Most any Sigur Rós news is good news.

MUSIC: Sigur Rós "More Rock and Roll" on New Album: "Sigur Rós have spent over a year and a half working on their fourth album, according to their recent interview with Icelandic newspaper morgunbla?i? (what vowels are those?), and the results might surprise long-time fans of the band.

The songs i heard didn't exactly fall under the short pop/rock structure which is rumoured to be the theme of the new album, but it's clear that there is a transition in style here: the songs are more focused, while at the same time more 'rock and roll' than previous material. Kjartan, the keyboardist, goes on to say later in the interview that this is precisely what sigur rós is all about: rock and roll. Somehow it is a more popular opinion that the members of Sigur Rós are tea drinking new age hippies who write songs about elves and lava. Jónsi exclaims 'no, we only drink hardcore coffee around these parts'. but then he adds with a smirk 'well, hardcore coffee topped off with a little soy milk'.

Their official site says that the as-yet-unnamed (as if we'd understand it, anyway) album will feature ten songs, has been completed, and is being mixed in New York as we speak.

Suddenly i decide to make a bold move, and ask plainly whether there is any ideology behind the new album. Kjartan does the talking: 'Hmm. It was just a natural progression from the last album. The last album was so heavy, so it felt better to rock this one out. Damn, that was a really lame sentence.'

[Hat-tip: One Louder]

(Written by: Keith)

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