Kveikur
2013 studio album by Sigur Rós / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kveikur (pronounced [ˈkveikʏr], fuse or candlewick) is the seventh studio album from Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós.[1][2][3][4] It was released 12 June 2013 in Japan, on 17 June internationally, and on 18 June in the United States through XL Recordings. It is the only album to be fully released through XL after the band departed EMI and Parlophone during the label's acquisition by Universal Music Group in 2012.[1][5] It is the only album since their debut, Von, not to feature Kjartan Sveinsson, following his departure in 2012 (instead featured as the album's co-producer),[1][2][6] and the last to feature drummer Orri Páll Dýrason before his departure in 2018.[7] The cover is a photo by the Brazilian artist Lygia Clark.[8]
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Released | 12 June 2013 (2013-06-12) | |||
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Length | 48:22 | |||
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