Name: Sigur Rós
Progress Report: Iceland’s finest discuss the difficulties of Valtari and the pleasures of hitting the road….
Valtari, Sigur Rós’ sixth proper full-length album, is by all accounts a record that was none too easy to make. Despite the apparent behind-the-scenes drama the album is as seamless and expectedly beautiful as anything else in the band’s back catalog, which is no small feat considering how many truly epic songs Sigur Rós already have in their repertoire. The band is currently in the midst of a world tour and overseeing an ongoing video project that involves a dozen different filmmakers slowly rolling out their own filmic interpretations of tracks from the new record. I called up bassist Georg Hólm to talk about the complications of making Valtari and what fans can expect to see from the band’s current tour. [Photos up top are from the band's performance in Brooklyn's Prospect Park last night.]
Original Website: Stereogum