Sigur Rós is an
Icelandic avant-garde
rock and roll band, formed in
Reykjavik in
1994, while the band's members were teenagers.
Jon Thor Birgisson[?] (
guitarist/
vocalist),
Georg Holm[?] (
bass guitar) and
Agust[?] (
drums) won a record deal with
Bad Taste[?], a local label, and released
Von[?] (which translates as "Hope") in
1997, followed very quickly by a remix collection,
Recycle Bin[?]. The band hired
Kjartan Sveinsson[?] (
keyboard) for
Ágćtis Byrjun (
1999; "good start") to critical acclaim and some popular fanfare, mostly in the
United Kingdom. By the end of
2000, Sigur Rós' popularity had grown and the band was playing with
Radiohead and other big names. In
2002, the band released
( ).
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