If you heard the alien soundscape that Sigur Rós has crafted over the past few decades without knowing anything of the trio, it would not surprise you that its members hail from a distant outpost.

A Sigur Rós performance is not easy to describe. First of all, the songs do not matter as much as the occurrence of them. A bootleg wouldn’t serve its purpose. Being there, hearing it, is all. It is ...

Conductor Robert Ames and Sigur Rós guitarist and vocalist Jónsi Birgisson onstage with Wordless Music Orchestra. Credit: Photo by Suzette Smith Sigur Rós was quiet, which was surprising. Because the ...

There’s always been a symphonic grandeur implied in Sigur Ros’ music throughout its 27 years of recording — and more fully realized on recent projects such as the soundtrack to “Odin’s Raven Magic” in ...

The list of accomplishments by Sigur Ros, Iceland’s most successful band of all time, keeps growing, 31 years after its then-teenaged members first came together in Reykjavik. It includes: appearances ...

Sigur Ros fans are of a mind that anything the arty Icelandic band does is special — and with good reason. Since 1997 the group — multi instrumentalists Jon Por “Jonsi” Birgisson and Georg “Goggi” ...

Sigur Rós have announced the final leg of their orchestral tour to take place in North America. The shows with conductor Robert Ames and Wordless Music Orchestra extend an ongoing run behind 2023 ...

Sigur Ros' new live album Inni is a strange and wonderful beast. Recorded and filmed over two nights at Alexandra Palace in 2008, it's also taken some time to surface. The double record serves as a ...

Talking about Sigur Rós’ music is difficult at best. Most have either a love or hate relationship with the Icelandic quartet: Those who are fond of the music enjoy the band’s crescendo-prone dynamic ...

Even in an age when most records are available online for weeks before their official release dates, Tuesday still is a magical day for music fans because this is when your friendly neighborhood ...

As I approached the DeVos Performance Hall January 29th, I noted my drastic lack of formal attire. With my jeans, tennis shoes, and backpack, it wasn’t clear I was about to attend a symphonic concert.