Upon hearing that I was being sent to Reykjavik to interview Sigur Rós, the Icelandic foursome that has brought its audience structured, slow-building tracks that can even be described as epic and heroic, my mind immediately cut to this interview they did on NPR.
To say the least, I was nervous. Nonetheless, I had been a longtime Sigur Rós fan, and was quickly becoming obsessed with Með Suð í Eyrum Við spilum endalaust, their fifth album. It's perhaps more experimental than the others — faster and with a greater sense of freedom. So, I set out to Iceland with one goal in mind: to get answers to my questions and to earn their respect.
Perhaps the perfect sonic storm came together that day, on a soccer field, close to where they would be sharing the stage with Björk that night. Or maybe my adrenaline was at a perfect speed, after consuming the magical Icelandic hot dogs (no, seriously, they are amazing). But Georg and Orri seemed excited to talk to me, and even shared some intimate details about their songwriting, lyrics (there is one in English on Með Suð) and the evolution of their sound.
