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===2008: ''Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust''===
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Sigur Rós's fifth regular studio album, ''[[Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust]]'', was released in June 2008 to generally positive reviews. Stylistically different from their earlier releases, it featured fewer strings and more guitar,<ref name="Sigur Rós to play Roskilde Festival">{{cite web |url=http://indielaundry.blogspot.com/2008/02/sigur-rs-to-play-roskilde-festival.html |title=Sigur Rós to play Roskilde Festival |work=Indie Laundry — danish/icelandic musicblog mp3 |date=28 February 2008 |access-date=29 March 2008}}</ref> and had more pop-oriented songs, making it "the group's most accessible effort" while maintaining the "majestic beauty that defines the band's music."<ref>
{{cite news
|last=Chapin
|first=Bill
|title=Albums of the Aughts No.&nbsp;44: "Med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust" by Sigur Ros
|work=[[Jackson Citizen Patriot]]
|date=1 November 2009
|url=http://blog.mlive.com/citpat-pluggedin/2009/11/albums_of_the_aughts_no_44_me.html
|access-date=23 November 2009
}}</ref> The final track "All Alright" is the band's first to be sung in English, though all the other lyrics are in Icelandic.

[[File:Sigurrosbournemouth.jpg|thumb|right|Sigur Rós performing in Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 2008]]
The band were announced as a headlining act for the 2008 [[Splendour in the Grass]] Festival in [[Byron Bay, New South Wales|Byron Bay]], Australia,<ref name="Splendour in the Grass 2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.splendourinthegrass.com |title=Splendour in the Grass Official Site|website=Splendourinthegrass.com |access-date=7 June 2008}}</ref>{{failed verification |date=November 2012}} [[Latitude Festival]] 2008,<ref name="Latitude Festival 2008">{{Cite web|url=http://latitudefestival.com/news/story.aspx?AID=81c954b3-109e-4e7e-aeef-00a898abf773|title=Latitude Festival 2008|website=Latitudefestival.com|access-date=7 April 2020}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and the 2008 [[La Route du Rock]] Festival in [[St Malo]], France.<ref name="La Route du Rock 2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.laroutedurock.com/ |title=La Route du Rock Official Site|website=Laroutedurock.com|language=fr |access-date=15 April 2008}}</ref>{{failed verification |date=November 2012}} In addition, the band performed a late-night set at the 2008 [[Bonnaroo]] Music Festival in [[Manchester, Tennessee]],<ref name="Bonnaroo 2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.bonnaroo.com/ |title=Bonnaroo Official Site|website=Bonnaroo.com |access-date=3 November 2012}}</ref>{{failed verification |date=November 2012}} where they blew a speaker at the end of their second song. Jónsi Birgisson commented, "The piano is exploding, I think," one of the few things spoken in English.

The band released the first song from the album titled "[[Gobbledigook (song)|Gobbledigook]]" for free on their website, along with a music video.<ref name="http://www.nme.com/news/sigur-ros/36914">{{cite web |url= https://www.nme.com/news/sigur-ros/36914 |title=NME reveals Sigur Ros give away new song free |access-date=28 May 2008 |work=[[New Musical Express|NME]]}}</ref><ref name="http://www.sigurros.com/dvd3.asp"> {{cite web|url=http://www.sigurros.com/dvd3.asp |title=Download Link |access-date=28 May 2008 |publisher=sigurros.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821193955/http://sigurros.com/dvd3.asp |archive-date=21 August 2008 }}</ref>

On 8 June, the whole album was made available for free streaming on their website.<ref name="http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/band/disco/medsud-dot.php">{{cite web |url=http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/band/disco/medsud-dot.php |title=Sigur Ros official site — stream new album |access-date=8 June 2008 |publisher=sigur-ros.co.uk}}</ref>

In autumn 2008 Sigur Rós embarked on a world tour supporting their newly released album. The band played as a four-piece without [[Amiina]] and the brass band, the first time the band had played as a four-piece in seven years. The tour started on 17 September 2008 in the United States, at the [[United Palace Theater]] in New York City, and finished with a concert in Reykjavík at [[Laugardalshöll]] on 23 November 2008. The majority of the tour was European with the exception of concerts in the United States, Australia, Canada and Japan.

The track "Festival" from the album features in the score of the 2010 film ''[[127 Hours]]'', providing the euphoric backing to the climax of the movie. It is also featured at the end of HBO mini-series "[[24/7 (HBO series)|24/7]] – Flyers-Rangers".

The track "Untitled #7 (Dauðalagið)" was also featured in the launch trailer for ''[[Dead Space (2008 video game)|Dead Space]]''.