Album Info Hide Show Artist: Sigur Rs Album: Kveikur Released: Worldwide, 2023 Tracklist: A1 Brennisteinn A2 Hrafntinna B1 sjaki B2 Yfirbor C1 Stormur C2 Kveikur D1 Rafstraumur D2 Blrur D3 Var Info About Buying Vinyl From Our Record Store We are a small independent record store located at 211 High St, Preston in Melbourne, Australia (North of Northcote, between Thornbury & Reservoir) We buy and sell new and used vinyl records – if you have a collection you’d like to sell please click here . We ship Australia wide for a flat rate of $10 for standard shipping or $15 for express post. Free Shipping for orders $150 and over. You can also pick up your order in store, just select Local Pickup at the checkout. We also ship internationally – prices vary depending on weight and location. We ship vinyls in thick, rigid carboard mailers with a crushable zone on either side, and for extra safety we bubble wrap the records. 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You can contact our Melbourne record shop at (03) 9939 3807 or at [email protected] Happy Listening! Description Hide Show Kveikur arrived in June 2013 like a jolt of electricity through the Sigur Rs catalogue, their first record as a trio following the departure of keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson and their debut on XL Recordings. The title roughly translates to fuse or wick, and that feels right. Where Valtari drifted like mist, this one sparks, spits and leaves scorch marks. The opening track Brennisteinn sets the scene with a low, grinding bass that feels like moving earth. Georg Hlms lines lurk and loom, while Orri Pll Drason hammers out a beat thats closer to an industrial march than the glacial rolls of old. Jnsi still bows his guitar like a ghost whispering through rebar, but the sweetness is tempered by grit. The video for Brennisteinn, directed by Andrew Thomas Huang, doubled down on this feel, bathing the song in sulphuric tones and ash. The band always had scale, but here they harness weight, and it suits them. Even with that heavier palette, Kveikur isnt monochrome. sjaki is proof. It rushes forward with a bright, ringing hook and the sort of vocal lift that fans of Takk will recognise. There was a radio edit used as a single, and it makes sense. Its the closest thing to a pop moment on the record without sandpapering the edges. The title track, Kveikur, snarls and lurches with clattering percussion and a churning low end, but Jnsis melodies cut through like clear air after a squall. A lot of this albums energy comes from the way they recorded and arranged it. The trio tracked at their Sundlaugin studio near Reykjavk, and you can hear the room in the drums, the air around the bowed guitar, the rattle of found percussion. Hrafntinna feels like a workshop in motion, with bells and clatter stacking into a black, glittering wall. Yfirbor surges and recedes, as if the band is testing how far they can push the speakers before slipping back into a hush. Rafstraumur rides a pulsing, almost electronic groove without losing the human thump of sticks on skins. Then, right at the end, Var lets the lights dim. Its a somber, spacious closer that nods to their ambient side and frames the records aggression with a final sigh. One of the myths about Sigur Rs is that their power depends on sweep and sentiment. Kveikur proves they can be visceral too. The trio themselves called it their heaviest work in interviews around release, and you can hear why, but heaviness here isnt just volume. Its in the textures, the scrape of bow on string, the dense bass that feels like its coming up from the floor. The lyrics are largely in Icelandic, yet the intent is plain. You dont need a translation to feel the tension unwind in Stormur, a track the band paired with an evolving fan-made video project on Instagram at the time. The human connection sits right there in the sound. As a pivot point in their discography, Kveikur is a thrill. It keeps the bands widescreen beauty but swaps out shimmer for steel. If youve always loved the drift of gtis byrjun and the uplift of Takk, this is the record that shows how those instincts survive a rougher climate. Its also the moment where the rhythm section becomes the story, and it reshapes everything around it. If youre hunting for Sigur Rs vinyl, this is one worth tracking down. The low end on Kveikur vinyl carries real physicality, and the quiet passages stay intact, which is half the magic. Ive seen copies come and go at my local Melbourne record store, and they dont linger long. If youre browsing vinyl records Australia late at night, keep it on your list, or just buy Sigur Rs records online before the price jumps again. For anyone building a shelf of Sigur Rs albums on vinyl, this one sits neatly next to Valtari and Takk, a darker sibling that still speaks the same language. Kveikur isnt just a change of mood. Its the sound of a band tightening the screws after a long, airy exhale, finding menace and momentum without losing their heart. A decade on, it still feels charged, like a fuse that never quite stops burning. Product Reviews Hide Show Write a Review