A Google search this week for the name of the Icelandic rock band Sigur Ros with the word "ethereal" came up with 396,000 results. So clearly that's the place to start when describing the band. It ...
On second thought, writing this article in “Hopelandic” may prove more difficult than I first thought. If I want to give a favorable review to Sigur Rós’s concert Tuesday night, then using a ...
“Icelandic music hit the international scene with The Sugarcubes in the eighties, followed by Björk’s solo takeover in the nineties, and, in the last decade, several bands and solo acts have followed ...
The first new album from the Icelandic band Sigur Rós in a decade begins with something that will be immediately identifiable to fans of the band — the voice of Jónsi — but that familiar sound is ...
The music of Icelandic band Sigur Ros is hard to describe. The critics have tried, comparing it to ice floes drifting across the water and a hang glider riding the breeze to the edge of the sea.
Sigur Rs Highly cinematic and deeply emotional, experiencing the ambient yet epic nature of Sigur Rs' music live is sort of like stepping into a surreal art film. Throughout their prolific ...
Dean DeBlois's docu chronicles two weeks in summer 2006 when Sigur Ros played far-flung corners of their beautiful homeland. For those who haven’t heard of Iceland’s most famous musical export since ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Icelandic band Sigur Ros, who have been admired by the likes of Radiohead and Coldplay, will release their first album in four years on May 29, marking the end of the band's ...
Fellow anthemic NPR darlings Arcade Fire and Radiohead might fiercely divide public opinion, but there aren't a lot of Sigur Rós haters: People either love the Icelandic post-rock band or are content ...
On the heels of their 2007 live release "Heima," Icelandic group Sigur Ros is preparing to release its next studio album, "Meo suo i eyrum vio spilum endalaust." By Katie Hasty, Billboard, The ...