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The Sugarcubes
Sykurmolarnir
The Sugarcubes in 1988
Background information
Origin
Reykjavík, Iceland
Genres
Alternative rock
post-punk
avant-pop
post-rock
Years active
1986–1992
2006
Labels
One Little Indian
Elektra
Past members
Björk Guðmundsdóttir
Einar Örn Benediktsson
Sigtryggur Baldursson
Þór Eldon
Bragi Ólafsson
Friðrik Erlingsson
Margrét Örnólfsdóttir
Einar Arnaldur Melax
The Sugarcubes (Icelandic: Sykurmolarnir) was an Icelandic alternative rock band from Reykjavík formed in 1986 and disbanded in 1992. For most of their career, the band consisted of Björk Guðmundsdóttir (vocals, keyboards), Einar Örn Benediktsson (vocals, trumpet), Þór Eldon (guitar), Bragi Ólafsson (bass), Margrét "Magga" Örnólfsdóttir (keyboards) and Sigtryggur Baldursson (drums). Previous members included Friðrik Erlingsson (guitar) and Einar Melax (keyboards).
The Sugarcubes' debut album, Life's Too Good (1988), was an unexpected international success, and produced their signature song "Birthday". It is credited as the first Icelandic album to have a worldwide impact and influenced Icelandic popular music. Their follow-up album, Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!, was released 1989 to mixed reviews. Their third and final album, Stick Around for Joy, released in February 1992, was better received and produced the successful singles "Hit" and "Leash Called Love". Rolling Stone referred to them as "the biggest rock band to emerge from Iceland."[1] Björk would later become an internationally successful solo musician and the bestselling Icelandic musician of all time.
^"Bjork Biography". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
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