Ísjaki Explained

Ísjaki
Cover:	Sigur Rós - "Ísjaki".jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Sigur Rós
Album:	Kveikur
Recorded:	2012
Studio:	Sundlaugin Studio (Mosfellsbær, Iceland)
Genre:	Dream pop post-rock
Label:	XL Recordings
Producer:	Jón Þór Birgisson Orri Páll Dýrason Georg Hólm
Prev Title:	Brennisteinn
Prev Year:	2013
Next Title:	Rafstraumur (Cyril Hahn Remix)
Next Year:	2013

"Ísjaki" (Icelandic for "Iceberg", pronounced in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈiːsjacɪ/) is a song written and recorded by Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós for their seventh studio album Kveikur. It appears as the third track on the album. "Ísjaki" was released to Icelandic contemporary hit radio as a promotional single from Kveikur on April 24, 2013. It was later released early on the Kveikur album listing on iTunes on April 25, 2013.

A lyric video for the song was also released on April 24, 2013.^[1]

Personnel

Adapted from the Kveikur liner notes.^[2]

Sigur Rós

• Jón Þór Birgisson – vocals, guitar
• Georg Hólm – bass
• Orri Páll Dýrason – drums

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)

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Iceland	April 24, 2013	CD-R (Contemporary hit radio)	XL Recordings
United Kingdom^[4]	April 29, 2013	Digital download
United States^[5]
United Kingdom^[6]	June 17, 2013	CD-R (Contemporary hit radio)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Listen to Sigur Rós' new single, "Ísjaki" . . April 24, 2013 . May 31, 2013 . Young, Alex.
2. Kveikur. . 2013 . liner notes . XL Recordings.
3. Web site: Netlistinn viku 26, 2013 . . July 13, 2013 . Icelandic.
4. Web site: Ísjaki. MP3 Downloads. Amazon.com. 31 May 2013.
5. Web site: Ísjaki. Amazon MP3 Store. Amazon.com. 31 May 2013.
6. Web site: Sigur Rós – Ísjaki. April 2013 . Discogs. 9 June 2013.