Sigur Rós’ Jónsi and Swedish artist Carl Michael von Hausswolff have announced their second Dark Morph album. Dark Morph II is out May 1 via Pomperipossa, the label led by von Hausswolff’s daughter Anna von Hausswolff.
Hear the duo’s new song “Dark Wave” below. Dark Morph II consists of three tracks: the 20-minute opener “Dive In,” followed by “Humpback Whale Choir” and “Dark Wave,” which was made using recordings of whales and shrimp in the Pacific Ocean, according to a press release.
The album is, in fact, dedicated to the oceans and the creatures within them. Jónsi and CM von Hausswolff said in a statement, “The exploitation of the oceans, in conjunction with the heavy pollution (from plastic waste to nuclear radio-activity) has to stop,
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