Sigur Rós announce new record for June, stream a track now
22 March 2013, 12:35
| Written by
Luke Morgan Britton
(News)
Iceland’s finest, Sigur Rós have announced a new album – their second in just two years.
Following on from 2012′s Valtari, the newly-reduced trio will release Kveikur on 17 June in the UK (18 June in the U.S) via XL Recordings.
Before then however, take a listen to new track ‘Brennisteinn’ below. (SPOILER: it’s heavier than you’d expect…)
UPDATE: Here’s the tracklisting and album art below…
1. Brennisteinn
2. Hrafntinna
3. Isjaki
4. Yfirbord
5. Stormur
6. Kveikur
7. Rafstraumur
8. Bláprádur
9. Var
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