Rökkurró announce new album Innra and EU tour

03 October 2014, 13:28 | Written by Laurence Day

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Rökkurró are to release Innra, their sophomore record and follow-up to 2011's Í Annan Heim, 27 October.

As well as adding two new members to the fold, the Icelandic outfit have also made a massive linguistic change.

Hildur Kristín Stefánsdóttir explains their foray into English language music:

“Up until now all of our albums have been in Icelandic, which we felt suited the music we were making. We saw writing lyrics in English as a challenge and an open door for something new. It actually felt easier to write more honestly in English. I wasn’t focusing as much on the poetic aspect rather than on my feelings what I wanted to express.

Innra is Icelandic for ‘inner’ or ‘on the inside’. We feel this word describes the album adequately, as Innra is our most personal work to date. The lyrics are honest and sincere, they contain fewer made-up stories, and make more real-life references compared to our previous efforts.”

You can pre-order the record here.

Have a watch of the video for already-released album cut, "The Backbone", check the tracklist, times and look over the tour dates below.

Tracklist + times:

1. Borders - 4:21
2. Weightless - 3:53
3. Sigling - 4:48
4. Killing Time - 3:00
5. The Backbone - 4:28
6. White Mountain - 4:38
7. The In Between - 2:19
8. Flugdrekar - 5:18
9. Blue Skies - 4:07
10. Hunger - 4:19
11. Red Sun - 4:30

November

6 - Iceland Airwaves, Reykjavik, (ICE)
9 - Iceland Airwaves, Reykjavik, (ICE)

January

16 - Eurosonic Noorderslag, Groningen (NL)
18 - So What, Gouda (NL)
19 - Roter Salon, Berlin (GER)
20 - Pod Minoga, Poznan (PL)

Innra is out 27 October on Rökkurró Music.