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Sigur Rós live with the London Contemporary Orchestra

Sigur Ros preview brand new material, their first in a decade, playing live in session with the London Contemporary Orchestra from the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Maida Vale studios.

Sigur Rós are one of the most successful bands of recent times and one of Iceland’s most successful acts of all time, with six number ones in their home country and a trio of Platinum albums globally. In the years since their last studio album, 2013’s Kveikur, the band launched the ‘Liminal’ soundbaths and endless playlists, built around blissed-out re-imaginings of moments from Sigur Rós’s catalogue both familiar and obscure. In 2020 they released the almost mythical ‘lost’ recordings Odin’s Raven Magic, an orchestral album originally made nearly two decades prior. The band have also reissued their albums Agætis byrjun, Takk, ( ), Með suð i eyrum við spilum endalaust and Valtari on their own label, Krunk. Alongside this, frontman Jónsi has released two solo albums, Shiver, featuring contributions from A. G. Cook, Robyn and Liz Fraser, and Obsidian which coincided with his solo art exhibition at the Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in New York City. The band stopped by for a Maida Vale session during their sold out European tour.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 4 Jul 2023 12:00

Music Played

  • Sigur Rós

    Starálfur (6 Music Session, 15 June 2023)

  • Sigur Rós

    Blóõberg (6 Music Session, 15 June 2023)

  • Sigur Rós

    Dauðalogn into Varðeldur (6 Music Session, 15 June 2023)

  • Sigur Rós

    Ylur (6 Music Session, 15 June 2023)

Broadcast

  • Tue 4 Jul 2023 12:00