Jónsi Announces New Album ‘Shiver’ & Shares Single

Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi Birgisson announced a new album, Shiver, due out on October 2 through Krunk. Jónsi also shared the single, “Swill.”

The new single follows “Exhale,” which came out in April and is the opening track on Shiver. The album — Birgisson’s first solo effort in a decade — sees Jónsi teaming up with producer A. G. Cook. It also features vocalists Liz Fraser of the Cocteau Twins and Robyn.

The resulting 11-track record “plumbs the depths of the human experience and our connection to the natural world,” as per a statement. “It pits the organic and dreamlike qualities of Jónsi against A. G. Cook’s synthetic, sometimes abrasive, and avant-garde experimentalism. On paper, their collaboration is surprising, but Shiver only continues Jónsi’s quest to push the boundaries of not just what we consider art, but how we experience it.”

“Swill” arrived with an accompanying music video. Watch it below:

Shiver Tracklist:

1. Exhale
2. Shiver
3. Cannibal (with Liz Fraser)
4. Wildeye
5. Sumarið Sem Aldrei Kom
6. Kórall
7. Salt Licorice (with Robyn)
8. Hold
9. Swill
10. Grenade
11. Beautiful Boy