The Sugarcubes
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The Sugarcubes were an Iceland
ic alternative rock
band formed in 1986 and disbanded in 1992. They received critical and popular acclaim internationally.
had the longest career out of any of the members - she had recorded an album as early as 11 years old, and in her late teens, she joined the Icelandic post-punk band Tappi Tikarrass
, who released two albums before splitting in 1983. Drummer Siggi (Sigtryggur) Baldursson was a member of þeyr
, and Einar Örn Benediktsson
and Bragi Olafsson
formed a punk band called Purrkur Pillnikk
. By 1984, Björk, Einar Örn, and Siggi had formed the supergroup KUKL with keyboardist Einar Melax, and released several singles on the independent British record label Crass
.
The Sugarcubes formed on June 8, 1986, the day that vocalist Björk
gave birth to her and guitarist Þór Eldon's son, Sindri Eldon, with Björk's then-husband Þór (Thor) Eldon on guitar and Bragi Olafsson on bass.
The band's music was characterized by a psychedelic post-punk
sound sometimes reminiscent of The B-52's
and Talking Heads
, whimsical yet heartfelt lyrics, and the imploring, girlish voice of Björk, accompanied by Einar Orn's erratic vocal performances.
In late 1987, the band signed to One Little Indian in the UK, Elektra Records
in the US. The Sugarcubes released their debut album, Life's Too Good
, in 1988, to critical acclaim in both the UK and the US. They first came to notice in the UK when radio DJ John Peel
played "Birthday
". It became an indie hit in Britain, later voted single of the year, and a college radio hit in America. Björk received a great deal of praise, which began tensions between her and Einar Örn. Cold Sweat and Deus were also released as singles and made the lower reaches of the UK charts, while the US single Motorcrash went top ten in the Modern Rock charts.
By the time the group recorded its second album, Þór had divorced Björk and married Magga Ornolfsdottir, who became the group's keyboardist after Einar Melax left. Bragi divorced his wife – who happened to be the twin sister of Siggi's wife – and married Einar Örn, making their union the first openly gay marriage in pop music. Their marriage later turned out to be a hoax.
Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!, the band's second album, was released in 1989. The greater vocal contribution by Einar Örn on the record was criticized in many of the record's reviews, which were noticeably weaker than those for Life's Too Good. The singles "Regina" and "Planet" topped the UK indie charts but fared poorly in the mainstream charts outside of Iceland. After the release of Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!, the band embarked on a lengthy international tour.
At the conclusion of the tour in late 1990, the bandmembers pursued their own individual interests. Stick Around for Joy, the band's third album, was released in February 1992. Stick Around for Joy received better reviews than Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!, and spawned the band's first big hit single, the aptly titled "Hit". Further singles "Walkabout" and "Vitamin" failed to make any chart impact however, and shortly after the album's release, the Sugarcubes disbanded. A collection of remixes entitled It's It was released in October 1992 along with a re-release of "Birthday" which was backed by numerous remixes of the song. The band remains friends to this day and are all still involved in the management of record label Smekkleysa (Bad Taste Ltd).
On November 17, 2006, the band had a one-off reunion concert at Laugardalshöll
sport arena in Reykjavík
, Iceland
, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut single with all profits going to the non-profit Smekkleysa SM
to promote Icelandic music. They were supported by fellow Icelandic groups múm
and Rass. Despite this reunion, the group has expressed that it has no intention to play future shows or record new material.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band formed in 1986 and disbanded in 1992. They received critical and popular acclaim internationally.
History
The members of The Sugarcubes had formerly been in a variety of Icelandic bands. BjörkBjörk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
had the longest career out of any of the members - she had recorded an album as early as 11 years old, and in her late teens, she joined the Icelandic post-punk band Tappi Tikarrass
Tappi Tíkarrass
Tappi Tíkarrass was a famous Icelandic punk/pop band which added elements of funk, disco and jazz to their music, marking a difference from other traditional bands at that time...
, who released two albums before splitting in 1983. Drummer Siggi (Sigtryggur) Baldursson was a member of þeyr
Þeyr
Þeyr was a renowned Icelandic New Wave band from the early 1980s. Shrouded under a veil of mystery, their three-year existence was characterized by a deep interest in ancient wisdom...
, and Einar Örn Benediktsson
Einar Örn Benediktsson
Einar Örn Benediktsson is a popular music singer and trumpet player who has worked with Björk and The Sugarcubes. Since the 2010 elections he is a member of the city council of Reykjavík....
and Bragi Olafsson
Bragi Ólafsson
Bragi Ólafsson is a musician and a writer.Internationally he is best known for his work as a bassist in The Sugarcubes, the avant-garde pop band from Iceland that brought fame to Björk, who went on to solo success with her unique brand of dance-pop.The Sugarcubes, who favored strange, offbeat...
formed a punk band called Purrkur Pillnikk
Purrkur Pillnikk
Purrkur Pillnikk is a rock band from late punk era in Iceland. The band existed for 18 months and were very active as they released at least two LPs, one live-album and two EPs...
