While I was very bummed to hear that Sigur Rós were taking an indefinite baby-making hiatus, I’m getting more and more excited about the debut album from the band’s frontman, Jón Thor Birgisson (who we all know as Jonsí). I was a big fan of the direction that Sigur Rós was taking with their last album, and Jonsí’s new track, “Go Do” is an explosive, triumphant fulfillment of all the pop sensibilities hinted at throughout Með suð i eyrum við spilum endalaust.
Jonsí’s vocals are as exquisite as ever and the instrumentation is glorious with fluttering piccolos, expansive strings, and a pounding bass drum adding the percussive thrust to the song. Composer Nico Muhly (who Matt profiled here) has done a truly phenomenal job with this arrangement, which is bursting at every seam, making this a joyous and wonderful track. Download the MP3 and watch the lovely avian-themed music video below:
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