tellusyourfinalwish asked: So, I saw you posted a song by Sigur Ros earlier today, I went and youtubed them , and I hadn't realized they did one of my favourite songs (bad I know) that I had never been able to find! So thank you so much for that! :D and for opening my eyes to the amazingness that is Sigur Ros! <3
You’re welcome! You can check out some more Sigur Rós stuff here and of course more Icelandic music in general.
Shots from the Sigur Rós video, Glósóli.
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Anonymous asked: I'm a huge fan of Sigur Rós and I was wondering if you know of any other Icelandic bands which are similar to them. Takk :)
Check out Múm and Amína. You could also check out Icelandic Bands That Are Not Sigur Rós.
rambleonchinacat asked: Do Icelanders get tired of how popular Sigur Rós is elsewhere, or do they generally think their international success is a point of pride? What are some other current bands/solos that are really popular in Iceland?
I think it is generally a point of pride as you say. Sigur Rós is of course not everyone’s cup of tea, but people have a general idea of what they as well as the other Icelandic bands that are successful abroad. Icelanders are generally very interested when Iceland is noticed abroad. If foreign news media make a slight mention of Iceland, it’s usually big news in Iceland.
You can see the top 30 albums in Iceland right now here. The majority of them are Icelandic. I’m listening to Mannakorn right now. That’s an old classic.
Have you heard? Sigur rós will be releasing a new album titled Valtari on May 28th. Valtari means road roller in Icelandic (like the one in the pic), it is also slang for a really strong shot of alcohol. [Edit: Some say the band translates “valtari” as “steam roller” which definitely sounds better but in Icelandic that would be “gufuknúinn valtari” or “gufuvaltari” which does not sound very well.] In Q, Sigur rós bassist Georg Hólm said that the album lives up to its name as “the music kind of just rolls over you. In a good way”. The song “Ekki múkk” which means “Not a sound” as in “I don’t want to hear another sound from you kid” can be heard in the accompanying video up above.
Valtari tracklist and what they mean in Icelandic.
Following the release of the album, Sigur rós will be touring. See the tour dates here below as published on Consequence of Sound.
Sigur Rós 2012 Tour Dates:
Sigur rós - Hljómalind
Hljómalind could be translated as Sound Spring or Spring of Sound. But actually it used to be an alternative record store in Reykjavík. Today it is an alternative café.
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Sigur Rós - Inní mér syngur vitleysingur.
Victory Rose - Inside me sings an idiot.
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I’ve posted more gifs before from the Sigur Rós music video Glósóli.
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„Það besta sem Guð hefur skapað er nýr dagur”
“The best that God has created is a a new day” by Sigur Rós
Notice that quotation marks in Iceland start at the bottom and end up high.
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This is a cool animation of the key scenes from the Sigur Rós music video of Glósóli. The Glósóli video is great, but my favorite is Hoppípolla (E. Jumping in Puddles) since it features a bunch of old people jumping in puddles and playing like little kids.
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Sigur Rós playing Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (With a buzz in our ears we play forever) at a small French café.
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The trailer above doesn’t seem too promising to me… but hopefully it’s as good as the reviews say.
A Sigur Rós song you’ve probably never heard. This is the Sigur Rós cover of the classic Icelandic Christmas song “Ég fæ jólagjöf” (E. I will get a Christmas present). This was played live at the Icelandic bar Gaukur á Stöng in 1999, the first time drummer, Orri, played with Sigur Rós. For the original version of the song click here.
You know it really is true. Iceland has bands other than Björk and Sigur Rós.
Maybe you have heard about an Icelandic band called “Sigur Rós”. Here is a link for Icelandic bands that are not called Sigur Rós. Takk.
Sigur Rós - Starálfur (Mojib Break of Dawn Remix)
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