Blog: End Hits

Sigur Ros - "Svefn-g-englar" [Live in Philadelphia, Sept 22, 2001] Here's Icelandic band Sigur Ros playing what could be called their first US "hit"--it was the first song I became familiar with, at least. This is footage from their 2001 tour. I saw this tour two days later, when it hit the Beacon Theater in New York City. Coming just days after the September 11 attacks, it was a raw, emotional time, and as soothing as this particular song is, I remember most of their set being made up of the dark, disturbing material that later [...]