Kveikur
A dark, heavy departure into industrial post-rock. Bowed guitars turn abrasive, drums hit like thunder, and ethereal vocals cut through dense, volcanic noise.
June 12, 2013 · XL Recordings
A dark, heavy departure into industrial post-rock. Bowed guitars turn abrasive, drums hit like thunder, and ethereal vocals cut through dense, volcanic noise.
June 12, 2013 · XL Recordings
Heavy, distorted basslines rumble beneath bowed guitars that screech like tearing metal, replacing the band's usual airy warmth with cold, industrial weight. You are pulled into a dark, volcanic landscape where thunderous drums crash against high, piercing vocals. It feels less like a gentle drift and more like surviving a beautiful storm.
“A collection that works as effectively as a spiritual experience and pop music, the essence of their overwhelming, widescreen grandeur conveyed with the immediacy of a 50-minute rock record”Read review
“Breathtaking as well as bloodcurdling”Read review
“This is the exact type of work that needed to happen following Valtari: it’s bold when it needs to be without sacrificing the group’s hallmark signposts”
“A vibrant and much-needed reminder that the band’s creative well is far from running dry”Read review
“In their own highly idiosyncratic way and without compromising one iota, the ultimate post-rockers are rocking the fuck out”Read review
“One of their most daring albums to date”Read review
“If the intuitive, star-gazing Valtari served as the rediscovery of Sigur Rós’s signature sound, then the instinctual, sober Kveikur is its compulsive reinvention”Read review
“No two songs sound similar and, while Jonsi’s vocals confirm that this is, really, the artist on the album sleeve, it is far from more of the same”Read review
“With no keyboards in sight, Sigur Rós are that most rock of entities: the power trio”Read review
“In all honesty, it’s not that different”Read review
“The comparative brevity of the album and the darker hue of some of its material suggest a healthy bit of self-reflection for a band almost 20 years old, though it feels more like a quarter-turn than a reinvention of the wheel”Read review
“While energized, Kveikur doesn’t break away from Sigur Rós’ safe spots”Read review
How does Kveikur sound next to the rest of Sigur Rós's catalogue?
Abandoning their signature protective fog, the trio plunges into a dark, volcanic intense mood where crushing industrial weight and desperate, soot-stained beauty collide.
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