氷国語 → Orri Páll viðurkennir að það hafi verið skrítið að sjá á bak Kjartani eftir öll þessi ár. „Það var svolítið öðruvísi að hittast bara við þrír. Það er líka rosalega lítið píanó á plötunni. Þegar við vorum að byrja að semja notuðum við tölvuna rosalega mikið. Við gerðum einhverja grunna í tölvunni sem við spiluðum svo með. Við nefndum tölvuna Kjartan,“ segir hann og hlær. „En þetta varð allt eðlilegt mjög fljótlega.“
英語 → OrriPallrecognizesthat it wasstrange toseebehindKjartanafter all theseyears."Itwas a littledifferent tomeetjustthree.Thereisalsoverylittlepianoon the album.When we werestarting tonegotiate, we used thecomputerverymuch.We madesomegroundin the computersowe playedwith.We namedKjartancomputer,"he saysand laughs."But thiswasallnormalverysoon."
They’re currently in the middle of another world tour that includes stops across the U.S., Europe and Asia, but Hólm says they’re looking forward to taking a break from touring after this year. “We’d love to do some projects we’ve been talking about for years, which we wanted to do but were never able to because we never had any time. We were either in the studio recording a record or touring.” What sort of projects? “Maybe to score a movie or something,” he says.
○Rachel says: it was so nice of you guys to invite us to the after party. It was wonderful to meet you again!
○Johanna says: I also got to meet them later in the evening at the after party. Georg–I only talked to you for like one minute, but it was so special and your smile meant so much. And Jonsi–the fact you were so danced with us and took me by the hands and spun me around… it was honestly the most wonderful thing that’s every happened to me. THANK YOU.
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After Sigur Ros’ absolutely phenomenal set last night in San Francisco, a handful of us (about 25 at the most) were waiting outside near the buses. We expected they’d just come out, shake hands and sign our shit, etc. But instead, part of their crew showed up and said “Sigur Ros would like you guys to come to the after party!” Of course we were all like oh my god!!! We got wristbands and made our way back into the building and into a side room. There was a great DJ, food and drinks. The band and crew were just milling about at first, but eventually we started dancing. Jonsi went absolutely bonkers. Let me tell you, the guy has the energy of a… hell I don’t even know!
After dancing for a while I went and talked to Georg, the bassist, for a moment. I shook his hand and explained how SR was one of the artists who inspired me to start learning music. He was so happy and hugged me tightly. Sadly, Orri was nowhere to be seen. :(
But then we all danced more. For like an hour. And then, when I realized we had to leave before the parking garage closed, I made my way up to where Jonsi was fooling with the DJ stuff, and thanked him for the amazing night. He hugged me tightly and said: “No you dance a bit more” and then he GRABBED MY HANDS AND PULLED ME ONTO THE DANCE FLOOR AND SPUN ME AROUND.
It was honestly the best night of my life, you guys. Hands down, no question. This band is something special. I can’t even explain how much respect and adoration I have for them. THANK YOU SIGUR ROS! *cries*
Sigur Ros have told Q they were forced to step out of their "comfort zones" for new album Kveikur (out 12 June) after keyboard player Kjartan Sveinsson quit the band earlier this year. The band have undertaken a Cash For Questions inquisition in our brand new issue, Q324 out now, but also took time to tell us about the new record.