Sigur Rós are facing a trial in Icelandic court for tax evasion, one the current and former band members say could leave them financially ruined and even jailed, Guardian reports. The band says the trial is a breach of European double jeopardy laws, since they were already tried for the same case, and the court is likely to impose a fine of at least 200% of the tax evaded. Bassist Georg “Goggi” Holm, former keyboardist Kjartan “Kjarri” Sveinsson, and former drummer Orri Páll Dýrason all say they are thinking about leaving the country, following in the footsteps of singer and guitarist Jónsi Birgisson, now based in Los Angeles. The band says they have already paid back the money in the same case (151m Icelandic krona, £840,000).

Game of Thrones returned for the eight and final season, and Billboard celebrates it with an article about music and musicians in the show. The Hold Steady did a rousing punk “cover” of song 'The Bear and The Maiden Fair' from the show, The National and Sigur Rós have contributed haunting soundtrack versions of song […]

Who knew that a band mostly known for singing in a quasi-fictional language had over $6.5 million lying around - Vulture writes about Sigur Rós' tax evasion charges in an article where they listed artists over popular music’s history who have been nabbed for, accused of, or attempted to beat tax-evasion charges. The biggest here […]

Iceland government have charged Sigur Rós with tax evasion - four member of the rock band stand accused of misreporting figures on their returns between 2011 and 2014, with the group allegedly dodging a total of 151 million Icelandic Krona (or $1.2 million dollars) in taxes. The charges claim that frontman Jónsi Birgisson evaded around […]

Sigur Ros have launched a new project titled ‘Liminal’, a constantly evolving “endless” playlist which “will be built over linear time into a never-finished project of ceaseless invention.” The hour long ‘Liminal’ will reportedly be “added to frequently and endlessly", and will continue to be altered indefinitely beyond its release. "We play and sing sparsely […]