Hrafntinna

"Hrafntinna"
Song by Sigur Rós from the album Kveikur
Recorded 2012-13 at
Sundlaugin Studio
(Mosfellsbær, Iceland)
Eldorado Recording Studios
(Burbank, California)
Pacifique Studios
(Hollywood, California)
Genre Post-rock
Length 6:22
Label XL Recordings
Writer Jón Þór Birgisson, Orri Páll Dýrason, Georg Hólm
Producer Sigur Rós

Kveikur track listing
This article is about the song by Sigur Rós. For the mineral known as Hrafntinna in Icelandic, see Obsidian.

"Hrafntinna" (Icelandic for "Obsidian", pronounced [ˈr̥apn.ˌtʰɪnːa]) is a song written and recorded by Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós for their seventh studio album Kveikur. It appears as the second track on the album. The song appeared on the Icelandic Tónlist chart in the week of the release of Kveikur, thanks to strong digital sales of the album, which debuted at #1 on the Tonlist album charts. The song peaked at #29.[1]

Live performances

"Hrafntinna" was one of four tracks played from Kveikur during the Sigur Rós World Tour to be played before the release of the album. It was first played at the Coliseu do Porto in Porto, Portugal on February 13, 2013,[2] and has become a staple part of the setlist for the rest of the tour, usually appearing near the beginning or at the middle of a setlist.[3] Like most tracks from Kveikur played live on the tour, "Hrafntinna" is played with a three-piece brass and five-piece string orchestra as featured on the album.[4]

Personnel

Adapted from Kveikur liner notes.[5]

Sigur Rós
Additional musicians
  • Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson - brass arrangement
  • Daníel Bjarnason - string arrangement
  • Sigrún Jónsdóttir - brass
  • Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson - brass
  • Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir - brass
  • Borgar Magnason - strings
  • Margrét Árnadóttir - strings
  • Pálína Árnadóttir - strings
  • Una Sveinbjarnardóttir - strings
  • Þórunn Ósk Marinósdóttir - strings
Additional personnel
  • Ted Jensen - mastering
  • Rich Costey - mixing
  • Alex Somers - mixing, recording
  • Elisabeth Carlsson - assistant mixing
  • Eric Isip - assistant mixing
  • Chris Kasych - assistant mixing
  • Laura Sisk - assistant mixing
  • Birgir Jón Birgisson - recording
  • Valgeir Sigurdsson - recording (strings)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Iceland (Tónlist)[1] 29

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Netlistinn viku 26, 2013" (in Icelandic). Tónlist. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Sigur Rós Setlist at Coliseu do Porto, Oporto, Portugal". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Hrafntinna by Sigur Rós". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Sigur Rós - Hrafntinna - Coliseu do Porto - 13-02-2013". Pedro Bessa. YouTube, Google. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  5. ↑ Kveikur (liner notes). Sigur Rós. XL Recordings. 2013.