Riceboy Sleeps, 'Riceboy Sleeps' (XL)
Arty Icelandic power couple moon ambiently.
By Josh Modell 07.13.09 10:56 AM
Icelandic orchestral rockers Sigur Rós already tried a more quiet and subdued approach on 2007's acoustic Heim, but here, frontman Jónsi Birgisson (along with his boyfriend, Alex Somers) aims for damn-near invisible.
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Eminem Gets Punished, Aguilera Goes Burlesque
Click here for our look at some of the Web's weirdest news of the week.
By Kate Thuma 05.08.09 9:18 AM
Channeling his bloody music video for "3 A.M.," Eminem guest stars in a new Punisher comic book, rightly titled "Kill You." [Comics Alliance]
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Sigur Rós Side-Project to Release Debut Album
Watch two music videos from Riceboy Sleeps, frontman Jón Þór Birgisson's latest effort.
By Melissa Goldstein 04.09.09 6:23 AM
Sigur Rós frontman Jón Þór Birgisson and his partner, Alex Somers, have announced plans to release their self-titled debut album as Riceboy Sleeps, the side-project they formed in 2003.
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Sigur Ros
Experimental Icelandic outfit return this week with fifth studio full-length, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust.
By Dane Smith 06.24.08 10:12 AM
Who? Formed in Reykjavik, Iceland in 1994, Sigur Ros released one critically acclaimed album (along with an LP of remixes the following year) in their homeland before going international with the release of Ágætis Byrjun in 1999, which quickly catapulted them onto the radar of American and European music fans.
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Sigur Ros Unveil North American Tour
The Icelandic outfit's ethereal, orchestrated epics will return to the U.S. on a 17-date jaunt, set to kick off Sept. 17 in New York City.
By William Goodman 06.20.08 11:26 AM
Who? Icelandic post-rockers Sigur Ros, which at the core comprises four members, though numerous others -- including horn, string, and glockenspiel players -- are added to flesh out the band's ornate, transcendental tunes live.
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