Pitchfork

Crack wise about how slowly they always do things if it helps, but turn that frown rightside up anyhow: Sigur Rós have pushed the release of their "stupidly gorgeous" Heima DVD back two weeks to November 20 (UPDATE: this is only true for North America. The DVD will be released everywhere else November 5.). No reason was given, but as a consolation of sorts, fans in the general vicinity of our nation's capital can check out the recently added theatrical screenings of the film October 6 at Baltimore's Rotunda Cinematheque or the following day at D.C.'s E Street Cinema. (We hear Clarence Clemons likes to hang out there.)

A bunch of other screenings at various cities around the world have also been added, many also including brief acoustic performances by the band themselves.

Sigur Rós themselves will be on hand at the New Yorker festival for brief acoustic performances, a conversation with John Seabrook, and two screenings of Heima October 6 at New York's French Institute on October 6. They'll pull this screening/show trick (sans Seabrook, natch) a couple more times throughout the fall in various locales, but still, if you're stuck in Sheboygan with nothing to watch on November 6, you're just gonna have to settle on Mandroid for the time being.

However, the Hvarf / Heim CD still drops as planned November 5 in the UK from EMI and the day after in the U.S. from their new Stateside imprint, XL.

Heima screenings / Sigur Rós performances:

10-06 New York, NY - French Institute (two screenings with acoustic performances)
10-06 Baltimore, MD - Rotunda Cinematheque (screening)
10-07 Washington, DC - E Street Cinema (screening)
10-17 Ghent, Belgium - Theaterzaal Vooruit (screening with acoustic performance)
10-19 Copenhagen, Denmark - Stor Vega (screening with acoustic performance)
10-20 Bergen, Norway - Gergen Internasjonale Fimfestival (screening with acoustic performance)
10-21 Berlin, Germany - TBA (screening)
10-23 Rome, Italy - TBA (screening)
10-24 London, England - Cecil Sharp House (screening with acoustic performance)
10-27 Melbourne, Australia - Melbourne International Arts Festival (performing "Split Sides")
10-29 Melbourne, Australia - Forum 2 (screening with acoustic performance)
11-02 Los Angeles, CA - TBA (screening with acoustic performance)
11-05 London, England - National Film Theatre (screening with acoustic performance)