Sigur Rós Announce New Album Kveikur, Release New Track “Brennisteinn”

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Earlier in the year, Sigur Rós teased us with a live performance of their unreleased single “Brennisteinn” while playing at the Iceland Airwaves festival. Although the audio and video quality was certainly top-notch, we felt a little shortchanged having not been given a full version shortly after. However, having let the dust settle for a couple of months, the band felt it was time to give us what we’d all been hoping for: an fully mastered version along with a music video.

In addition to the new single, the band have also announced the release of their new album, Kveikur, which is slated for release on June 17th and 18th. As many of you may already be aware, the band are currently undertaking a massive tour worldwide tour with stops in Asia, Europe and North America. While the tickets aren’t cheap, this latest announcement has definitely given us another reason to check them out. Watch the video for “Brennisteinn” below as well as check out their upcoming tour dates to see if they are playing at a location near you.

Tracklisting:

1. “Brennisteinn”

2. “Hrafntinna”

3. “Isjaki”

4. “Yfirbord”

5. “Stormur”

6. “Kveikur”

7. “Rafstraumur”

8. “Bláprádur”

9. “Var”

Tour Dates:

03-24 Washington, DC – Patriot Center *

03-25 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden *

03-26 Boston, MA – Agganis Arena *

03-27 Montreal, Quebec – Bell Centre *

03-29 Ottawa, Ontario – Scotia Bank Place *

03-30 Toronto, Ontario – Air Canada Theatre Bowl ^

04-01 Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre ^

04-02 Chicago, IL – UIC Pavilion ^

04-03 St. Paul, MN – Roy Wilkins Auditorium ^

04-04 Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre ^

04-06 Denver, CO – 1st Bank ^

04-08 Dallas, TX – Verizon Theatre ^

04-09 Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center ^

04-10 Austin, TX – Cedar Park Center ^

04-12 Phoenix, AZ – Comerica ^

04-13 Indio, CA – Coachella

04-16 Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre

04-17 San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic ^

04-19 Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl ^

04-20 Indio, CA – Coachella

05-10 Jakarta, Indonesia – Istora Senayan

05-14 Tokyo, Japan – Nippon Budokan

05-15 Nagoya, Japan – Zepp Nagoya

05-16 Fukuoka, Japan – Zepp Fukuoka

05-17 Osaka, Japan – Kobe World Memorial Hall

05-19 Seoul, South Korea – Olympic Gymnastics Arena

05-21 Hong Kong, China – Asia World Arena

05-25 George, WA – Sasquatch Music Festival

05-26 Bend, OR- Les Schwab Amphitheater

05-27 Burnaby, British Columbia – Deer Lake Park

06-19 Dresden, Germany – Junge Garde

06-21-22 Scheesel, Germany – Hurricane Festival

06-21-22 Neuhausen, Germany – Southside Festival

06-23 Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands – Best Kept Secret Festival

06-25 Warsaw, Poland – Sowinskiego Ampitheatre

06-28 St. Gallen, Switzerland – Openair

06-30 Cornwall, England – Eden Project

07-04 Werchter, Belgium – Rock Werchter

07-06 Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival

07-14 Joensuu, Finland – Ilosaarirock Festival

07-18 Ostrava, Czech Republic – Colours of Ostrava

07-20 Salacgriva, Latvia – Positivus Festival

07-26 Ferrara, Italy – Piazza Castello

07-27 Lucca, Italy – City Square

07-28 Rome, Italy – Ippodromo delle Capannelle

08-30 Cheshire, England – Jodrell Bank

08-31 North Dorset, England – End of the Road Festival

11-16 Dublin, Ireland – O2 Arena

11-19 Nottingham, England – Nottingham Arena

11-20 Brighton, England – Brighton Centre

11-21 London, England – Wembley Arena

11-23 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg – Rockhal

11-24 Frankfurt, Germany – Jahrhunderthalle

11-25 Dusseldorf, Germany – Mitsubishi Electric Hall

11-27 Malmo, Sweden – Baltiska Hallen

11-28 Oslo, Norway – Spektrum