
Aside from kicking off their North American tour today (July 31) in Brooklyn, Sigur Rós have premiered the newest video in their Mystery Film Experiment series. Directed by acclaimed photographer Ryan McGinley , the new video is for ' Valtari ' track, “ Varúd ,” Watch the video below. ' Valtari ': Sigur Rós tour dates: Tue 7/31 Brooklyn NY [...]
For the latest installment of Sigur Rós' Valtari Mystery Film Experiment , photographer Ryan McGinley has created a visual accompaniment for "Varúð" that, unlike the original music video for the song, features a golden-haired girl skipping her way around New York City. The most surprising part, given that this is McGinley we're talking about? She's actually wearing clothes! "I wanted to bring a childhood innocence to the streets, through a character whose own light and wonder effects the world around her," he explains. "I'm always interested in an atmosphere where dreams and [...]

Ya hay nuevo video en la serie Valtari Mystery Film Experiment , donde Sigur Rós comisionó a varios directores para interpretar de forma visual todo el álbum Valtari . El director en turno es Ryan McGinley , un joven fotógrafo de origen neoyorquino, quien presenta su versión de "Varúð" . Esto es lo que Ryan tiene que decir al respecto: “Esta pieza es mi poema a la Ciudad de Nueva York. Quise darle a las calles una inocencia propia de [...]
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Right now, Icelandic wonderers Sigur Rós are still in the midst of their Valtari Mystery Film Experiment, their effort to commission art-film accompaniments for all the songs from their new album . And even though they've already released a proper music video for " Varúð ," the new clip for the song might actually be more accessible. In the new one, the great photographer Ryan McGinley turns New York City into a golden-hour fantasyland, in which a mysterious yellow-haired girl skips throughout the city. It's purty. Watch it below. Read More...
Stereogum Right now, Icelandic wonderers Sigur Rós are still in the midst of their Valtari Mystery Film Experiment, their effort to commission art-film accompaniments for all the songs from their new album . And even though they've already released a proper music video for " Varúð ," the new clip for the song might actually be more accessible. In the new one, the great photographer Ryan McGinley turns New York City into a golden-hour fantasyland, in which a mysterious yellow-haired girl skips throughout [...]

toska (russian)- vladmir nabokov describes it best: “no single word in english renders all the shades of toska. at its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. at less morbid levels it is a dull ache of the soul, a longing with nothing to long for, a sick pining, a vague restlessness, mental throes, yearning. in particular cases it may be the desire for somebody of something specific, nostalgia, love-sickness. at the lowest level it grades into ennui, boredom.” [...]

The Virgins come straight out of the New York art scene and make sexy indie rock that is almost disco. They are not aloof pricks, as one might expect. They are just about the sweetest guys you could ever meet. Donald (centre) and Wade (right) form the core of The Virgins , and they met at a Ryan McGinley photoshoot. For those of you who don't know McGinley's work, he is known for portraits of [...]