Daily album for February 24, 2026 Ágætis byrjun by Sigur Rós (1999)

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Cover art for Ágætis byrjun

Genres

  • alternative rock
  • ambient
  • chamber pop
  • dream pop
  • electronic
  • experimental
  • experimental rock
  • post-rock
  • rock
  • slowcore
  • symphonic rock

Ágætis byrjun is the second studio album by Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós, released on 12 June 1999. The album was recorded between the summer of 1998 and the spring of 1999 with producer Ken Thomas. Ágætis byrjun represented a substantial departure from the band's previous album Von, with that album's extended ambient soundscapes replaced by Jónsi Birgisson's cello-bowed guitar work and orchestration, using a double string octet amongst other chamber elements.

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