|
"með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust" was co-produced with the band by renowned producer flood, and was recorded in New York City (at sear sound studios), London (at assault and battery studios and abbey road), reykjavík (at álafoss, the band's studio, as well as a church in reykjavík), and havana, cuba.
The album title is translated into English as "with a buzz in our ears we play endlessly" with the English spelling of the Icelandic album title being "med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust."
Sigur Rós' last release "heima" took the band to their homeland, their newest creation is the first album in the band's career to be made outside of Iceland. It is also their first album to feature vocalist jónsi's vocals in English on one track. In addition to the English, one of the album's tracks is sung without lyrics ("hopelandic") and the rest of the tracks are sung in Icelandic.
inspired by the unfettered feeling of the acoustic performances filmed during heima, Sigur Rós decided to adopt a looser approach in the writing and creation of með suð. the material for the album was written, recorded and mixed entirely in 2008 and is being released just one month after its completion. the album glows with the perfect imperfection of live takes, the sounds of fingers playing guitar strings, cracked notes, and a stark, upfront presence not found in previous sigur rós recordings, moving away from reverb-soaked guitar sounds towards something altogether more affecting. the record also contains some of the most joyous music the band has ever recorded.
opener "gobbledigook" sets the tone for með suð í eyrum… with its shifting acoustic guitars, playful vocals, time signature swings and swirling percussion, while "inní mér syngur vitleysingur" ("within me a lunatic sings") sparkles as one of the most anthemic songs sigur rós have ever written. "festival" is epic in its elation and scope, "illgresi" features one of jonsi"s finest vocal melodies over a lone acoustic guitar, and "ára bátur" is the largest musical undertaking in the band's career, as it was recorded live in one take with the london sinfonietta and london oratory boy"s choir, a total of 90 people playing at the same time. the band also utilised the talents of their string-quartet friends amiina, as well as a five-piece brass section on certain tracks.
Tracklist
1. gobbledigook · 3:05 mins
2. inní mér syngur vitleysingur · 4:05 mins
3. góðan daginn · 5:15 mins
4. við spilum endalaust · 3:33 mins
5. festival · 9:24 mins
6. með suð í eyrum · 4:56 mins
7. ára bátur · 8:57 mins
8. illgresi · 4:13 mins
9. fljótavík · 3:49 mins
10. straumnes · 2:01 mins
11. all alright · 6:21 mins
credits
all the songs on this album were recorded between january and april 2008
written and performed by sigur rós (k. sveinsson, j. þ. birgisson, g. holm, o. p. dyrásson)
produced and mixed by flood and sigur rós.
strings on tracks 2,3,4,5,8 and 9 played by e. r. ólafsdóttir, h. ársælsdóttir, m.h.m sigfúsdóttir, s sumarliðadóttir. recorded in kjartan's livingroom and langholtskirkja
brass on tracks 2, 4 and 11 played by e. friðfinnsson, h.h. jónsson, i.g. erlendsson, k. håkonarson, s.j. samúelsson, s. sigurðarson, s.j. bernharðsson. recorded at sundlaugin
track 7 recorded live at abbey road studios with the london sinfonietta and the choristers of the london oratory school schola. conducted by d. bjarnason, engineered by andy dudman.
tambourine, claps and other noise by siggi frendi, höddi gunni, john best, sunray and breeze
all arrangements by sigur rós
recorded and engineered by:
chris allen and tom gloady at sear sound, nyc, usa
birgir birgisson at sundlaugin, álafoss, iceland
andy savours and flood at assault and battery, london, england
sigur rós at egrem studio, havana, cuba
mastered by ted jensen at sterling sound. all songs published by universal music.
photography by ryan mcginley
management by big dipper
thanks to all our friends and family who help us making these songs
|
|
