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Domino Kirke returns to music with emotionally powerful "Mercy"

Domino Kirke has released a new music video for her latest single, “Mercy.” The track serves as the first taste of new music since her 2017 debut full-length, Beyond Waves. Kirke is no stranger to the music industry, having been an active songwriter in the indie and high-art scene of New York. The artist signed […]

twenty one pilots recall the songs that got them through high school

Both members of twenty one pilots hit up SiriusXM’s Alt Nation a few days back offering up some of their favorite songs during the session. The selection of tracks they picked out included songs from the likes of Death Cab For Cutie, Angels & Airwaves, Atreyu, Box Car Racer and more. Read More: You can visit the actual house from ‘The Conjuring’ from your […]

Sigur Rós drummer leaves band due to sexual assault allegations

Sigur Rós drummer Orri Páll Dýrason has left the band after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 2013, as reported by Pitchfork. The Icelandic avant-garde act acknowledged the resignation in a statement on Monday. “In the wake of the extremely serious and personal allegations made against him in recent days, we have today […]

Sigur Rós have partnered with a cannabis company to make the sweetest merch item

Icelandic band Sigur Rós have partnered with leading cannabis company Lord Jones to make what might be the sweetest merch item around: Wild Sigurberry edibles. (via Pitchfork) Read more: 33 pieces of band merch that will keep you and your heart warm The THC-infused gumdrops are “inspired by the flavors of foraged Icelandic berries,” Pitchfork says. […]

Weekly Playlist #38: AP Office Noise (Summer Jams edition)

Here at AP, we have thin walls and loud speakers, which, for the most part, is musically enriching for all. We are constantly exposing one another to new tunes. So, for this playlist, we decided to invite the whole office in on the fun to showcase a few of the songs that have gotten us […]

Paramore to perform iTunes Festival in London

Paramore have been announced as the latest act set to perform at this year's iTunes Festival, Sept. 4 in London. Tickets for the fest, which takes place at The Roundhouse in Camden Town throughout the entire month of Sept., are free to U.K. residents and available via a raffle system through the iTunes Store. 2013 […]

Sigur Rós announce fall North American tour

Sigur Rós have announced a fall North American tour, set to take place in between a summer of European festival dates a late fall outing in the UK. The tour is slated to hit many of the markets skipped by group on their North American run last spring. The Icelandic rockers have a new album, Kveikur, […]

Sigur Rós release "Kveikur" video

Below you can check out the new music video from Sigur Rós for their song “Kveikur,” the title track to their seventh studio album, out worldwide on June 17/18 via XL Recordings. The video is made up of visuals from their live show.

Deerhunter, The National, Sigur Ros to play Laneway Festival in Detroit

Deerhunter, The National and Sigur Ros are among some of the acts who will play the St. Jerome's Laneway Festival in Detroit on September 14. The inaugural festival will be held at Meadow Brook Music Festival. Other acts include AlunaGeorge, Charli XCX, Chet Faker, Chvrches, The Dismemberment Plan, Flume, Frightened Rabbit, Haerts, Icona Pop, My Brightest Diamond, Phosphorescent, […]

The Lead - 100 Bands You Needed To Know in 2001: Where Are They Now?

100 Bands You Needed To Know in 2001: Where Are They Now? AP 297 marked our 13th annual “100 Bands You Need To Know” special, where we profile a hundred of our favorite up-and-coming acts from all walks of musical life. Many of our 100 Bands selections have gone onto fame, fortune and forgetting about […]

The Lead: You’re Not In This Alone: introducing the Hope For The Day list series

Every day, we are bombarded by negativity. Whether it’s a horrible tragedy we see on the news, an ad that makes us worry about our physical appearances, a snide comment on a website, a fight with a family member or friend or simply one more thing gone wrong on a day when nothing seems to […]

Sigur Rós announce 2013 North American tour

Sigur Rós have announced that they will embark on their largest North American tour to date in spring, 2013, which will include a stop at New York's famous Madison Square Garden.  3/24/13                Washington, DC @ Patriot Center 3/25/13                New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden 3/26/13                Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena 3/27/13                Montreal, QUE @ […]

Sigur Rós release "Fjögur píanó” music video

Below you can check out the new music video from Sigur Ros for their song “Fjögur píanó.” The video was shot by the winner of the band's recent Valtari Mystery Film Experiment, Anafelle Liu, Dio Lau, and Ken Ngan. The competition asked film directors submit their interpretation of a song off their newest album, Valtari. 

Sigur Rós announce 2013 European headline tour

Sigur Rós have announced a slew of 2013 headlining dates in the UK and Europe from February to March. Get all the information here.

Sigur Rós release "Rembihnútur" video

Sigur Rós have released “Rembihnútur,” the fourth video in their “Valtari Mystery Film Experiment.” The film series, which has formerly featured Shia LaBeouf, is an experiment in which the band has given a dozen filmmakers a budget and asked them to create visuals based on what comes to their heads when listening to the band's […]

Sigur Rós release “Fjögur Píanó" video featuring Shia LaBeouf

Watch the new “Fjögur Píanó” video from Sigur Rós below. It is the third video in their 'mystery film experiment' series, which has different filmmakes create whatever comes to their head while hearing the song they shoot for. The video is directed by Alma Har’el who won “Best Documentary Feature” at 2011's Tribeca Film Festival. Bassist Georg Holm […]

Sigur Rós - Valtari

Sigur Rós Valtari As if symbolic of their space-filled music, Iceland’s Sigur Rós took a four-year break between their last studio album and the new Valtari. During that time, frontman Jónsi made a solo disc, The band released a couple stopgaps and a volcano near Eyjafjallajökull erupted numerous times, unleashing a massive cloud of ash […]

Sigur Rós announce "Inni"

Icelandic atmospherists Sigur Rós have posted a teaser video on their website, indicating a new release titled Inni. The band have been on hiatus since January 2010; there is no word currently on whether or not this is a studio album, as rumors have pointed toward a live DVD release. Presuming this actually is a […]