Sounds about right.

'Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust'.

I said this last night as I dropped a bowl on my foot.

Here's the press release:

Inspired by the unfettered feeling of the acoustic performances filmed during Heima, Sigur Rós adopted a looser approach in creating their fifth album Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust. The album consequently is fresher and more human than anything they've previously recorded. Rough edges, cracked notes, and the sound of fingers on strings are audible resulting in tracks (e.g. Íllgresi) that prove to be the band's sparsest and most affecting work to date. Worry not though, plenty of electric guitar can be heard throughout the album ensuring Sigur Rós' commitment to challenging sonic limitations.

Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust is truly a groundbreaking album for Sigur Rós. It's the
first time they've attempted to write, record, mix, release and support (by touring) an album in
the same year. Notoriously known for their laborious writing/recording style and their Icelandic
roots, Sigur Rós decided to record an album outside of Iceland for the first time. Recording,
mixing and mastering sessions took place in such un-Reykjavik cities as New York (Sear
Sound and Sterling Sound), London (Abbey Road and Assault & Battery) and Havana. The
result is pretty much their leave home album, the anti-Heima.

The opening track, Gobbledigook , is a manifesto setter with its shifting/no time signature. On
the last track, All Alright , Sigur Rós find themselves singing a song solely in English for the
first time. The seventh track, Ára Bátur, was performed with a full orchestra and the London
Oratory Boys Choir. This was recorded in one take with no overdubs and the result was 90
people playing at once and just one perfect take. This is their first album working with Flood
(U2, Depeche Mode, PJ Harvey) and the first since their debut to not be recorded with Ken
Thomas. It was a true co-production, one that found Sigur Rós breaking out of old
molds/habits.

The cover artwork is a photo taken from a flyer for Ryan McGinley's most recent photo
exhibition in NYC, I Know Where the Summer Goes, and the image captures perfectly the
spirit of the album, one of free-spirited happiness and exploration.

The band will be touring the US throughout the fall of 2008 to support Med Sud I Eyrum Vid
Spilum Endalaust.

(Incidentally, the album's title means "With A Buzz In Our Ears We Play Endlessly". )

Absolutely cannot wait for this. One of my favorite bands in the universe, their music is utterly haunting. It can make you feel great joy and sadness at the same time.

Oh, it's haunting alright. So is that cover and the pretentiousness of everything they do. At least this album wasn't titled " ".
I do not get these guys in the least. But I do like Iceland.

That album was called ( ), I'll have you know, and it was wonderful. Do your research!

You guys need to conduct your debate in the Icelandic tongue.

Hi everybody!

I don't get a chance to post here much these days but I had to also weigh in and say that these guys are some of my favorites. ( ) is a fantastic album which then led me to other great bands (of a noisier nature) like Mogwai.

There is a long tradition of pretentiousness in a certain kind of rock music, and I think Sigur Ros do it with a certain amount of humor (the first song from this new album, for instance). How is this different than the pretentiousness of pink floyd or jethro tull (both bands I like)? When the tunes are good then the conceptual artsy fartsy stuff can actually be kind of fun.

Witchgirl!

How is it different? Beacuse those bands wrote actual songs at times (and yes, they had their pretentious moments too) and didn't name albums like :, or &, or perhaps (that last title was me hitting "Enter"-how mysterious!) . By the way, earlier, my failed attempt at humor was mocking ( ) by calling their next album " ". I was painfully aware of ( ).
In any case, there's certainly worse than Sigur Ros, but there are unequivically not my cup of Icelandic tea.

Oh, gosh, I would never have guessed that, as apparent by my perfectly serious response.

Oh, right, I missed your wit there. Maybe next time.

Somehow this doesn't surprise me.

So no, probably not next time.

For those who haven't heard it, check out the first single - it's a significant departure from "utterly haunting".

Why do they always skip Philadelphia on their tour? Oh, right, because it's Philadelphia...

I'm listening to the new album right now and I'm enjoying it very much. I like the additional percussion scattered around. 'Gobbledigook' is great.

I tried to get tix for one of the New York shows, but it appears as if they sold out the same day.

That's great for them; sucks for everyone else. Maybe they'll add another night..

Was it two years ago they had the dual show with Radiohead, composing music for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company? I've seen the Merce group dance before- that would have been an amazing show to see.