Rós

Ever since they first appeared in the late 1990s, Iceland’s Sigur Rós have occupied a fertile middle ground between post-rock and classical. However, in contrast to the harsh, at times industrial soundscapes of 2013’s Kveikur, their first album in a decade (and first since multi-instrumentalist Kjartan Sveinsson returned to the fold) largely eschews percussion. Instead, the 10 tracks here, with strings from London Contemporary Orchestra very much foregrounded, tend towards slowly unfurling ambient washes of sound.Listened…

Sigur Rós’s new album Átta, their first in a decade, is a tender and consoling piece of work that seems to extend a healing hand to the listener. Given the dramatic events in the band members’ lives during its long gestation, you suspect it serves a similar purpose for the Icelanders themselves. “It’s a comfort blanket for us maybe,” agrees frontman Jón Pór “Jónsi” Birgisson from his home in Silver Lake, Los Angeles. The period the album emerged from was, he says, “depressing and heavy and intense”.In March 2018, the…

Ros Atkins in 2006 and 2022Ros Atkins in 2006 and 2022. Later photograph: Pål Hansen/The Guardian. Styling: Andie Redman. Grooming: Carol Sullivan. Archive image: Franka PhilipRos Atkins, 48, grew up in Stithians, Cornwall, reading history at Jesus College, Cambridge, before becoming one of the BBC’s brightest new stars. Holding posts at BBC Radio 5 Live, the World Service and Outside Source, he has also pursued his passion for music, setting up the club night Sharp in Brixton, as well as DJing at events such as Womad.…

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Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós will be providing music for the upcoming musical adventure game Snufkin: Melody Of Moominvalley. As announced at the Future Games Show 2022, Sigur Rós will be collaborating with developer Hyper Games on music for the studio’s upcoming game Snufkin: Melody Of Moominvalley, which is set to launch next year. “We are over the moon to announce that Snufkin: Melody Of Moominvalley will have music in collaboration with Sigur Rós,” shared Hyper Games on Twitter. “We are honoured to be working…