If you’ve had a hankering to visit or revisit the beautiful country of Iceland, Sigur Ros spent yesterday showing you the sights of the country through their 24-hour Route One journey live video , essentially a 24-hour dashcam.
The time has elapsed and the band, ahead of this Sunday’s date in Dublin with James Vincent McMorrow, have released their first video and new music since 2013’s Kveikur album.
The video for ‘Óveður’ by Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund, was shot in the small town of Grindavík on the Reykjanes peninsular and features Icelandic choreographer Erna Ómarsdóttir, as well as cameos from the band
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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the cohost of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, event curator and producer of gigs, parties & events.