The Sugarcubes
Alt-rock maestros The Sugarcubes were famously the incubator for one of modern
music's most innovative artists: Björk Guðmundsdóttir, who served as the group's
lead singer and keyboard player. The band were formed in the Icelandic capital
of Reykjavík by Einar Örn Benediktsson (vocals, trumpet), Braggi Olaffson
(bass), Thor Eldon (guitar), Siggi Balduresson (drums) and Einar Mellax then
Magga Ornolfsdottir (keyboards) and notably became the first Icelandic to break
into the global charts, reaching number 14 in the UK and number 54 in the US.
Their scrappy, post-punk debut Life's ...
