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Sigur Ros: 2012 a record year
Due for release in the first quarter of 2012, the record is variously described by band members themselves as "introverted" "floaty and minimal" and "An ambient album...a slow takeoff toward something."
"We've never been gimmicked into keeping our sound similar to what we did last," band keyboardist Kjarri Sveinsson says. "It's very easy for musicians to buy into that idea. It's so unnecessary."
Source: Wall Street Journal 
Artist Biography
Sigur Rós are an Icelandic ambient/post-rock band from Reykjavík, who have been active since 1994. Known for their ethereal sound, frontman Jónsi Birgisson's falsetto vocals, and the use of bowed guitar, the band's music is also noticeable for its incorporation of classical and minimalist aesthetic elements. The band is named after Jónsi's sister Sigurrós Elin.
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