Jón Þór Birgisson, better knows as Jónsi of Sigur Rós, is about to releases his debut solo album featuring 9 songs drawn from the large pool of material amassed by Jónsi during his many years as singer with Sigur Rós. The songs are arranged in collaboration with classical wunderkind Nico Muhly who has been labeled as "one of the hottest composers on the planet" in Daily Telegraph recently. Sigur Ros is one of Iceland´s best known names in music internationally coming second to Bjork.
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