[Leto]

New Sigur Ros!

http://yousai.co.uk/gobbledigook.mp3

Sounds like a mashup between the band and possibley The Lion King soundtrack. Check it out, very different to what they have done previously.

A few years ago, post-rock was the music of the future. With bands such as Mogwai, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Icelandic heavyweight Sigur Ros leading the scene, it seemed like lengthy, crescendoing guitar instrumentals would be the soundtrack of choice for catharsis-seeking teens and meditative filmmakers alike well into the new millennium. But with an exception or two — Explosions in the Sky’s score for “Friday Night Lights” and the continued success of Sigur Ros’ pro-vocal, pro-glacier epics — the post-rock bubble has long since burst.
As one of the few bands to ascend beyond the genre’s aesthetic and commercial boundaries, it’s no surprise that Sigur Ros’ latest single breaks new ground. Or rather, old ground. The appropriately titled “Gobbledigook” (Icelandic for “Gobbledigook”), which the band released for free on its website today along with an NSFW video, steps away from the band’s usual iciness in favor of an acoustic campfire vibe, all click-clacking, double-time drumming and frantic guitar strums. It’s the sort of rough, tribal music that’s helped nature-centric bands such as Animal Collective and the Dodos replace post-rock as the outsider sound of choice but Sigur Ros are hardly copycats.
Unlike Animal Collective’s lo-fi romps, “Gobbledigook” maintains the band’s usual pristine production, letting singer Jónsi Birgisson bounce over a bed of high-pitched harmonies. His melody is both catchy and high-flying, avoiding the aforementioned bands’ frequent problem of burying their singers. It does the group good to add a little energy to the mix: the song clocks in at a scant three minutes, which is barely enough for an intro in typical Sigur Ros time. Older fans might find it dizzying but for a band once willing to repeat itself ad infinitum (or at least for eight-minute intervals), it’s a breath of fresh air. The band’s fifth album, “Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust,” is due June 23. More of this, please.