[1] Sigur Rós was formed in 1994 in Reykjavík, Iceland, by singer and guitarist Jón Þór Birgisson, bassist Georg Hólm and drummer Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson.

It failed to chart, selling 313 copies in its first year of release, but was certified platinum in 2005 by Iceland's record industry association.

Keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson joined the band in 1998 and a year later Ágætis byrjun was released.

The group's third studio album, ( ), was released in June 2002, comprising eight untitled tracks divided by a 36-second silence.

Sigur Rós's fifth studio album, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust, was released in 2008 with "Gobbledigook", "Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" and "Við spilum endalaust" all released as singles.