To coincide with their appearance at the Meltdown Festival and without any advance fanfare, Sigur Rós have unexpectedly released their first studio album since 2013, ‘ÁTTA’. Multi-instrumentalist Kjartan Sveinsson has returned to the fold, joining frontman Jonsi and bassist Georg Holm. With three people in the room, they found themselves “just wanting to have minimal drums […]
Manchester based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Marc Rigelsford, better known as Magic Arm, gives new meaning to the phrase ‘work from home’. Rigelsford recently released his psychedelic sophomore LP, ‘Images Rolling’, which like his first album was recorded in the vast part-derelict three-storey house he was living in. Unlike his first effort however, ‘Images Rolling’ departs from […]
POLIÇA have announced a one off single ‘Tiff’, released on 10 June 2013 via Memphis Industries. ‘Tiff’ is a slice of brooding R&B inflected pop with lead singer Channy Leaneagh sharing vocal duties with Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, who came good on his statement last year that POLIÇA are ‘the best band I’ve ever heard’. POLIÇA’s debut album ‘Give You The Ghost’ was one […]
Mancunian venue 2022 NQ celebrates its first birthday in April 2013 after a memorable twelve months establishing itself as the cultural hub in the UK’s second creative city. The venue has been built on a commitment to Music and Arts in the North West by adopting a simple mantra – CreateLearnExhibitWork. The space’s appeal lies […]
– THE APOLLO, MANCHESTER – For the majority of the noughties, Sigur Ros transcended being Iceland’s most successful export to characterising everything that was best about the country. The band did that rare, seemingly impossibly feat of not only recalling Iceland’s wild, rugged and beautiful landscapes, but of providing a direct musical portal to the […]
‘INCOMING TRANSMISSION’ The multi award winning Live From Jodrell Bank series is thrilled to announce another Transmission from the Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire. Sigur Rós are confirmed to headline this unique event in the shadow of the iconic Lovell Telescope, one of the biggest and most powerful radio telescopes in the world. Previous Live […]