Do yourself a favor. Turn off your iTunes and listen to this album stream of Jónsi’s “Go” on NPR.
It is free until the record is released on April 6th. The Icelandic Sigur Rós boy sings in English this solo time around!
“Recorded in Jonsi’s studio in Iceland and in Connecticut, Go features wonderful arrangements of strings, brass and woodwinds, recorded with the help of Nico Muhly. Muhly has worked with Bjork, Philip Glass and even Bonnie “Prince” Billy; listen to “Tornado” and you’ll get a good idea of the exhilaration Muhly helps bring to these songs.” –From NPR’s First Listen
[ File under: joy, light-heartedness, epic-at-times ]
Thanks for the stream. For a birthday present I am taking my wife to Jonsi’s show in Denver. It looks amazing:
http://vimeo.com/9480602
Chris, that sounds like an incredible birthday present. I hope he comes to LA!
I really like the Jonsi record – not as epic as sigur Ros but v cool anyway