Shiver (Jónsi album) explained

Shiver
Type:studio
Artist:Jónsi
Cover:Jónsi - Shiver.jpg
Recorded:
  • Reykjavík, Iceland
  • Berlin, Germany
  • London, England
  • Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland
Length:52:28
Label:Krunk
Producer:
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Shiver is the second studio album by Icelandic musician Jónsi, frontman of the post-rock band Sigur Rós.[1] [2] [3] The album was released on 2 October 2020 via Krunk. It comes 10 years after his previous solo effort, Go. It was made in collaboration with English music producer, singer and head of record label PC Music, A. G. Cook.

The album is 11 tracks long and features a largely electronic musical palette, differing from the music Jónsi has created in the past. It was supported by the singles "Exhale", "Swill", "Cannibal" and "Salt Licorice". It features collaborations with Scottish singer and vocalist of the band Cocteau Twins, Elizabeth Fraser, and Swedish singer Robyn. The album cover was shot by Barnaby Roper.

Background

On 8 May 2018, A. G. Cook took part in Sigur Rós' Liminal takeover on NTS Radio. Cook shared remixes of Sigur Rós tracks, as well as demos for Jónsi, hinting at further collaboration between the two in the future.

On 28 June 2019, Jónsi was interviewed by The Feed SBS, where he shared he had an upcoming collaboration with Swedish singer Robyn for his next album, stating, "It's really good. It’s full on like thump, thump, thump.”

On 3 April 2020, Jónsi took to Instagram to announce that he was releasing music later that month.[4]

Release and promotion

On 14 April 2020, Jónsi announced his lead single off of Shiver, "Exhale", would be released 23 April.[5] "Exhale" was released with an accompanying music video, directed by Jónsi and Giovanni Ribisi.[6]

On 20 June, Jónsi announced another single, "Swill", set for release on 24 June.[7] "Swill" was released with an accompanying music video, directed by Barnaby Roper.[8]

The same day, Jónsi announced that his second studio album Shiver would be released on 2 October of the same year; the album preorder and track listing were also made available. Jónsi wrote in a press release announcing the album:[9] On 1 August, Jónsi began teasing another single release for the album,[10] followed by another teaser on 8 August.[11] On 12 August, Jónsi announced the release of "Cannibal", which features Scottish singer and vocalist of the band Cocteau Twins, Elizabeth Fraser, as the third single from the album, due for release on 14 August.[12] It was released with an accompanying music video, directed by Jónsi and Giovanni Ribisi.[13]

Jónsi began releasing teasers for tracks on the album, beginning on 17 September,[14] and ending on 24 September.[15]

Jónsi confirmed the release of the final single for the album, "Salt Licorice" featuring Swedish singer Robyn, on 29 September.[16] The single was released the next day on 30 September, with an accompanying music video directed by Jónsi & Rene van Pannevis, which Jónsi filmed in lockdown.[17]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jónsi and produced by A. G. Cook and Jónsi, except where noted.

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from Jónsi's Instagram.[18]

Additional performers

Technical

Design and artwork

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Various2 October 2020Krunk[19]
CD

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bloom. Madison. Sigur Rós' Jónsi Announces Album, Shares Video for New Song. 2020-08-10. Pitchfork. 24 June 2020 . en-us.
  2. Web site: 2020-06-24. Jónsi announces Shiver, first album in 10 Years featuring Robyn and Cocteau Twins' Liz Fraser. 2020-08-10. Consequence of Sound. en-US.
  3. Web site: Sigur Rós Singer Jónsi Announces New Album 'Shiver'. 2020-08-10. Exclaim!. en-ca.
  4. Web site: Jónsi on Instagram: "I'm releasing new music later this month follow me on @spotify and @youtube for updates via the link in my bio". 2020-08-10. Instagram. en.
  5. Web site: Jónsi on Instagram: "breathe in... breathe out... "exhale" coming april 23. Prod. by @agcook404 & Jónsi. click the link in my bio to pre-save". 2020-08-10. Instagram. en.
  6. Web site: 2020-04-23. Jónsi Makes Epic Return With 'Exhale' Video. 2020-08-10. Spin.
  7. Web site: Jónsi on Instagram: " swill produced by @agcook404 & me. june 24. pre-save now via link in bio ". 2020-08-10. Instagram. en.
  8. Web site: June 2020. Jerry Ewing25. Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi releases video for new single Swill. 2020-08-10. Prog Magazine. 25 June 2020 . en.
  9. Web site: Shiver, by Jónsi. 2020-08-10. Jónsi.
  10. Web site: Jónsi on Instagram: "⚫️⚪️". 2020-08-10. Instagram. en.
  11. Web site: Jónsi on Instagram: "⚪️ Coming soon.... ⚪️". 2020-08-10. Instagram. en.
  12. Web site: Jónsi's Instagram post: "⚪️ Cannibal (with Elizabeth Fraser) Friday Aug 14th. Pre-save via the link in bio ⚪️". 2020-08-12. Instagram. en.
  13. Web site: Jónsi with Elizabeth Fraser - Cannibal (Official Video) - YouTube. 2020-08-15. www.youtube.com.
  14. Shiver . 1306297549272170497 . iamjonsi . Sep 16, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200916182308/https://twitter.com/iamjonsi/status/1306297549272170497 . live . 24 June 2023 . en .
  15. Grenade . 1308828979776847872 . iamjonsi . Oct 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005062916/https://twitter.com/iamjonsi/status/1308828979776847872 . live . 24 June 2023 . en .
  16. Web site: Jónsi on Instagram: "⚫️ salt licorice is out this Wednesday ft @robynkonichiwa we had so much fun making this in reykjavik many 's ago ⚫️ link in bio to…". 2020-10-01. Instagram. en.
  17. My lockdown video filmed by me . 1311000054891712514 . iamjonsi . Sep 29, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200929190109/https://twitter.com/iamjonsi/status/1311000054891712514 . live . 24 June 2023 . en .
  18. Web site: Jónsi on Instagram: " 2nd October. My new album Shiver will be released. Pre-order here via the link in my bio". 2020-08-10. Instagram. en.
  19. Web site: Shiver, by Jónsi. 2020-08-20. Jónsi.

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