Sun 9/15 @ 8PM
Like Radiohead, Iceland’s Sigur Rós is one of those rare bands that’s been able to build a considerable fan base with uncompromising, and not particularly accessible, music.
Over nearly two decades, the band has made beautiful, difficult music that eschews traditional song structures and comprehensible lyrics, singing any of their songs in Icelandic or an invented language that adds to the abstract, open-ended quality of their sound.
There’s a certain hipster factor to following this band. But anyone who wants to stretch their ears beyond even the most adventurous indie pop might find Sigur Rós rewarding. And Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica on the West Bank of the Flats could provide a multi-sensual experience that pushes their evocative soundscapes to a higher level.
Pitchfork Media, the most self-important and pretentious music media outlet in existence, called their new album Kveikur a “return to form,” thereby calling on the most vapid cliché in rock music reviewing. Don’t blame the band! It’s a harder, darker album, a posture that’s sure to crop up during their show. But with an evening to fill (there’s no opening act), they’re probably going to visit a lot of sonic ports of call.
Tickets are $42.50 in advance, $49.50 day of show.
http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/kveikur/