sigur rós's new album has been named "takk..." (icelandic for thanks). this is what the band has written on all their autographs for years. the 11-track 65-minute album will be released worldwide september 12th on EMI records, and september 13th on geffen records. here is a quote by jónsi from a recent NME interview:
"it's a bit more happy, with a bit more hope in it. the lyrics are small adventures, maybe like children's stories or something. i think the songs are quite simple and naïve and they have a central character to them. there's one called glósóli, and he wakes up and everything is dark outside and he can't see any light. he thinks that the sun is gone and somebody has taken it from the sky, so he makes a journey to look for the sun. he finds it in the end."
the tracklist is as follows (with english translations for just you mailing listees):
1. takk... (thanks...)
2. glósóli (glowsun)
3. hoppípolla (hopping into puddles)
4. me<eth> bló<eth>nasir (i've got a nosebleed)
5. sé lest (i see a traiae)
6. sæglópur (lost at sea)
7. mílanó (milan)
8. gong (gong)
9. andvari (zephyr)
10. svo hljótt (so quietly)
11. heysátan (the haystack)
here is a quote from jónsi about takk, courtesy of nme: "it's a bit more happy, with a bit more hope in it. the lyrics are small adventures, maybe like children's stories or something. i think the songs are quite simple and naïve and they have a central character to them. there's one called glósóli, and he wakes up and everything is dark outside and he can't see any light. he thinks that the sun is gone and somebody has taken it from the sky, so he makes a journey to look for the sun. he finds it in the end."
on august 15th, two songs from "takk..." will be made available for mp3 download only: glósóli worldwidae, and sæglópur in america only. the band plans on launching a new official website,
www.sigur-ros.is, alongside this mp3 release. a video to glósóli is currently being shot in iceland and as soon as we have further information about it we will let you know.
