Hvarf-Heim

Infobox Album |
Name = Hvarf-Heim
Type = compilation
Artist = Sigur Rós

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Caption = "Hvarf" cover
Released = November 5 2007
Recorded =
Genre = Post-rock
Length = Hvarf: 36:45
Heim: 35:51
Total: 72:36
Label = EMI, XL Recordings
Producer = Sigur Rós
Reviews =
*AbsolutePunk.net (86%) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=276540 link]
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://wc06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:d9fqxzrhldke link]
*The A.V. Club (B+) [http://www.avclub.com/content/music/sigur_ros link]
*Drowned in Sound (4/10) [http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/11765 link]
*Guardian Unlimited Rating|3|5 [http://music.guardian.co.uk/rock/alexispetridis/story/0,,2203521,00.html link]
*The Music Magazine Rating|3|5 [http://www.themusicmagazine.co.uk/page.php?al=sigur_ros_hvarf_heim_album_review link]
*NME (7/10) (11/03/2007, p.47)
*Pitchfork Media (7.6/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/46876-hvarfheim link]
*QRO Magazine (8.0/10) [http://www.qromag.com/reviews/album_reviews/sigur_r%F3s_:_hvarf-heim/ link]
*Rockfeedback Rating|5|5 [http://www.rockfeedback.com/article.asp?nObjectID=5177 link]
*Time Off Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.timeoff.com.au/index.php?area=Archive&pg=42&subarea=37&sel=7487&showcontent=7487 link]
*Twisted Ear Rating|3|5 [http://www.twistedear.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1371&Itemid=31 link]
*Yahoo! Music UK Rating|4|5 [http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/071112/33/21tp1.html link]
Last album = "Takk..."
(2005)
This album = "Hvarf-Heim"
(2007)
Next album = "Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust"
(2008)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Type = compilation

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Lower caption = "Heim" cover

"Hvarf-Heim" is a compilation album by Sigur Rós. It is comprised of two discs: "Hvarf" contains studio versions of previously unreleased songs (with the exception of "Hafsól", which was released as the b-side of "Hoppípolla" in 2005), while "Heim" contains live acoustic versions of songs already released.

Background

The cover images are pinhole polaroid photographs. The "Hvarf" cover is a handheld image of the microphone stands just before the band arrived to play in the gentle rain. The "Heim" cover is a 7-minute exposure of the stage at Gamla Borg where Sigur Rós performed an acoustic set for friends and family in April 2007.

The album was released on November 5 in Europe and was released on November 6 in North America. Prior to this release a limited 7" vinyl single of Hljómalind was released on 29 October. The album debut at #23 in UK, #7 on the US independent chart and #83 in Spain selling over 50.000 copies in first week worldwide. The album, as of June 2008, was certified Silver in the UK for 60,000+ being sold.

"Hvarf" ["disappeared" or "haven"]

#"Salka" - 6:11 [The name of Georg's stepdaughter] , previously unreleased
#"Hljómalind" - 4:58 (Formerly known as "Rokklagið" ["The Rock Song"] ), previously unreleased
#"Í Gær" - 6:28 (Formerly known as "Lagið Í Gær") ["Yesterday"] , previously unreleased
#"Von" - 9:17 ["Hope"] , original version on "Von"
#"Hafsól" - 9:50 ["Sea Sun"] , same version as on "Hoppípolla", original version on "Von"

"Heim" ["home"]

#"Samskeyti" ["Attachment"] , original version on "( )" - 5:23
#"Starálfur" ["Staring Elf"] , original version on "Ágætis byrjun" - 5:30
#"Vaka" [The name of Orri's daughter] , original version on "( )" - 5:21
#"Ágætis Byrjun" ["An alright start"] , original version on "Ágætis byrjun" - 6:38
#"Heysátan" ["The Haystack"] , original version on "Takk..." - 4:45
#"Von" ["Hope"] , original version on "Von" - 8:14

Credits

* Jón Þór Birgisson – vocals, guitar
* Kjartan Sveinsson – keyboard
* Georg Hólm – bass
* Orri Páll Dýrason – drums

External links

* [http://sigur-ros.co.uk/news/ covers and news on Sigur-ros.co.uk]
* [http://www.hvarf-heim.com/ Heima&Hvarf-Heim minisite]