Sigur Ros on NPR's Bryant Park Project


Let's establish one thing right out of the gate: We love the band Sigur Ros.Their music is beautiful and moving, so much so that it doesn't matter that they're singing in a totally made-up language. Sigur Ros is four lads from Iceland, and recently, they were in New York to screen a new concert film Heima at the New Yorker Festival. Their P.R. folks called and asked if wewanted them on the show, to which we quickly replied, "hells yeah".

Anyway, last Friday the band showed up promptly at 11am (EDT) and commenced to give what is possibly the worst interview in the history of electronic media.

Seriously.

It was that bad.

We're not sure if they were tired, or if it was a language thing, or what... but wow.

Whereas most shows would just bury an interview like that, we've decided to actually show it to you. It certainly made us laugh. We hope you'll enjoy it too.

And to repeat, we love this band. We are going to be the first people to buy their new album "Hvarf / Heima" when it comes out this November. And the concert documentary is beautiful -- please go see it if it comes to your town.

Just never invite them on your radio show.







Channel: Music
Uploaded: October 11, 2007 at 12:44 pm
Author: BPPNPR

Length: 00:05:49
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Video Comments:
Marixpress (December 2, 2008 at 3:20 pm)
omg this is painful
tehmode (November 30, 2008 at 9:53 pm)
I'm sure they are - by dynamic performers I meant they don't insight or excite the crowd through non musical means like Iggy Pop or Alice Cooper. They strike me as being fairly introverted people, who'd rather let their music do the talking.
kobbiklo (November 30, 2008 at 9:44 pm)
have you ever been at a Sigur Ros concert?? if not, then you should. everyone should at least once before they die. It's absolutely phenomenal. i had goosebumps the whole time. the are considered the on of the best live band today.
kosapeti (November 30, 2008 at 3:45 pm)
:D what a great interview!

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