Sigur Rós are true Icelanders. Like their Viking forebears, they are journeymen, exploring the far ends of sonic constellations with their spaced-out and exultant blend of classical music, rock and atmospheric hummings. In place of raiding ships, they employ lead singer Jón Birgisson’s stirring falsetto as their guide through dense harmonies of strings, guitars and keyboards. What they find there is magic.
The double EP Hvarf/Heim, marketed as a companion piece to the new concert DVD, is divided into two parts: Hvarf, featuring songs from the group’s back catalogue, and Heim, a set of acoustic renditions of old works.