All Systems Go…

Sigur Rós

TourDates.co.uk has a nice Go review and some quotes from Jó! Here’s an excerpt:

Following the news at the beginning of 2010 that Sigur Rós were on an ‘indefinite hiatus’, the release of frontman, Jónsi Birgisson’s, first solo record, Go, in April felt like definitive proof that even the very darkest of clouds can have the most silver of linings. Met with rapturous acclaim, Go is a dazzlingly ethereal affair.

Filled with glittering, lush imagery and soaring, astral pop soundscapes that are every bit as affecting as what we were used to from Sigur Rós, it was everything audiences could have hoped for and more. At the very least, it filled a hole in the hearts of die-hard fans of the Icelandic, post-rock innovators; beyond that it was proof that Jónsi was even more of an audio magician than we’d dared to dream…

Read the rest here!

Posted on September 21, 2010 @ 6:23 PM. Leave a comment?