Listen To Jonsi's (yes, Jonsi from Sigur Ros) Album a Week Before It's Released

Jonsi is perhaps best known as the singer for the Icelandic super awesome band Sigur Ros. He's also the guy who picked up a bow rather than a pic  to play his guitar, and holy freaking crap does he create some beautiful sounds out of that instrument. Srrsly, I've never heard anything else like it.


As many band front men seem to do these days (see Thom Yorke), Jonsi has branched out own his own to create a solo project.


His first sans Sigur Ros project was a collaboration with his boyfriend Alex and was simply titled "Jonsi & Alex." The result was more experimental and ethereal than Sigur Ros (as is that were possible). I enojyed it. It WILL put you to sleep though, as it is very soothing and ambient.


So now Jonsi has his own solo project, and where his previous work has been somewhat dark and mysterious, his new stuff is way upbeat. You might even consider it something to dance to .. if ... you're,  into .... that .. kind ... of thing.  


So the new album is called "Go" and you can listen to it here.... FREE!


There's also an interview with him and he also DJ's at NPR. Topics in the interview include Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath as well as his musical beginnings in Iceland, and the new album.


I'm not really sure what to make of this new sound yet. Sigur Ros, it ain't, but it will probably find a space in my ipod. If you're new to this whole Icelandic-bowguitar-atmospheric-ethereal sound, you should probably check out a little of Jonsi's work with Sigur Ros. It's quite amazing... I recommend it to all my friends.

This is a beautiful song with beautiful imagery of Iceland to match

(check out his use of the bow on the electric guitar.. GENIUS)