Sigur Rós

Sigur Rós is an Icelandic post-rock band with shoegazing and minimalist elements. The name is Icelandic for "victory rose". It is pronounced 'see oor roce', or ['sɪɣʏr rous] i

Sigur Rós is an Icelandic post-rock band with shoegazing and minimalist elements. The name is Icelandic for "victory rose". It is pronounced 'see oor roce', or ['sɪɣʏr rous] in the International Phonetic Alphabet, although a more popular and common (and incorrect) variation is 'si-gar ross'.

Jón Þór (Jónsi) Birgisson, Georg Hólm and Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson formed the group in Reykjavík in August 1994. Their name is taken from Jónsi's younger sister Sigurrós, who was born the same day. They soon won a record deal with a local record label, 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".)