. By 1984, Björk, Einar Örn, and Siggi had formed the supergroup KUKL with keyboardist Einar Melax, and released several singles on the independent British record label Crass
Crass
Crass are an English punk rock band that was formed in 1977, which promoted anarchism as a political ideology, way of living, and as a resistance movement. Crass popularised the seminal anarcho-punk movement of the punk subculture, and advocated direct action, animal rights, and environmentalism...
.
The Sugarcubes formed on June 8, 1986, the day that vocalist Björk
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
gave birth to her and guitarist Þór Eldon's son, Sindri Eldon, with Björk's then-husband Þór (Thor) Eldon on guitar and Bragi Olafsson on bass.
The band's music was characterized by a psychedelic post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
sound sometimes reminiscent of The B-52's
The B-52's
The B-52's are an American rock band, formed in Athens, Georgia in 1976. The original line-up consisted of Fred Schneider , Kate Pierson , Cindy Wilson , Ricky Wilson , and Keith Strickland . Following Ricky Wilson's death in 1985 Strickland switched to guitar...
and Talking Heads
Talking Heads
Talking Heads were an American New Wave and avant-garde band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison...
, whimsical yet heartfelt lyrics, and the imploring, girlish voice of Björk, accompanied by Einar Orn's erratic vocal performances.
In late 1987, the band signed to One Little Indian in the UK, Elektra Records
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
in the US. The Sugarcubes released their debut album, Life's Too Good
Life's Too Good
Life's Too Good, released in April 1988, was the first album by the Icelandic alternative rock-pop band The Sugarcubes, which brought fame to lead vocalist Björk...
, in 1988, to critical acclaim in both the UK and the US. They first came to notice in the UK when radio DJ John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
played "Birthday
Birthday (The Sugarcubes song)
"Birthday" is a song written and recorded by Icelandic band The Sugarcubes for their 1988 debut album Life's Too Good. It was their first international single and the first single released from the album...
". It became an indie hit in Britain, later voted single of the year, and a college radio hit in America. Björk received a great deal of praise, which began tensions between her and Einar Örn. Cold Sweat and Deus were also released as singles and made the lower reaches of the UK charts, while the US single Motorcrash went top ten in the Modern Rock charts.
By the time the group recorded its second album, Þór had divorced Björk and married Magga Ornolfsdottir, who became the group's keyboardist after Einar Melax left. Bragi divorced his wife – who happened to be the twin sister of Siggi's wife – and married Einar Örn, making their union the first openly gay marriage in pop music. Their marriage later turned out to be a hoax.
Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!, the band's second album, was released in 1989. The greater vocal contribution by Einar Örn on the record was criticized in many of the record's reviews, which were noticeably weaker than those for Life's Too Good. The singles "Regina" and "Planet" topped the UK indie charts but fared poorly in the mainstream charts outside of Iceland. After the release of Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!, the band embarked on a lengthy international tour.
At the conclusion of the tour in late 1990, the bandmembers pursued their own individual interests. Stick Around for Joy, the band's third album, was released in February 1992. Stick Around for Joy received better reviews than Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!, and spawned the band's first big hit single, the aptly titled "Hit". Further singles "Walkabout" and "Vitamin" failed to make any chart impact however, and shortly after the album's release, the Sugarcubes disbanded. A collection of remixes entitled It's It was released in October 1992 along with a re-release of "Birthday" which was backed by numerous remixes of the song. The band remains friends to this day and are all still involved in the management of record label Smekkleysa (Bad Taste Ltd).
On November 17, 2006, the band had a one-off reunion concert at Laugardalshöll
Laugardalshöll
Laugardalshöll is an indoor sporting arena located in Reykjavík, Iceland. The capacity of the arena is 5,500 people.It hosts various sporting events, such as team handball....
sport arena in Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
, Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut single with all profits going to the non-profit Smekkleysa SM
Bad Taste (record label)
Bad Taste is one of Iceland’s most important record labels; located in Reykjavík and known worldwide for being home to The Sugarcubes, it also publishes poetry books, short films, greeting cards and Icelandic gifts...
to promote Icelandic music. They were supported by fellow Icelandic groups múm
Múm
múm are an experimental Icelandic musical group whose music is characterized by soft vocals, electronic glitch beats and effects, and a variety of traditional and unconventional instruments.- History :...
and Rass. Despite this reunion, the group has expressed that it has no intention to play future shows or record new material.
Line up
- Björk GuðmundsdóttirBjörkBjörk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
(vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
s) - Einar Örn BenediktssonEinar Örn BenediktssonEinar Örn Benediktsson is a popular music singer and trumpet player who has worked with Björk and The Sugarcubes. Since the 2010 elections he is a member of the city council of Reykjavík....
(vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
, flugelhornFlugelhornThe flugelhorn is a brass instrument resembling a trumpet but with a wider, conical bore. Some consider it to be a member of the saxhorn family developed by Adolphe Sax ; however, other historians assert that it derives from the valve bugle designed by Michael Saurle , Munich 1832 , thus...
) - Sigtryggur BaldurssonSigtryggur BaldurssonSigtryggur Baldursson is an Icelandic drummer and singer.Sigtryggur was born in Norway to Icelandic parents. He was a founding member of the Sugarcubes and has been a longtime fixture on the Icelandic punk and alternative music scene. Other bands he has played in have included Þeyr, KUKL,...
(drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
) - Fridrik Erlingsson (guitar)
- Þór Eldon (guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
) - Bragi ÓlafssonBragi ÓlafssonBragi Ólafsson is a musician and a writer.Internationally he is best known for his work as a bassist in The Sugarcubes, the avant-garde pop band from Iceland that brought fame to Björk, who went on to solo success with her unique brand of dance-pop.The Sugarcubes, who favored strange, offbeat...
(bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
) - Margrét (Magga) Örnólfsdóttir (keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
s) - 1989+. - Einar Melax (keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
s) - 1987-89. Replaced by Margrét Örnólfsdóttir.
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | Additional Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
SWE Swedish Recording Industry Association Grammofonleverantörernas förening , or the Swedish Recording Industry Association in English, is an organization representing the music recording industry of Sweden... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
UK Indie UK Indie Chart The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered... |
U.S. Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| 1988 | Life's Too Good Life's Too Good Life's Too Good, released in April 1988, was the first album by the Icelandic alternative rock-pop band The Sugarcubes, which brought fame to lead vocalist Björk... |
59 | 48 | 14 | 1 | 54 | |
| 1989 | Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week! | – | – | 15 | 1 | 70 | Also released in an Icelandic version titled Illur Arfur. |
| 1992 | Stick Around for Joy Stick Around for Joy Stick Around For Joy released in February 1992 was the third and final album released by the Icelandic alternative rock band The Sugarcubes. In terms of quality fans usually rate the album somewhere between the band's acclaimed debut, Life's Too Good and the widely panned follow-up Here Today,... |
76 | – | 16 | – | 95 | |
| It's-It It's-It It's-It, released in October 1992, is a remix album by the Icelandic alternative rock band The Sugarcubes. After its release, the Sugarcubes disbanded, and Björk went on to have a successful solo career.... |
– | – | 47 | – | – | Collection of remix Remix A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song .... es |
|
| 1998 | The Great Crossover Potential The Great Crossover Potential The Great Crossover Potential is a greatest hits album by The Sugarcubes, released in 1998. It contains tracks from the group's first three albums, with no new tracks or remixes.-Track listing:#"Birthday" – 4:00#"Coldsweat" – 3:18#"Mama" – 2:57... |
– | – | 161 | – | – | Hits compilation |
Singles
| Year | Song | Album | Chart Positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
SWE Swedish Recording Industry Association Grammofonleverantörernas förening , or the Swedish Recording Industry Association in English, is an organization representing the music recording industry of Sweden... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
UK Indie UK Indie Chart The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered... |
US Mod Rock | US Dance Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
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| 1986 | "Ammæli" / "Köttur" | Einn Mol'á Mann (Icelandic 500-only EP) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1987 | "Birthday Birthday (The Sugarcubes song) "Birthday" is a song written and recorded by Icelandic band The Sugarcubes for their 1988 debut album Life's Too Good. It was their first international single and the first single released from the album... " |
Life's Too Good | — | — | 65 | 2 | — | — | |
| 1988 | "Coldsweat" | — | — | 56 | 1 | — | — | ||
| "Deus" | — | — | 51 | 2 | — | — | |||
| "Motorcrash" (Europe/Asia-only) | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | |||
| "Luftguitar" (Iceland-only EP) | |||||||||
| "Birthday" / "Christmas" (EP) | — | — | 65 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1989 | "Regina" | Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week! | — | — | 55 | 1 | 2 | — | |
| "Planet" | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | |||
| 1990 | "Tidal Wave" (promo-only) | ||||||||
| 1991 | "Hit" | Stick Around for Joy | 76 | 28 | 17 | — | 1 | — | |
| 1992 | "Walkabout" | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | ||
| "Vitamin" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Leash Called Love" | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| "Birthday" / "Double Remix" (EP) | It's It | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||
Vinyl and CD boxes
- 1989 - 12.11 (One Little Indian RecordsOne Little Indian RecordsOne Little Indian Records is a London-based independent record label that rose from the ashes of punk record company Spiderleg Records. It was set up in 1985 by members of various anarchist punk bands, and managed by ex-Flux of Pink Indians Derek Birkett. The first success came with A.R. Kane and...
