"Ný batterí" ( Icelandic for "new batteries") is a song by

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, released as the second single from their album '' Ágætis byrjun'' in May 2000. The first track is an extended brass intro for "Ný batterí" (credited as "performed by the SS brass band"), followed by the title track. "Bíum bíum bambaló" is a traditional Icelandic lullaby, while "Dánarfregnir og jarðarfarir" was a theme used in

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for death announcements on radio. The third and fourth tracks also appear on the ''

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'' soundtrack. The

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used in "Ný batterí" was found on a street in downtown Reykjavík. The instrument was bent and had apparently been driven over. However, they liked the way it sounded and wrote the song from there.

Track listing

#"Rafmagnið búið" – 4:52 #"Ný batterí" – 7:50 #" Bíum bíum bambaló" – 6:52 #"Dánarfregnir og jarðarfarir" – 4:29

Covers

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band Thursday covered this song as a bonus track on the Japanese version of their album '' War All The Time''.

References

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