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Jónsi – ‘Go’
It’s hard to imagine that a walk to remember in the vibrant tulip fields of Holland didn’t provide the wondrous palette and catalyst for Jónsi’s first solo release, Go. The Sigur Rós vocalist, singing in English for the first time, has created a world awash in stardust…
Jonsi Confirms Spring Tour of North America
Jón Thor Birgisson, better known as Jónsi and the vocalist of Sigur Rós, will bring his trademark otherworldy stage show to North America starting April 6 in Vancouver, the same day as the release of his debut solo record, Go, via XL Recordings.
Sigur Rós Leader to Release Debut Solo Album
When Jón “Jónsi” Thor Birgisson of Sigur Rós announces that the solo project he’s been working on “…just sort of exploded,” it’s hard not to sit up at full attention. But that’s just what happened during the recording sessions for Go…
Riceboy Sleeps – “Riceboy Sleeps”
The debut album from Riceboy Sleeps is an intensive, textured study in the subtle ways to change the polluted atmosphere and paint it with something beautiful. Sigur Rós vocalist Jon Thor Birgisson and his partner Alex Somers have brought to vivid, somnambulant life the exhibition project…
Sigur Rós Confirm DVD and Double CD; Heads Explode Worldwide
On November 6, Iceland’s worshipped Sigur Rós will release both a DVD and double CD via XL. The DVD, entitled, Heima, (meaning “At Home” and “Homeland”) was directed by Dean DeBlois, and is a “series of free concerts Sigur Rós played in their native Iceland over the course of summer 2006,” capturing the largest and [...]
