"Jónsi is Now Following You on Twitter"

Jónsi Þór Birgisson, lead singer and guitarist for Sigur Rós' author, and true ambassador for the country of Iceland is realeassing his Debut Album "Go" April 5th.
If you haven't already listened to Sigur Rós, I highly suggest you get on that. Next to Björk, I'd say Jónsi and Sigur Rós are the biggest importers of Icelandic music to our ears abroad. After you get past the fact that you may not understand everything sung due to the language barrier, Jónsi and his whole crew will have you lifted. Pure bliss, like lying down and feeling that floating sensation.

As Sigur Rós takes a wee haitus, Jónsi's keeping busy heading out for his North American tour starting on April 6th in Vancouver (check the dates at the bottom of the post for a town near you).
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Download his acoustic set and interview below as well as his other tunes on his SoundCloud account.

  Jónsi on WNYC (Interview and Acoustic Set)  by  Jónsi

Here's his interview on BBC Radio 1 as he receives the "hottest record in the world!" for his single "Go Do"(February 1st, 2010).

& The Official Music Video

Jónsi - Go Do from Jónsi on Vimeo.

Be sure to check him out at his upcoming shows:
April 6 -- Vancouver, Canada @ The Vogue Theatre
April 7 -- Vancouver, Canada @ The Vogue Theatre
April 9 -- Seattle, WA @ The Showbox SoDo
April 10 -- Seattle, WA @ The ShowBox SoDo
April 13 -- Portland, OR @ The Roseland Theatre
April 15 -- Berkeley, CA @ The Zellerbach Auditorium
April 16 -- San Francisco, CA @ The Palace of Fine Arts
April 18 -- Indio, CA @ The Coachella Festival
April 21 -- Denver, CO @ The Paramount Theatre
April 22 -- Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
April 24 -- Minneapolis, MN @ The Pantages Theatre
April 25 -- Minneapolis, MN @ The Pantages Theatre
April 26 -- Milwaukee, WI @ The Pabst Theatre
April 27 -- Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
April 28 -- Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
April 30 -- Toronto, Canada @ The Sound Academy **See you there!
May 1 -- Toronto, Canada @ The Sound Academy
May 2 -- Montreal, Canada @ Metropolis
May 3 -- Philadelphia, PA @ The Electric Factory
May 5 -- Boston, MA @ The House of Blues
May 6 -- Boston, MA @ The House of Blues
May 8 -- New York, NY @ Terminal 5
May 9 -- New York, NY @ Terminal 5

If your digging Jónsi, I found some other Icelandic artists that deserve some attention:
Emiliana Torrini, Bang Gang, Hera, Múm, Bubbi Morthens, Minus, Amiina, AMPOP.    
Also check out The Weird Girls Project.