) - 1989 - 7.8 (One Little Indian RecordsOne Little Indian RecordsOne Little Indian Records is a London-based independent record label that rose from the ashes of punk record company Spiderleg Records. It was set up in 1985 by members of various anarchist punk bands, and managed by ex-Flux of Pink Indians Derek Birkett. The first success came with A.R. Kane and...
) - 1989 - CD.6 (One Little Indian RecordsOne Little Indian RecordsOne Little Indian Records is a London-based independent record label that rose from the ashes of punk record company Spiderleg Records. It was set up in 1985 by members of various anarchist punk bands, and managed by ex-Flux of Pink Indians Derek Birkett. The first success came with A.R. Kane and...
) - 2006 - The Complete Studio albums box - 3x CD repacked box with three main English language studio albums. Released to celebrate 20th Anniversary reunion concert (One Little Indian RecordsOne Little Indian RecordsOne Little Indian Records is a London-based independent record label that rose from the ashes of punk record company Spiderleg Records. It was set up in 1985 by members of various anarchist punk bands, and managed by ex-Flux of Pink Indians Derek Birkett. The first success came with A.R. Kane and...
)
Collaborations and featuring
- 1987 - Snarl 2 (Erðanumúsík), Icelandic compilation. Featuring under the name of Sykurmolarnir.
- 1987 - Luftgítar (SmekkleysaBad Taste (record label)Bad Taste is one of Iceland’s most important record labels; located in Reykjavík and known worldwide for being home to The Sugarcubes, it also publishes poetry books, short films, greeting cards and Icelandic gifts...
), album by Johnny Triumph. - 1987 - Skytturnar (GrammGrammGramm was an Icelandic record label created by Ásmundur Jónsson and Einar Örn Benediktsson in 1981.Located in Reykjavík, Gramm’s first release was a 10-track 7" vinyl titled Tilf by Purrkur Pillnikk, a punk group led by Einar Örn....
), soundtrack to the movie directed by Friðrik Þór FríðrikssonFriðrik Þór FriðrikssonFriðrik Þór Friðriksson , sometimes credited as Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, is an Icelandic film director....
. - 1988 - One Little Indian - Greatest Hits Volume One (One Little Indian), greatest hits (volume 1) released by One Little Indian.
- 1990 - Hættuleg hljómsveit & glæpakvendið StellaHættuleg hljómsveit & glæpakvendið StellaHættuleg hljómsveit & glæpakvendið Stella was an album released in September 1990 by Icelandic rock singer Megas. This double CD album featured The Sugarcubes, a band led by Björk and Einar Örn Benediktsson....
(Megas), album by MegasMegasMegas , is a rock and roll singer, songwriter and writer who is well-known in his native country of Iceland.-Interest in music:...
. - 1990 - World Domination or Death Volume 1 (SmekkleysaBad Taste (record label)Bad Taste is one of Iceland’s most important record labels; located in Reykjavík and known worldwide for being home to The Sugarcubes, it also publishes poetry books, short films, greeting cards and Icelandic gifts...
/Workers Playtime PLAY), compilation. - 1990 - One Little Indian - Greatest Hits Volume Two (One Little Indian), greatest hits (volume 2) released by One Little Indian.
- 1990 - Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary (Elektra RecordsElektra RecordsElektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
), Elektra Records anniversary compilation. - 1993 - Welcome to the Future (One Little Indian), compilation.
Other releases
- 1988 - Sugarcubes Interview Disc (One Little Indian)
- 1992 - Murder and Killing in Hell, music videoMusic videoA music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
collection. - 1998 - The Great Crossover PotentialThe Great Crossover PotentialThe Great Crossover Potential is a greatest hits album by The Sugarcubes, released in 1998. It contains tracks from the group's first three albums, with no new tracks or remixes.-Track listing:#"Birthday" – 4:00#"Coldsweat" – 3:18#"Mama" – 2:57...
(One Little Indian) - 1998 - Avengers (Soundtrack) (WEAWarner Music GroupWarner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
/AtlanticAtlantic RecordsAtlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
)- Feat. Annie Lennox's Cover of The Sugarcubes "Mama". - 1998 - Music Inspired by the Motion Picture: The Avengers (BIG EAR)
- 2006 - The DVD (One Little Indian), music video collection.
- 2006 - Live Zabor DVD (One Little Indian), 1988 live performance.
External links
- Review of reissued Sugarcubes video releases at Modern Peapod
- The Sugarcubes at MusicBrainzMusicBrainzMusicBrainz is a project that aims to create an open content music database. Similar to the freedb project, it was founded in response to the restrictions placed on the CDDB...
- Interview with Einar Örn Benediktsson in Chief Magazine discussing the band's birth, breakup, and eventual reunion