Musical aesthetics below ground: volcanic action and the geosocial in Sigur Rós’s “Brennisteinn”
This article presents a musicological and ecocritical close reading of the song “Brennisteinn” (“sulphur” or, literally, “burning rock”) by the acclaimed post-rock band Sigur Rós. The song—and its accompanying music video—features musical, lyrical, and audiovisual means of registering the turbulence...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Aesthetics & Culture |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20004214.2020.1761060 |