The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Sigur Ros loses out this week.  Their new album (Valtari) was the album I was most excited to hear this summer season and turns it might be the biggest let down of the year.  On their last album, the Icelanders took a giant step forward, crafting s... more info

Rollo & Grady — Origami Vinyl :: Top 10 Records (5/25-5/31) 1 – Beach House – Bloom 2 – Hands – Massive Context 3 – Sigur Ros – Valtari 4 – Best Coast – The Only Place 5 – NO – Don’t Worry, You’ll Be Here Forever 6 – White Fence – Green B... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Perfume Genius - "Rusty Chains" (MP3) Perfume Genius outside Glasslands in April (more by Amanda Hatfield) Perfume Genius (aka Mike Hadreas) will be touring Europe at the end of this month into July, and it's just been announced that... more info

Chorus.fm — Multi-instrumentalist Kjartan Sveinsson has pulled out (http://www.grapevine.is/News/ReadArticle/Sigur-Ros-Denies-Split-Rumours-Confirms-Others) of *Sigur Ros (http://www.absolutepunk.net/artists/showlink.php?do=showdetails&l=4764)*' world tour, but ... more info

Guardian Music — (EMI)Anyone who thinks the music of Sigur Rós is indistinguishable from the relaxation Muzak sold in new-age, tie-dye shops will find much to support their argument in the Icelandic quartet's sixth album. It has none of the upbeat pop-guitar irre... more info

Nialler9 — The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. See recent album streams in the category page. Alt-J – An Awesome Wave Cold Specks - I Predict A Graceful Expulsion Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Here El-P – … Read More... → more info

Chorus.fm — *Sigur Ros* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/sigurros) released the official video (http://www.facebook.com/sigurros/posts/357577217637704) for "Eg Anda" today, produced by a filmmaker outside of the band. This was done to bypass the usual artistic app... more info

Guardian Music — Be among the first to hear the new album from Sigur Rós, Valtari, and tell us what you think in the comments belowThe title of the sixth studio album from Sigur Rós is Valtari, which in Icelandic means "steamroller", and long-term fans may well be ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher This past Thursday (5/17), Sigur Ros streamed their new album, Valtari, at 7 PM in every timezone worldwide during what they were calling "Valtari Hour." If you missed that stream (or even if you didn't miss it,... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy! Jim Dyson, Redferns via Getty Images This Jack White and Guinness Book of World Records beef is quickly getting pretty real. [Rolling Stone] This British Volkswagon ad ripped off Beach House (and they would've g... more info