according to the nielsen soundscan chart, the untitled #1 / vaka single was the 9th biggest selling single during its week of release in the united states, and the 4th biggest selling in canada. in the 5th week since its release, the single is still in the top 15 singles chart in canada.
Read more »the vaka single, in the 3″ cd format and 5″ cd + dvd format, was released today in the united kingdom. these formats of the single will be available in stores in the rest of europe and america on may 26th/27th, with the 10″ vinyl format following shortly after. the single is now available to […]
Read more »more on the upcoming vaka music video. the video has been completed and will be premiered at the sundance film festival on january 23rd, the same date the band will play at the suede lounge as part of the festival (where they will be joined by the string quartet amina, as usual). as previously reported, […]
Read more »the shooting of the video to track 1 (vaka) from the new album has been completed and is currently being edited. the video was shot in toronto and the director was floria sigismondi. you can expect this video’s atmosphere to be considerably darker than the band’s two previous videos, svefn-g-englar and viðrar vel til loftárása. […]
Read more »the amazing live rendition of vaka (track 1) recorded in vienna on october 16th has changed url’s, you can now download it here. this mp3 now also contains the intro to the concert, which is featured at every concert this tour. it consists of the ambient sounds from ´gætis byrjun mixed together, along with the […]
Read more »sigur ros have been playing a different and much better live version of vaka (track 1 on the new album) at concerts lately, with more emphasis on the strings and the new vocals in the end. you can download last wednesday’s performance of the song in vienna here (mp3 format / 8:31 mins / 7.8 […]
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