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The song title is a univerbation of hoppa í polla (the -a in hoppa is not pronounced), which is Icelandic for "hopping into puddles", and the lyrics are mainly in Icelandic, with some nonsensical phrases, a "language" the band calls Vonlenska ("Hopelandic"). As with many of the band's songs, it was given a nickname in the early stages of writing.
[27] The final track "All Alright" is the band's first to be sung in English, though all the other lyrics are in Icelandic. Sigur Rós performing in Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 2008 The band were announced as a headlining act for the 2008 Splendour in the Grass Festival in Byron Bay , Australia, [ 28 ] [ failed verification ] Latitude Festival ...
Unlike its predecessor , the album's lyrics are mostly in Icelandic, with occasional elements of Vonlenska ("Hopelandic"), a scat-like form of gibberish. The songs "Andvari", "Gong" and "Mílanó" are sung entirely in Vonlenska. Moreover, the song "Mílanó" was written together with the string quartet Amiina. [1] [2]
"Svefn-g-englar" was released as a single in 1999, with two studio recordings — "Svefn-g-englar" (an Icelandic pun mixing "sleepwalkers" and "sleep angels") and "Viðrar vel til loftárása" ("good weather for airstrikes"), both from Ágætis byrjun — and two songs recorded live at the Icelandic Opera House located in Reykjavík — "Nýja lagið" ("new song"), which was never recorded in ...
Some lyrics were translated back into Icelandic, while some songs got completely new texts. [16] It is the band's first album to feature a track sung in English ("All Alright"). The first track on the album, " Gobbledigook ", premiered on Zane Lowe 's BBC Radio 1 music show in the UK on 27 May 2008.
Those with long memories can recall when the otherworldly Icelandic combo Sigur Ros’ music first began filtering over to these shores at the turn of this century — maybe on Napster or Limewire ...
Hvarf/Heim is a compilation album by Sigur Rós.Its original CD release comprises two discs: Hvarf contains studio versions of previously unreleased songs (with the exception of "Hafsól", which was released as the B-side of "Hoppípolla" in 2005), while Heim contains live acoustic versions of songs already released.
The video for "Gobbledigook" was released on 27 May 2008 on sigurros.com. [4] It was filmed in May 2008 by Arni & Kinski, who has previously directed the band's "Glósóli", "Viðrar vel til loftárása" and "Hoppípolla" videos, as well as collaborating with Ryan McGinley, whose recent work has been used as the cover art for Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust and the consequent singles.