photo by Narisa Spaulding [flickr]

Every tour announcement is special in its own way, but some are more exciting than others. Today, a case the latter, which already has my heart aflutter in anticipation for autumn. Sigur Ros just announced North American tour dates. Although we’ll have to wait a long time to see them, the good news is that they’re playing Benaroya Hall on 5 October and you can start buying tickets tomorrow at noon six am (9edt). [klink] (update: presale sold-out by 8 am)

Spend the upcoming months preparing for the angelic warbling and religious-experience lightshow by downloading the a digital preorder of their new album, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust and watching their new video [#] of unclothed people frolicking in the forest to the sounds of “Gobbledigook”. O.K., Depending on your workplace, you might save that last bit for home.

(via stereogum, who also bring this choice quote about the band from bonnarroo: “”Sigur Rós are an atmospheric pumpkin, and this year Halloween is Christmas.”)