JONSI Go (2010 UK 9-track CD album - Exhilarating, joyful and
fearless, 'Go' contains nine songs amassed from the large pool of
songs written by Jónsi during his many years with Sigur Rós. Sung in
English & Icelandic, and co-produced with his partner Alex and Peter
Katis [The National, Interpol], Jónsi set out to a low-key, acoustic
album until 'somewhere along the
line, it just sort of exploded'. That explosion resulted in
sheer aural fireworks. Not a straight ahead pop record, nor rock, folk,
ambient or electronic, it encompasses all of these to create an
expansive musical palette that's been brought to life by Jónsi
alongside a number of free-spirited collaborators. Chief among these
is Nico Muhly, arranged all the songs on 'Go', bringing strings, brass
and woodwind to dance playfully alongside his offbeat piano playing.
Add into the mix the percussive genius of Samuli Kosminen, whose
original drumming powers many of the songs along, and you have a
sonic landscape that bears little relation to anything else around
today, yet explodes from the speakers with sheer happiness and
wonder, wide-eyed and eager to be heard. Includes the single, 'Go
Do'!)
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