Sigur Rós

Sigur Rós will return with their sixth studio album, Valtari, on 28th May, and will be released by XL Recordings in the US. Taken together, the eight songs feel like an alternative musical path the band didn’t take after 2002’s untitled ( ) album. Bereft of formal structures, and for large stretches of time more atmospheric than songs, the work – which the band have described as sounding “like an avalanche in slow motion” – offer a counterpoint to Sigur Rós’ steady yet unconscious migration towards public acceptance. In English, Valtari translates as 'steamroller.'