Play Sigur Rós Radio
Sigur Rós
59,096,250 plays (1,104,174 listeners)
Listening now: my_alegre
Reykjavík, Iceland (1994 – present)
Sigur Rós is 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.
Top Albums
-
Takk...
Sigur Rós
Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
Shoutbox
-
schneeweisschen wrote:
( ) songs deserve more plays [2]
-
AlderWright wrote:
Bring back rainbow to the hetero boys!
-
julien_j wrote:
I've never listend to the kind of music like music of Sigur Ros. This is the most unusual music ever, I think.
-
fishniw wrote:
lol
-
frimsah wrote:
I'm so happy Jonsi is gay, because I may one day get to fuck him
-
miru_michiru wrote:
love
-
5veg wrote:
why? more plays means nothing
-
Fina1e wrote:
( ) songs deserve more plays
-
wachenroder wrote:
wal-in-space: Moomin Voices
-
wal-in-space wrote:
New band from Milan (hope u like it) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOPRmEh441E
-
Takezosan wrote:
this is so much more than "music" to me! [4]
-
Deadly_crab wrote:
hmmmm, it's amazing how one can fall in love with Sigur rós time and time again :)
-
horny4riigo wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/we+want+to+fuck+kevin+shields
-
Dillinger215 wrote:
Whenever a good moment happens in my life, I hear a Sigur Ros song
-
am0104 wrote:
How I like this band!
-
horny4riigo wrote:
i wish jonsi wasn't gay, i want to fuck him :/
-
wachenroder wrote:
debetcan: cartonbox
-
Drewmanschu wrote:
One of my favorite releases from them is without a doubt "Hvarf - Heim"
-
Drewmanschu wrote:
Sigur ros are currently taking a break/hiatus in case anyone was wondering
-
Irryco wrote:
They will probably go on a tour when they release their next album.
Videos
See more
News
heima on pitchfork
6 Nov 2009 | from www.sigur-ros.co.uk/news
for one week only pitchfork have made available a free stream of sigur rós’ documentary heima (which is currently rated #2 on imdb’s list of best documentaries of all time. …
-
6 Nov 2009 | from www.sigur-ros.co.uk/news -
26 Sep 2009 | from www.sigur-ros.co.uk/news -
26 Sep 2009 | from www.sigur-ros.co.uk/news
Listeners
-
soft_filter
Listening now
to Avalon -
I_arkadas_I
Top Listener
-
kovarny
Top Listener
-
Hevron
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
justice___, vesnabesna, laLElalala and 5 other people added Sigur Rós to their libraries. 23 minutes ago
-
szymon_17 tagged Sigur Rós with alternative, icelandic, ambient and one other tag. 3 hours ago
-
szymon_17, Fanatyk_Ognia and libelinhafly added Sigur Rós to their libraries. 3 hours ago
-
VinsTurion tagged Sigur Rós with ‘post-rock’. 3 hours ago
-
trillen and vivalapedro added Sigur Rós to their libraries. 4 hours ago
-
hunkydoris tagged Sigur Rós with ‘seen live’. 5 hours ago
-
LeraSklera, aneyk, tatishandler and 12 other people added Sigur Rós to their libraries. 5 hours ago
-
Bananarabanada tagged Sigur Rós with indie, alternative, ambient and one other tag. 12 hours ago
-
Bananarabanada, JasperGumby and fantastic323 added Sigur Rós to their libraries. 12 hours ago
-
daniel_piah tagged Sigur Rós with ambient and post-rock. 13 hours ago
Related Journals
-
2000 - 2009: mis 50 discos favoritos
by lonely_mushroom |
8 Feb 2010 | Add comment
-
I'm not in Chekhov's mood...
by mahlapakk |
7 Feb 2010 | Add comment
-
hui - ich quiz mich nochmal nach 3 Jahren!
by thetoxie |
6 Feb 2010 | Add comment
Groups (1,163)
-
183 members
-
Riceboy Sleeps
88 members
-
The Icelandic Rock Artist League
89 members
-
Jónsi
163 members
-
I want to live in Iceland
402 members
More Information
- Links
- Band Members
- Labels
Email Newsletter
Get exclusive tour, release & promotion updates on Sigur Rós from Universal Music.
