Sigur Rós to announce new Route One project tonight

20 June 2016, 15:19 | Written by Laurence Day

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Sigur Rós are set to reveal a new project tonight titled Route One - is it an album? Is it a new film?

The Icelandic trio last released an album - Kveikur - in 2013. They've released two video albums in their history as well - Heima and the Valtari Film Experiment.

The band are currently streaming a loop of the trailer live on YouTube - the big reveal takes place at 9pm (GMT). The teaser simply states "#sigurrosrouteone beings 21.00 GMT", with the blurb also giving the project's Icelandic name: Þjóðvegur eitt. It's very vague, with the pioneering post rockers giving little away, with just experimental ambient noises and distorted shots of the (probably) Icelandic landscape.

Route 1 is a ring road in Iceland that loops around the entire country.

They've also been posting pics to Instagram, and a new ad has sprung up on Soundcloud.

Earlier this month footage emerged online of Sigur Rós performing a new track called "Óveður" at Primavera. The band are currently roadtesting new material for their upcoming album, with their European shows being presented "in the spirit of adventure."

Check out the teaser below.