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Valtari
Sign in to saveValtari (, ) is the sixth studio album by Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. It was released on 23 May 2012 by Parlophone. The album reached number eight on the UK Albums Chart and seven on the Billboard 200. The album was met with positive reviews as well with Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 36 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Release · MusicBrainz
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- Album
- Artist
- Sigur Rós
- First released
- 2012-05-23
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- 21,795
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- 322,095
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Solo Melodic Death Metal project. European influenced with an Australian twist. All parts played and performed by Marty Warren. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Valtari">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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- Album.name
- Valtari
- Album.type
- studio
- Album.artist
- Sigur Rós
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- Sigur Ros - Valtari.jpg
- Album.recorded
- 2009–2012
- Album.studio
- Sundlaugin, Greenhouse Studios, Air Studios
- Album.label
- Parlophone
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- 2008
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- 2013
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Background
- Recording
- Composition
- Release
- The Valtari Mystery Film Experiment
- Critical reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Charts
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- Release history
- References
Valtari (, ) is the sixth studio album by Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. It was released on 23 May 2012 by Parlophone. The album reached number eight on the UK Albums Chart and seven on the Billboard 200. The album was met with positive reviews as well with Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 36 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Two singles were released from the album, the first being for "Ekki múkk" released on 10-inch vinyl for Record Store Day, and the second being for "Varúð", as a limited edition 10-inch vinyl to coincide with their 2012 summer tour. Valtaris album cover is by Jónsi's sisters, Lilja and Inga Birgisdóttir. Inga was also the baby on the cover art for Sigur Rós' debut album Von.