“their first record in a decade is a welcome comeback”
“After a decade, the Icelandic band returns with an album of minimal music performed maximally, along with a 41-piece orchestra, climate despair, and Jónsi’s inimitable vocals.”
“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 st”
“Sigur Rós serves up some mush on their first album in a decade.”
