Sigur Rós look set to blow us all away yet again in a few weeks time, with the release of the new album ‘Hvarf-Heim’ that is being released in conjunction with their new film ‘Heima’, which critics are already hailing as ‘one of the best music films of all time.’ The album, which will contain eleven tracks, is comprised of two discs due to the sheer length of each of the extended versions on offer. The first disc ‘Hvarf’, translated as ‘disappeared’, contains five songs that were almost lost over the excruciatingly painful selection process of cutting down their past albums to the right length. Although these songs didn’t make the cut at the time, they have been wonderfully re-worked and re-vamped. Songs ‘Von’ and ‘Hafsol’ are included, which were originally recorded just a year after the band’s formation in 1994. Second disc ‘Heim’ which translates as ‘home’ celebrates a further six tracks, including a rarity in itself, a purely instrumental song. Fan favourites ‘Starlafur’ and ‘Vaka’ are among the lucky selected few songs to be played purely acoustically live on location. Fans of Sigur Rós are usually massive fans of Sigur Rós and they will surely eat this up in it’s entirety, but for people who haven't explored the beautiful world of their music, it’s the ideal introduction.
Single - ‘Hljomalind/Staralufur’ - released 22nd October
Album - ‘Hvarf-Heim’ - released 5th November
Film - ‘Heima’ - released 5th Novemeber
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