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Posted in music | tour dates on February 1, 2010

solo album & shows from Jonsi of Sigur Ros (who are on indefinite hiatus)

Jonsi's "Go"
Jonsi

Sigur Ros have announced that they're taking an indefinite hiatus to focus on family and other projects. Members Kjartan and Georg are spending time with their newborn children, and singer Jónsi is releasing a solo album and touring. The band was previously reported to be working on a new record last year. Jónsi wrote on their site, "we started working on something a few months ago, then we scrapped everything and sold our studio and rehearsal space. now we are back in the drummer's garage, rocking out like we did when we were 14. i think it's gonna be good."

Jónsi's debut solo album, Go, comes out April 5th on XL Recordings. The song "Boy Lilikoi" is streaming on his website and its artwork is above. The album features arrangement work by Nico Muhly, percussion by Samuli Kosminen, and production by Jonsi, Alex Somers (Jonsi's boyfriend and Riceboy Sleeps partner) and Peter Katis (who has worked wth Interpol, The National & Tokyo Police Club).

Jónsi is working with London-based 59 Productions on the set, costumes and stage-show for his upcoming world tour, which will "open in North America in April 2010, and will come to Europe in late May [dates TBA still]." The company recently leaked teaser photos (possibly mock-ups of the stage), which are posted below. The full tour hasn't been announced yet, but it will come to NYC's Terminal 5 on Saturday, May 8th. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 12th at noon.

UPDATE: Full tour announced and it includes two NYC shows.

Jónsi played songs off the new record on NYC's Soundcheck on January 21st. That's streaming on the station's site. Videos from the making of the album, teaser pictures and album tracklist are below...

Jonsi

Jonsi

'Go' tracklist
Go Do
Animal Arithmetic
Tornado
Boy Lilikoi
Sinking Friendships
Kolnidur
Grow Till Tall
Around Us
Hengilas

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Tags: Alex Somers, Jonsi, Nico Muhly, Sigur Ros
posted at 7:20 PM on February 1, 2010 in music | tour dates | Comments (18)

Comments (18)

NOOOOOOOOO!!!! Not T5!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by ab | February 1, 2010 7:37 PM

terminal 5 gets everyone. Roseland/Hammerstein barely have anything there ever.

Posted by Anonymous | February 1, 2010 7:48 PM

not even roseland or hammerstein but united palace, town hall, hell even the wellmont.

Posted by ab | February 1, 2010 7:54 PM

Wow, weird, that seems kinda fishy. I heard from a reliable source that T5, united palace and the wellmont are all run by a secret underground consortium and bands are threatened to be blacklisted from NYC if they don't agree to play those venues.

Posted by Anonymous | February 1, 2010 8:02 PM

You'll see.

Posted by Anonymous | February 1, 2010 8:11 PM

FUCK. That's fucking shitty.

Posted by Anonymous | February 1, 2010 8:11 PM

terminal shit again!

Posted by Anonymous | February 1, 2010 8:20 PM

Goddamn it! They strike again!

Posted by Anonymous | February 1, 2010 8:56 PM

$40?!!! wtf

Posted by Anonymous | February 1, 2010 10:08 PM

I'm hoping to score tickets (and maybe a photo pass) for the Portland, Oregon date. *fingers crossed*

~Dan

Posted by POSTY McPOSTERTON | February 1, 2010 10:30 PM

indefinite hiatus?!? YOU XYLO NO FI NOOOO!!!!

Posted by Anonymous | February 2, 2010 12:03 AM

Yep Terminal 5 is the 3rd best venue in the US...

Posted by Anonymous | February 2, 2010 7:09 AM

I stand corrected the World!

Posted by Anonymous | February 2, 2010 7:10 AM

Wow, weird, that seems kinda fishy. I heard from a reliable source that T5, united palace and the wellmont are all run by a secret underground consortium and bands are threatened to be blacklisted from NYC if they don't agree to play those venues.

Posted by يوتيوب | December 31, 2010 3:55 PM

Wonderful post and the location is beautiful and elegant in design and information and everything>>> to Favorites
Amazing is an enormous understatement. One of the best electronic shows I've ever been to and I've seen well over a thousand concerts. I had no idea Vladislav Delay was as good a drummer & percussionist as he is- fabulous and he kept everything swinging with a very unique style of playing. If you missed this you missed out big time...
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Posted by يوتيوب القمة | February 20, 2011 8:38 PM

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