The Sugarcubes (Icelandic: Sykurmolarnir) were an Icelandic alternative band from Reykjavík formed in 1986 and disbanded in 1992. For most of their existence, 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). The Sugarcubes' debut album, Life's Too Good (1988), was a surprise international smash, and produced their signature song "Birthday". It is the first Icelandic album to have a worldwide impact. The follow-up album, Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!, was released 1989. Their final album, Stick Around for Joy, released in February 1992, produced the successful singles "Hit" and "Leash Called Love". Rolling Stone deemed them "the biggest rock band to emerge from Iceland." Björk would later become an iconically successful solo artist and the bestselling Icelandic musician ever. How many of these have you heard???
