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Sigur Rós
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post-rock, ambient, icelandic, alternative, indie… see all
Iceland (1994 – present)
History
Jón Þór (Jónsi) Birgisson, Georg Hólm and Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson formed the group in Reykjavík, Iceland in August 1994. They soon won a record deal with a local record label, Bad Taste. In 1997, they released Von (Hope) and in 1998 a remix collection named Von brigði. The name is Icelandic wordplay: Vonbrigði means “disappointment”, but Von brigði means “hope alteration”. (In English, the album is sometimes known by the alternative name “Recycle Bin”.)
International acclaim came with 1999’s Ágætis Byrjun (“An alright start”) for which the band were joined by Kjartan Sveinsson. The album’s reputation slowly spread by word of mouth over the next two years. Soon many critics worldwide hailed it as one of the best albums of its time and the band was playing with Radiohead and other big names. Drummer Ágúst left the band after the recording of Ágætis Byrjun and was replaced by Orri Páll Dýrason.
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Shoutbox
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kvlt-master5000 wrote:
why must the artist picture change every hour???
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void__ wrote:
would rather like to go see them. and thats just on the back of the last record - the only one ive heard....
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Juddu wrote:
Untitled #8... sigh. fucking incredible song. [3]
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mak0dc wrote:
I've found that Icelanders are very talented...
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Inka333 wrote:
Gobbledigook is so addicting. I love it.
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yu00 wrote:
Similar artist: GY!BE... I say lol
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ImmortalAthon wrote:
Untitled #8... sigh. fucking incredible song. [2]
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jonlowndes wrote:
i got the album Takk on vinyl the other day :') its the most beautiful thing i've ever seen/heard :'):')
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firewave wrote:
"ever been yelled by an icelander?" - I'd love to hear that.
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MONTINHU wrote:
eu só não sei pronunciar o nome do ultimo album. porem é divino!
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higginst wrote:
Untitled #8... sigh. fucking incredible song.
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churroradio wrote:
impresionante
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Aragorn94 wrote:
Sigur Ros' music really does fit the beauty of Iceland. You'd know what I mean if you've seen the Heima DVD. By the way, the live version of Popplagio (Untitled 8) = awesome. Recommended.
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robotpwnsyou wrote:
"Icelandic is such a comfortable and safe-sounding language." - ever been yelled by an icelander?
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void__ wrote:
perfect music for watching sunsets id imagine.... :)
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mirijoijo wrote:
Epa.. eppp...!!!, mientras no falte Jónsi, guitarra y voz!!!, y yo!, que ahora no las tengo todas..., 47€uribors a regalar!, si no puedo ir, jajajaaaa...!
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Asplisto wrote:
Sigur Rós son uno de los mejores grupos de la historia y sin duda pocos pueden ser comparados con ellos hoy en día.
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mjcurtis wrote:
You won't for long, the picture changes basically every day.
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Ieno wrote:
i love this picture!
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firewave wrote:
Icelandic is such a comfortable and safe-sounding language. And then Sigur Rós' music is very comfortable along with it, how perfect isn't that?
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Events
- Aug 29 Electric Picnic 2008 Stradbally Estate, An Sráidbhaile, Ireland
- Aug 29 Hydro Connect Festival Inveraray Castle, West Kames, United Kingdom
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Sep
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Sigur Rós
United Palace Theatre, New York, United States
28 shouts
| 88 attendees
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More Information
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- Band Members
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- Georg Hólm
- Jón þór Birgisson
- Kjartan Sveinsson
- Orri Páll Dýrason
- Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson
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