Sigur Rós
Recommended
This event is in the past
Wed., Sept. 21, 8:30 p.m. 2016
Keller Auditorium
Downtown Portland (Portland)
$59.50 - $79.50
When Sigur Rós broke into the global consciousness with their ghostly, angelic sophomore album Agaetis Bryjun, critics were quick to include the group in the post-rock contingent occupied by Radiohead and Explosions in the Sky. Soon after, however, their Aurora Borealis-tinged sound pastiches elevated the group beyond the average indie darling and—much like fellow Icelander Bjork—helped cement their status as icons of the aural avant-garde. At the epicenter of Sigur Rós’ sprawling din is Jonsi Birgisson, whose crystalline falsetto breezes around his bowed guitar experiments like twin mentholated streams of glue that hold everything in stasis. They’ll sometimes incorporate pop sounds, but Sigur Rós’ artistic integrity always remains a career imperative, recently proven by “Route One,” a 24-hour video voyage around their humble island home with beautiful cinematography and ultimate sonic bliss. CHRIS SUTTON