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After what we hear was a triumphant Coachella performance (although we've heard that about pretty much everybody who played), Sigur Rós launch yet another North American tour tonight in California. And although we may love Sigur Rós enough to pack their shows again and again, that doesn't mean the band loves our continent back.

While much of the rest of the world will see the band's Sæglópur EP drop on May 8, it isn't scheduled for a U.S. release. The four-song CD comes bundled with a bonus DVD featuring the Takk videos "Glósóli", "Hoppípolla", "Sæglópur", as well as a giant thumb in the eye for American fans.

Sæglópur:

CD:

01 Sæglópur
02 Refur
03 Ofriður
04 Kafari

DVD:

01 Glósóli
02 Hoppípolla
03 Sæglópur

Oh, and you know that all-female Icelandic strings 'n' things quartet that usually opens for Sigur Rós and also backs them up? Well, they used to be called Amina, but they recently changed their name to Amiina. (Note the extra "i.") They'll join Sigur Rós on all of the North American dates, and are at work on their debut album.

Takk is cheap:

05-01 San Rafael, CA - Marin Center *
05-03 Seattle, WA - Benaroya Hall *
05-04 Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall *
05-05 Boise, ID - Big Easy Concert House *
05-06 Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot *
05-08 Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre *
05-09 Chicago, IL - Civic Opera House *
05-10 Milwaukee, WI - The Riverside *
05-11 Detroit, MI - State Theatre *
05-13 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall *
05-14 Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion *
06-23 Eichenring, Germany - Hurricane Festival #
06-24 Beuhausen ob Eck, Germany - Southside Festival #
06-25 Essen, Germany - Lichtburg
06-27 Oslo, Norway - Spektrum
06-28 Rättvik, Sweden - Dalhalla
06-29 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival $
07-01 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter Festival +
07-02 Belfort, France - Les Eurockéennes de Belfort Festival =
07-03 Montreux, Switzerland - Montreux Jazz Festival ^
07-04 Ferrara, Italy - Piazza Castello
07-06 Paris France - Olympia
07-07 Gdynia, Poland - Heineken Open'er Festival @
07-08 Balado, Scotland - T in the Park Festival !
07-09 Kildare, Ireland - Oxegen Festival ~
07-11 Southampton, England - Guildhall
07-12 Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Neumünster Abbey
07-15 Madrid, Spain - Summercase Festival &
07-16 Lisbon, Portugal - Pavilhão Atlântico

* with Amiina
# with Arctic Monkeys, Death Cab for Cutie, Elbow, Hard-Fi, Maximo Park, the Hives, the Strokes, more
$ with Morrissey, Animal Collective, Coldcut, Deftones, Franz Ferdinand, Lady Sovereign, the Streets, Tool, Kanye West, more
+ with Wolfmother, Kelis, Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand, Artic Monkeys, Goldfrapp, more
= with Muse, The Subways, Blackalicious, Mogwai, Art Brut, We Are Wolves, Islands, more
^ with Murcof, Erik Truffaz, Talvin Singh
@ with Franz Ferdinand, Scissor Sisters, Skin
! with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, Pharrel Wiliams, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Pretty Girls Make Graves, more
~ with Kaiser Chiefs, Paul Weller, Red Hot Chili Pepper, Goldfrapp, Franz Ferdinand, Placebo, more
& with Massive Attack, Daft Punk, Belle & Sebastian, Fatboy Slim, The Cardigans, Super Furry Animals, more

* Pitchfork Feature: Interview: Sigur Rós
* Pitchfork Feature: Live: Sigur Rós
* Sigur Rós: http://sigur-ros.co.uk/

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