Inni (album)

Inni
Live album by Sigur Rós
Released 7 November 2011
Recorded 2008
Genre Post-rock, ambient
Sigur Rós chronology

We Play Endlessly
(2009)		 Inni
(2011)		 Valtari
(2012)

Inni (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈɪnːɪ], Within) is a live motion picture and album by Icelandic band Sigur Rós released in 2011.[1] The concert footage was directed by Vincent Morisset and filmed at the Alexandra Palace in 2008. It was released on 7 November 2011 on various formats, including vinyl, DVD, Blu-ray and CD. Theatrical versions were shown around the world in late 2011.

It contains live tracks from all but one of the band's albums, and prominently features their (at-the-time most recent) album, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust. Two tracks were released for free download off the band's website from the album, "Ný Batterí" and "Festival", and "E-Bow" was also made available for download with every pre-order of the package.

Editions

The commercial package for Inni is released in five different editions:

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (78/100)[2]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [3]
Entertainment Weekly (A−)[4]
The A.V Club (B+)[5]
Pitchfork Media (7.2/10)[6]
BBC (positive)[7]
Slant Magazine [8]
Consequence of Sound [9]
Spin [6]
Clash [10]
Drowned in Sound [11]
Paste Magazine (8.2/10)[12]

Inni has received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 18 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2] Marc Hogan from Spin wrote: "After three-plus years without fresh Sigur Rós material, though, the real treat is the contemplatively buzzing, ambient finale "Lúppulagid" -- an honest-to-goodness new song." Melissa Maerz from Entertainment Weekly commented that "the DVD captures the 75-minute buildup of guitars, xylophones, piccolos, and frontman Jónsi's cherubic voice, until it reaches its epic finale on the ethereal new swooner Lúppulagid."[4] Kevin Liedel from Slant Magazine awarded the album three out of five stars and wrote: "Inni is beautiful and alluring, yes, but ultimately a recycled bit of nostalgia likely to please very few."[8]

Motion picture track listing

  1. "Ný batterí"
  2. "Svefn-g-englar"
  3. "Fljótavík"
  4. "Inní mér syngur vitleysingur"
  5. "Sæglópur"
  6. "Festival"
  7. "E-Bow"
  8. "Popplagið"
  9. "Lúppulagið"

CD track listing

CD1
No. TitleEnglish translation[*] Length
1. "Svefn-g-englar (from Ágætis byrjun, 1999)"  Sleepwalkers 10:12
2. "Glósóli (from Takk..., 2005)"  Glowing Sole 6:52
3. "Ný batterí (from Ágætis byrjun)"  New Batteries 8:38
4. "Fljótavík (from Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust, 2008)"    3:38
5. "Við spilum endalaust (from Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust)"  We Play Endlessly 3:58
6. "Hoppípolla (from Takk...)"  Hopping in Puddles 4:13
7. "Með blóðnasir (from Takk...)"  I Have a Nosebleed 2:22
8. "Inní mér syngur vitleysingur (from Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust)"  Within Me, a Lunatic Sings 4:08
9. "E-Bow (from ( ), 2002)"    9:09
CD2
No. TitleEnglish translation[*] Length
1. "Sæglópur (from Takk...)"  Lost at Sea 7:40
2. "Festival (from Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust)"    7:35
3. "Hafsól (from Hvarf/Heim, 2007)"  The Sun's Sea 8:28
4. "All Alright (from Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust)"    5:41
5. "Popplagið (from ( ))"  The Pop Song 15:23
6. "Lúppulagið (previously unreleased)"  The Loop Song 5:59

Vinyl track listing

Disc 1, Side A
No. Title Length
1. "Svefn-g-englar"   10:12
2. "Glósóli"   6:52
Disc 1, Side B
No. Title Length
3. "Ný batterí"   8:38
4. "Fljótavík"   3:38
5. "Við spilum endalaust"   3:58
Disc 2, Side C
No. Title Length
6. "Hoppípolla"   4:13
7. "Með blóðnasir"   2:22
8. "Inní mér syngur vitleysingur"   4:08
9. "E-Bow"   9.09
Disc 2, Side D
No. Title Length
10. "Sæglópur"   7:40
11. "Festival"   7:35
Disc 3, Side E
No. Title Length
12. "Hafsól"   8:28
13. "All Alright"   5:41
Disc 3, Side F
No. Title Length
14. "Popplagið"   15:23
15. "Lúppulagið"   5:59

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Sigur Ros homepage
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Inni - Sigur Rós". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  3. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/inni-cddvd-r2281326/review
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Music Review: Inni, by Sigur Ros". Entertainment Weekly. November 9, 2011.
  5. ↑ http://www.avclub.com/articles/sigur-ros-inni,64697/
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ian Cohen (November 16, 2011). "Sigur Ros, 'Inni'; Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
  7. ↑ Martin Aston (November 4, 2011). "Sigur Ros, 'Inni'; BBC". BBC.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/sigur-ros-inni/2674
  9. ↑ http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/11/album-review-sigur-ros-inni/
  10. ↑ http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/sigur-ros-inni
  11. ↑ http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16643/reviews/4144002
  12. ↑ "Sigur Rós: Inni". Paste Magazine.

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