The Sugarcubes

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The Sugarcubes were an Icelandic alternative rock band best known for launching the international career of singer Björk in the late 1980s.

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instanceOf Icelandic musical group
alternative rock band
activeYearsEnd 1992
activeYearsStart 1986
album Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!
Life's Too Good
Stick Around for Joy
associatedAct Bjork
surface form: Björk

Kukl
The Bad Taste collective
breakthroughMarket United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
compilationAlbum It's-It
countryOfOrigin Iceland
criticalReception received international critical acclaim in the late 1980s
debutAlbum Life's Too Good
debutSingle Birthday
dissolvedInYear 1992
formedInYear 1986
genre alternative rock
indie rock
new wave
post-punk
influenced Icelandic alternative music scene
languageOfLyrics English
Icelandic
member Bjork
surface form: Björk Guðmundsdóttir

Bragi Ólafsson
Einar Örn Benediktsson
Einar Örn Benediktsson
surface form: Friðrik Erlingsson

Margrét Örnólfsdóttir
Sigtryggur Baldursson
Þór Eldon
notableFor launching the international career of Björk
notableSong Birthday
Coldsweat
Hit
Motorcrash
Walkabout
originCity Reykjavík, Iceland
surface form: Reykjavík
recordLabel Elektra Records
One Little Independent Records
surface form: One Little Indian Records

Smekkleysa
reunionLocation Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
reunionOccasion Smekkleysa (Bad Taste) record label 20th anniversary concert
reunitedInYear 2006
styleCharacteristic eccentric vocals and surreal lyrics
mixture of pop hooks and avant-garde elements

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Bjork memberOf The Sugarcubes
subject surface form: Björk
Þór Eldon memberOf The Sugarcubes
Þór Eldon associatedBand The Sugarcubes