be available worldwide for free download via www.sigurros.com. A pre-sale for the album will begin on www.sigurros.com and iTunes on June 2nd, and the record will be available to hear via stream on sigurros.com on June 9th. A special deluxe edition of the album to be released later in the year - featuring a "Making Of..." book, a film and more [...]
With a buzz... was co-produced with the band by renowned producer Flood, and was recorded in New York City (at Sear Sound Studios), London (at Assault and Battery Studios and Abbey Road), Reykjavik (at Alafloss, the band's studio, as well as a church in Reykjavik), and Havana, Cuba. Whereas Sigur Rós' last release - the critically-acclaimed documentary Heima, chronicling their free tour throughout Iceland - took the band to their homeland, their newest creation, with a buzz..., is the first album in the band’s career to be made outside of Iceland. It is also their first album to feature vocalist Jon "Jonsi" Thor Birgisson's vocals in English on one track (the remainder are sung in Icelandic) [...]
The spirit of with a buzz… is best captured by the album’s stunning artwork, contributed by acclaimed visual artist Ryan McGinley. McGinley first met the band when he photographed Jonsi six years ago; the album cover was taken from a flyer for McGinley's most recent exhibit, "I Know Where the Summer Goes", which happened to find its way into Jonsi's inbox just as the band was deciding on how to best visually represent their new collection of songs. The result is a perfect synergy of the aural and the visual." [sigurros.com]
Die Tracklist von "Með suð i eyrum við spilum endalaust":
01 Gobbledigook - 02 Inní mér syngur vitleysingur - 03 Góðan daginn -
04 Við spilum endalaust - 05 Festival - 06 Suð í eyrum - 07 Ára bátur -
08 Íllgresi - 09 Fljótavík - 10 Straumnes - 11 All Alright.
[Review: Sigur Ros - Með Suð I Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust]
[Review: Sigur Ros - Takk]
[Sigur Ros @ Arena (Open Air), Wien - 08.07.2008]
[sigurros.com] [sigur-ros.co.uk] [myspace.com/sigurros]
wasix - 27. Mai, 17:25 - [2008 Xtras]