Sigur Rós - Kveikur [2LP]

Krunk

£39.10

Format: 2 x LP
ICPN: 5054197340338
Release Date: 06 Oct 2023
Genre: Alternative/Indie

Pitchfork - 8.1 - “explosive and action-packed”
NME - 4/5 - “Sigur Rós are at their blackest and most sinister, sounding not so much reborn as in the ferocious throes of an almighty exorcism.”
Line of Best Fit - 9/10 - “Neither the drums, guitars or synths are ever understated, lo-fi or polite – throughout, they’re devastating, taking control of the band’s poppier sensibilities and lighting vicious fires beneath them.”
Kveikur is the seventh album by Sigur Rós, originally released on XL Recordings in June 2013. Completely out of print worldwide, the album will now be re-released on the band’s own label, Krunk.

Described by the band as “more aggressive” than any of their previous work, Kveikur – which means ‘fuse’ or ‘candle wick’ in the band’s native Icelandic – is heavier, both thematically and sonically. All of the lyrics are sung in Icelandic rather than the wordless “Vonlenska” (Hopelandic) as on ( ), providing a more grounded experience.

Tracklist: Disc 2
Disc 1 Side A
Side A Stormur
Brennisteinn Kveikur
Hrafntinna Side B
Side B Rafstraumur
Ísjaki Bláþráður
Yfirborð Var