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Sigur Rós
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Reykjavík, Iceland (1994 – present)
Sigur Rós are an icelandic post-rock band. The name is derived from the name of lead vocalist Jónsi Birgisson’s little sister Sigurrós. According to their website, it is pronounced “si-ur roas (as in roast).” They hail from the same creative and vibrant Icelandic music scene as múm and Amiina. They released their first ever foray into film-making with their tour documentary, Heima in late 2007. They’re currently on hiatus.
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, Smekkleysa (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.
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, Smekkleysa (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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avadores wrote:
super :bd
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Leefromwalney wrote:
What are they upto these days? Any new material on the cards? I thought the last album was a bit of a disappointment to be honest. So it would be good to hear they're busy working on something new.
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cultclasssic wrote:
Vaka/Untitled 1
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Lrnasci wrote:
hoppípolla
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dany_f87 wrote:
This music is Unique, Incredible and Deep!
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BoysSayGo wrote:
Derp http://theuglydance.com/?v=uvsqwmlkci
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joaovitorsoares wrote:
Incrível
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Llaputa wrote:
Please-please-please return that pic with Jonsi's legs and the girl!
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LuliusCaesar wrote:
Gong!
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The-Youngblood wrote:
That's why I like about Last.fm. Overrated bands have low plays like Justin Bieber compared to Sigur Rós which have 9 times plays than Bieber have.
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diezeitgeist wrote:
It is interesting though. Mainstream is the new "I'm a hipster and I knew about this when you listened to Miley Tardus."
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duncan- wrote:
Yeah, pretty hilarious, eh?
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deeee1991 wrote:
it´s funny that Sigur Ros has ~70.000.000 scrobbles because their music isn´t really mainstream :P
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ineverdance wrote:
Cannot believe that Saeglópur isn't in top 15. [2]
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NestorMur wrote:
overrated
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Urbanov wrote:
Cannot believe that Saeglópur isn't in top 15.
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thiipohlad wrote:
Um tiro de emoção bem no coração.
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PUCIKKO wrote:
trooooooooooooooopppo braviii :O:O:O:O:O
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Betterland wrote:
Feed.
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Daydream-Lover wrote:
@Rjonathon: Yeah, some people go with the "Untitled X" (both numbers and roman numerals), some with their given names (like Samskeyti), some with both....
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a sneak preview of the upcoming sigur rós live film
27 Jul 2010 | from www.sigur-ros.co.uk/news
back at the end of 2008 we gave an update to the recording of the two london shows in november 2008. as we said at the time we had no idea about the timeframe, but now we’ve a little bit more to tell people.
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a sneak preview of the upcoming sigur rós live film
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2 Jul 2010 | from www.sigur-ros.co.uk/news
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