Go
The Sigur Rós singer fights huge with huger on his solo debut, matching the uplift of his full-time band at their most dramatic.
Over the past 10-plus years, the music of Sigur Rós has evoked the most mind-stretching, heart-pounding regions of the soul. But all those vast washes of existential beauty, even at their finest, can feel alienating. Jónsi Birgisson’s debut solo full-length, Go, flies to an even more enchanting and exotic locale:…
Anyone expecting Jónsi's solo debut to sound anything much like his work as vocalist with Sigur Rós might be a little shocked.
'A masterpiece'...After five studio albums with Sigur Ros and a collaboration with partner Alex Somers in 2009’s ‘Riceboy Sleeps’, ‘Go’ is Jon Thor Birgisson (Jonsi)’s attempt to finally go it alone with his debut solo album.
The thing about Sigur Rós: It sounds like nothing you've ever heard before. The thing about Sigur Rós bandleader Jónsi's solo album: It sounds like Sigur Rós... only stronger.
Wonderful though Sigur Rós are, it’s hard to shake the sense of déjà vu that accompanies every new album.
Go’s biggest surprise—that shouldn’t really be a surprise—is Jónsi’s remarkable vocal performances.
Jónsi's falsetto is rarely anything but a spectral delight, writes <strong>Will Dean</strong>
Jonsi - Go review: Chalk up a win for emotional positivism. Go is like getting mollywhopped by sunshine.
Jónsi sounds as if he’s been snatched up in the claws of some mythical bird, whooping with childlike exhilaration. Rating: * * * *