Kveikur

Kveikur
Studio album by
Sigur Rós
Released12 June 2013 (2013-06-12)
Recorded2012–2013
Studio
Genre
Length48:22
LabelXL
Producer
Sigur Rós chronology
Valtari
(2012) 		Kveikur
(2013) 		Odin's Raven Magic
(2020)
Singles from Kveikur
  1. "Brennisteinn"
    Released: 25 March 2013
  2. "Ísjaki"
    Released: 24 April 2013
  3. "Stormur"
    Released: 9 September 2013
  4. "Rafstraumur"
    Released: 18 November 2013

Kveikur (pronounced [ˈkveikʏr], fuse or candlewick) is the seventh studio album from Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós.[1][2][3][4] It was released 12 June 2013 in Japan, on 17 June internationally, and on 18 June in the United States through XL Recordings. It is the only album to be fully released through XL after the band departed EMI and Parlophone during the label's acquisition by Universal Music Group in 2012.[1][5] It is the only album since their debut, Von, not to feature Kjartan Sveinsson, following his departure in 2012 (instead featured as the album's co-producer),[1][2][6] and the last to feature drummer Orri Páll Dýrason before his departure in 2018.[7] The cover is a photo by the Brazilian artist Lygia Clark.[8]

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  4. ^ Schneider, Marc (March 22, 2013). "Sigur Rós Announce New Album 'Kveikur'". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  5. ^ Blistein, Jon (March 22, 2013). "Sigur Ros Preview New LP 'Kveikur' With Monstrous Song and Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  6. ^ Battan, Carrie (January 24, 2013). "Sigur Rós Preview New, "Aggressive" Music in Tour Video, Kjartan Sveinsson Leaves the Band for Good". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  7. ^ Phillips, Amy (October 2, 2018). "Sigur Rós Drummer Accused of Sexual Assault, Leaves Band". Pitchfork.
  8. ^ Galassi, Fernando (June 11, 2013). "Sigur Rós compartilha "Kveikur" para audição gratuita" (in Portuguese). MonkeyBuzz. Retrieved July 19, 2013.