As the content of my website logs show, I’m apparently always being searched for Sigur Rós material. They are one of my favorite bands, and I did take some sweet pictures of them when they played at Benaroya hall, and I have written about them, so it’s really not THAT surprising.

In any case, I recently found out about the new album released by Jonsí of Sigur Rós, in conjunction with his partner Alex. Called “Riceboy Sleeps“, it’s basically a super mellow, mostly instrumental album along the lines of the more atmospheric things that Sigur Rós has done in the past. If you thought that ( ) or Takk were sleepy albums, you gotta listen to this.

Alex and Jonsí are the ones doing all of Sigur Rós’ design work, including the album covers, t-shirts, etc. Not surprisingly, this album looks like a Sigur Rós album. Had someone put that name on it, the only question would be, “Where are the drums?” It’s Takk-light, is what it is, without the brass.

Anyway, I acted too late to get the box set, so I’ll have to settle for the CD like everyone else. You can stream it on their website at http://jonsiandalex.com/music