Sigur Rós will be releasing a new album on June 17th via XL Recordings, and, last week, they already gave us a taste of it on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. I don’t remember seeing the band on TV ever and Fallon said it was effectively their first appearance in a decade!
They played the title track 'Kveikur' with their signature grandiosity built around passionate strings and horns. The song certainly has Sigur Rós’ habitual gravitas expanding a dark soundscape, even ferocious this time, with Jónsi’s impressive voice going full falsetto. It is a very powerful and poignant track, with a wide-screen cinematic dimension unleashing an Icelandic mythology that explodes on the tiny set of the show,… wait until you witness this monster live!
They self-produced the 9-track album, the first one as a trio, and they are just embarking in a worldwide tour. Here are the US dates, which, of course, include two stops at Coachella in April.
mar 24, patriot center, washington, dc
mar 25, madison square garden, new york city, ny
mar 26, agganis, boston, ma
mar 27, bell centre, montreal, Canada
mar 29, scotiabank place, Ottawa
mar 30, air canada theatre bowl, toronto, Canada
apr 01, fox, Detroit
apr 02, uic pavilion, chicago,il
apr 03, roy wilkins auditorium, saint paul, mn
apr 04, starlight theatre, kansas city, mo
apr 06, 1st bank, denver, co
apr 08, verizon theatre, dallas, tx
apr 09, bayou music center, houston, tx
apr 10, cedar park center, austin, tx
apr 12, comerica theatre, phoenix, az
apr 13, coachella, indio, ca
apr 16, fox theater, oakland, ca
apr 17, bill graham civic, san francisco, ca
apr 19, santa barbara, santa barbara, ca
apr 20, coachella, indio, ca
may 25, sasquatch music festival, george, wa
may 26, les schwab amphitheater, bend, or
Go to www.sigur-ros.co.uk/tour for the all the details about their 2013 tour.