Inni (Icelandic pronunciation:[ˈɪnːɪ], Within) is a live motion picture and album by Icelandic band Sigur Rós released in 2011.[1] The concert footage was directed by Vincent Morisset and filmed at the Alexandra Palace in 2008. It was released on 7 November 2011 on various formats, including vinyl, DVD, Blu-ray and CD. Theatrical versions were shown around the world in late 2011.
It contains live tracks from all but one of the band's albums, and prominently features their (at-the-time most recent) album, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust. Two tracks were released for free download off the band's website from the album, "Ný Batterí" and "Festival", and "E-Bow" was also made available for download with every pre-order of the package.
Editions
The commercial package for Inni is released in five different editions:
'Digital download' edition of the motion picture on .mp4 and/or album on .wav or .mp3
'Standard' edition featuring the motion picture on DVD and the album on double CD
'Blu-ray' edition with the motion picture on Blu-ray and DVD and the album on double CD
'Vinyl/DVD' edition with the motion picture on DVD and the album on both double CD and triple vinyl
'Limited special' edition, featuring special packaging, the Blu-ray, DVD and double CD as well as a 7" coloured vinyl of the song "Lúppulagið" and additional bonus material.
Inni has received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 18 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]
Marc Hogan from Spin wrote: "After three-plus years without fresh Sigur Rós material, though, the real treat is the contemplatively buzzing, ambient finale "Lúppulagid" -- an honest-to-goodness new song."
Melissa Maerz from Entertainment Weekly commented that "the DVD captures the 75-minute buildup of guitars, xylophones, piccolos, and frontman Jónsi's cherubic voice, until it reaches its epic finale on the ethereal new swooner Lúppulagid."[4] Kevin Liedel from Slant Magazine awarded the album three out of five stars and wrote: "Inni is beautiful and alluring, yes, but ultimately a recycled bit of nostalgia likely to please very few."[8]
^ abIan Cohen (November 16, 2011). "Sigur Ros, 'Inni'; Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 16, 2011. Cite error: The named reference "AM" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).