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Dean DeBlois's docu chronicles two weeks in summer 2006 when Sigur Ros played far-flung corners of their beautiful homeland. For those who haven’t heard of Iceland’s most famous musical export since ...

In ways both concrete and intangible, the music of the Icelandic experimental rock band Sigur Ros and the lunar grandeur of the isolated nation that spawned it share certain common traits. Both exist ...

Sigur Ros will release a new DVD, titled ‘Heima,’ that documents a series of concerts around their homeland of Iceland. The epic shoegazers took their country by storm with an unannounced tour that ...

On the heels of their 2007 live release "Heima," Icelandic group Sigur Ros is preparing to release its next studio album, "Meo suo i eyrum vio spilum endalaust." By Katie Hasty, Billboard, The ...

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In the typical concert film, you’ll witness ubiquitous adoring fans, self-conscious moments with the kooky but lovable band, and the wretched excess that’s often associated with rock-stardom. Even if ...

To rally fans around the recent release of Heima (translated as “homeland”), Sigur Rós’ 97-minute DVD documenting the band’s live music and the natural wonders of their native Iceland, the quartet ...

If you're a fan of Icelandic post-rock super group Sigur Rós and their epic ESL tracks, chances are you've killed some brain cells in your day, so let me explain: Hvarf, Heim, and Heima are not the ...

Though it has been largely off the radar, Iceland’s Sigur Rós is no less majestic in 2007 than when it first broke worldwide a few years ago. The band returns with this month’s two-EP set Hvarf/Heim ...