Sigur Ros Reunion?

I was in the middle of finishing a post on my verdict of the new Radiohead album (like the rest of the world's music bloggers I'm sure), when I discovered a piece of information that could put the spring back in the step of the many Sigur Ros fans longing for an end to their 'indefinite hiatus.' That's right, Jonsi, Georg, Kjartan and Orri are allegedly set to pick up from where they left off and return to the studio.

According to a tweet sent to @HeavenSentTNT by Jonsi's online staff, "Sigur Ros [are] in the studio during 2011 :)," meaning that Jonsi will be back to what he does best, making beautiful music with his pals in Sigur Ros. Now don't get me wrong, I ADORE Jonsi's solo work; his colourful 'joy de vivre' shown throughout Go Do is truly stunning and certainly distinctive to SR's previous work, but for me, nothing beats the calming, therapeutic vibes that Sigur Ros alone can create. After being an avid listener to the Icelandic troupe for years, they're still my go-to band if I want to relax and just get lost in music.

Not much has been let slip about what is to come of the studiotime, but one can only hope that they continue to enchant us all with music that is both inspiring and otherworldly. Watch this space.

If you've yet to hear Sigur Ros, then where have you been? Check them out here:

Rise and Shine

Wakey wakey! I trust we're all bright eyed and bushy tailed yes?

What?

You're not??

Why, you'd better take a look at this then and see if it can help dust off the cobwebs:

Jónsi - Go Do [Acoustic] - Live at Origami from plastic pearl on Vimeo.

There, any better?

Every day should start with Jonsi.

I don't think I will ever get tired of hearing this man sing. Stunning. I love the way in which the crowd is hanging on his every indistinguishable word as well, I bet the atmosphere was incredible. To me that's what real music is about- any sound that can make a large crowd fall silent without the music being mind numbingly boring must be pretty powerful.

I splurged a bit and bought tickets to see him at Hammersmith Apollo, even though I already saw him in Bristol not too long ago. It's not every day that music as breathtaking as this comes into town (or at least that's my excuse).

If you want to catch him while he's still in the UK then be quick as his Hammersmith date is the last one over here for this tour. He's also playing Tokyo, Brussels and Washington if you're that obsessed (thankfully I'm not quite there yet).

Click here for tour dates

Dawn of the Dead?

After all the excitement of the halloween festivities and a heavy night on the cider, the thought of facing another working week may leave you feeling slightly zombified. Bits of decimated pumpkin scatter your street and your house looks post-apocalyptic after that ill advised halloween party (never again you say, until next year of course). Sound like you? Well, don't go fretting, all hope is not lost. The mighty power of Spotify will help you put the spring back in your step- slowly but surely.

Et voila:

Teenage Kicks- A Spotify Playlist

Tracklisting:

1. Jonsi- Animal Arithmetic
2. Elephant Parade- Friday Night (perfect on a Monday morning)
3. Radiohead- Idioteque
4. Peaches- Give 'Er
5. Cold War Kids- Hang Me Up to Dry
6. Dan le Sac and Scroobius Pip- Thou Shalt Always Kill (a favourite here at Irrelevant Twaddle)
7. Metric- Gimme Sympathy
8. Frightened Rabbit- Keep Yourself Warm
9. Lykke Li- Dance, Dance, Dance
10. Alessi's Ark- Magic Weather
11. Pixies- Monkey Gone to Heaven
12. The Go! Team- Get It Together
13. Newton Faulkner- Feels Like Home
14. Babyshambles- Albion
15. The Postmarks- Summers Never Seem to Last
16. Nicholas Stevenson- Cambridge
17. Johnny Foreigner- Sofacore
18. Mumford & Sons- Sigh No More
19. Noah & the Whale- Love is an Orchestra

We don't pretend to be miracle workers here, but 9 times out of 10 it's been proven to inject some much needed oomph back into even the most hungover scoundrel (as tried and tested on the Irrelevant Twaddle minion).