"I cannot have these serious allegations influence the band".Sigur Ros' Orri Páll Dýrason Sigur Rós drummer Orri Páll Dýrason has announced that he’s leaving the acclaimed Icelandic band after facing sexual allegations online. Posting on his official Facebook page, Dýrason wrote: “I cannot have these serious allegation...

Orri Páll Dýrason is no longer in Sigur Ròs. Recently, as Exclaim points out, Meagan Boyd, a Los Angeles musician who records as Yin Shadowz, recently wrote an Instagram post accusing Dýrason of raping her when she was asleep in his bed one night. This morning, Sigur Ròs posted a statement on Facebook, announcing that…

'Almost Famous' director uses his former music journalist knowledge once again

The first song we heard from Cloud Castle Lake’s upcoming Dandelion EP, “Sync,” reminded me of Sigur Rós at their most celebratory. “A Wolf Howling,” the second Dandelion song the Dublin band are sharing, exists in the same wheelhouse, but the way it casts Daniel McAuley’s falsetto aga...

Tonight’s Game Of Thrones is a must-watch, not only because of some huge events that take place but also because Sigur Rós will be scoring some of said events. Their version of traditional Westeros folk song “The Rains Of Castamere” (which was previously