untitled #1 correction

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we recently reported that the untitled #1 (vaka) single contains 3 b-sides, one remix of vaka and two brand new songs, which isn’t quite right. the band set out to do a remix of vaka in the studio but it turned into an enitrely new song and this is the song that is on the […]

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setlist surprises

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sigur ros have surprised everyone and added starálfur to their setlist for this tour, which has never been played live before. they’ve also added viðrar vel til loftárása to the setlist as well as two brand new songs: ‘göng’ (tunnel), which contains an electronic-like drum beat, and ‘gítardjamm’ (guitar jam) which contains only jonsi’s guitar […]

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untitled #1 single completed

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the recording and mixing of the untitled #1 (a.k.a. vaka) single was completed yesterday in the álafoss studio. the single consists of track 1 from ( ) and three short b-sides: a remix of track 1 which the band has done and two brand new songs. the single is planned for release in april on […]

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new video premiered on mtv

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the new sigur ros video was premiered online today on mtv.com. the video is set in the not-too-distant future and bears no other title than untitled #1 or the band’s own title for the song, ‘vaka’, which is the name of orri’s daughter. we’ll have the new video for you in various formats and qualities […]

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new material debuted

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sigur ros played three new songs at the kárahnjúkar protest conference last night in reykjavík. the music was accompanied by a short film entitled ‘fimmta árstíðin’ (the fifth season), which sigur ros co-produced. the film contained aerial landscape shots of iceland. the first two songs played are likely to be recorded in the band’s studio […]

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new video in the works

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sigur ros are currently working on a video to the first track on ( ), whose working title is vaka (named after orri’s daughter). the band is in discussions with the director and photographer floria sigismondi to direct this video, who has directed videos for artists such as david bowie, leonard cohen and marilyn manson. […]

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listen to jonsi and kjartan interview

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you can listen to yesterday’s 21 minute interview with jonsi and kjartan on bbc 6music by clicking here (23.3 mb – medium quality mp3 format). here is a list of the songs they played: 1. sigur ros- track one (formerly known as vaka) 2. siggi ármann- lars is no loser / 3. takagi masakatsu – […]

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five concerts finished

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sigur rós have finished 5 of the 18 european tour dates this month, having visited london, sheffield, edinburgh and dublin twice. the band has been playing similar setlists at these gigs, starting with the first half of ( ) and then playing older songs such as von and hafssól (which can be downloaded on the […]

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