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Sigur Rós: Iceland's Sigur Ros to release sixth album in May

submitted by Nick Mar 26th 2012 09:00 pm (news.yahoo.com)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Icelandic band Sigur Ros, who have been admired by the likes of Radiohead and Coldplay, will release their first album in four years on May 29, marking the end of the band's indefinite hiatus, the band announced on Monday. The band's sixth album, "Valtari," is comprised of eight songs, runs 54 minutes and will be released on double LP, CD and digital download formats. The band initially put the album on hold while lead vocalist Jonsi Birgisson recorded and toured a solo album. ...

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Grizzly Bear: Fleet Foxes Ripped Off By TV Jingles Too?

submitted by Nick Oct 8th 2010 04:00 pm (stereogum.com)

In the wake of that collection of commercials swiping Sigur Rós’s sounds to evoke their emotion without paying the band any residuals, Pitchfork has found some great examples of commercials also ripping off Fleet Foxes’s “White Winter Hymnal” and Grizzly Bear’s “Two Weeks.” C...

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Sigur Rós: Sigur Ros' Jonsi expands North American tour details

submitted by Nick Oct 8th 2010 12:00 am (www.nme.com)

Frontman adds six acoustic instore shows to his schedule

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Sigur Rós: Blog About Commercials With Music Very Similar To

submitted by Nick Sep 27th 2010 10:00 pm (stereogum.com)

In a post excellently titled “homage or fromage” (all lower-case because the band is nearly moby-like in their fear of capital letters), camp Sigur Rós give some valuable, free exposure to a string of commercials with music that sounds an awful lot like their own. It’s all phrased carefully to avoid legal liability...

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Sigur Rós: Sigur Ros frontman Jonsi pulls headline slot at Flow Festival

submitted by Nick Aug 14th 2010 04:00 pm (www.nme.com)

The XX and Marina And The Diamonds are bumped up the bill at Helsinki bash

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Sigur Rós: Sigur Ros singer Jonsi, Big Boi, Caribou added to Moogfest line-up

submitted by Nick Jul 27th 2010 11:00 pm (www.nme.com)

Sigur Ros frontman Jonsi, Big Boi and Caribou are the latest additions to the line-up for the inaugural Moogfest.