Probably be the best part of that game . <| sep |> Sigur Rs artist picimg 2 . akamaized . netiu 2528 ca 43 d 856 e 9845198 e 83 d 876 cc 6 e 4431 . png Sigur Rs are an Icelandic postrock band . The name is derived from the name of lead vocalist Jnsi Birgisson ' s little sister , Sigurrs . They hail from the same creative and vibrant Icelandic music scene as mm and Amiina . They released their first ever foray into filmmaking with their tour documentary , Heima in late 2007 . Jn r Birgisson Jnsi , Georg Hlm , and gst var Gunnarsson formed the group in Reykjavk , Iceland in August 1994 . They soon won a record deal with a local record label , Smekkleysa Bad Taste . In 1997 , they released Von Hope and in 1998 , released a remix collection named Von brigi . The name is Icelandic wordplay Vonbrigi means disappointment , but Von brigi means hope alteration . In English , the album is sometimes known by the alternative name Recycle Bin . International acclaim came with 1999 ' s gtis Byrjun An alright start , for which the band were joined by Kjartan Sveinsson . The album ' s reputation slowly spread by word of mouth over the next two years . Soon , many critics worldwide hailed it as one of the best albums of its time and the band was playing with Radiohead and other big names . Drummer gst left the band after the recording of gtis Byrjun and was replaced by Orri Pll Drason . After the release of gtis Byrjun , the band became perhaps most well known for Birgisson ' s signature style of playing guitar with the bow from a cello , accentuated with reverb , creating a sweeping , fluid sound that is unique for an electric guitar . In early 2001 , Sigur Rs set out to record some songs in their newlycompleted lafoss swimming pool studio with their friend Steindr Andersen who is a fisherman and chairman of the Icelandic poetry society , Iunn . Steindr is a chantersinger of the traditional Icelandic epic poetry form , called rmur , for which the band named their next EP , Rmur . Only 1000 copies of the EP were printed and sold in the spring tour of 2001 . In 2002 , their highly anticipated followup album was released . Upon release all tracks on the album were untitled , though the band later published song names on their website . Famously , all of the lyrics on are sung in vonlenska Hopelandic , nonsensical vocalisations which resemble the sound of the Icelandic language . It has also been said that the listener is supposed to interpret their own meanings of the lyrics , which can then be written in the blank pages in the album booklet . In October of 2003 , Sigur Rs joined Radiohead in composing music for Merce Cunningham ' s dance piece Split Sides Sigur Rs ' s three tracks were named Ba Ba , Ti Ki , and Di Do and released in March of 2004 on an EP titled Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do The three songs are separate tracks , but the band intended that all three be played at the same time to form one single song . The band ' s 1997 debut album Von also finally found a United States and United Kingdom release in October of 2004 . Their latest fulllength album , Takk . Thanks . , was released on September 13 , 2005 , with a free legal download of their first single , Glsli , made available on August 15 . For North American fans , Sglpur was made available for download on August 16 . Hopppolla , the second official single from Takk . , was released on November 28 alongside a new studio remake of Hafsl , a song which was previously released on the band ' s 1997 debut , Von . Sglpur EP was released on July 10 th in most parts of the world and on August 8 th in the United States . Its original release date was May 8 th , but because of the sudden demand of Hopppolla , especially in the UK due to its inclusion on BBC ' s Planet Earth , it was pushed back from that date . Sigur Rs recorded three new songs for the EP Refur , friur , and Kafari . The HvarfHeim double album was released on November 5 , 2007 . Hvarf contains reworkings of songs dating back to the bands ' first album , whereas Heim contains live acoustic versions of more well known songs . The double album was an accompaniment to the film Heima . Heima is a documentary showing footage of the band ' s tour of Iceland , including live footage and interviews . The official web site is www . heimafilm . com . Sigur Rs has sold over 2 . 5 million albums worldwide . On June 23 , 2008 , they released Me su eyrum vi spilum endalaust . The single Gobbledigook was available for a free download on their website . In January 2010 , the band began a hiatus , and they are now working on new material . On August 11 , 2011 , the band ' s website showed a trailer for a project called Inni . A week later , the project was revealed to be a new live album and DVD , although the release date is currently unknown . Sigur Rs '' sixth studio album , Valtari , was released on May 29 , 2012 on Parlophone . In January 2013 , Kjartan Sveinsson left the band and was not replaced . Sigur Rs ' s first album following his departure was titled Kveikur and released in June 2013 . In 2014 , the band made a guest appearance in the HBO show ' Game of Thrones ', performing The Rains of Castamere in the 2 nd episode of the 4 th season . WebsitesBoth websites include discography , band trivia , song lyrics , and news ros . co . uk and Read more on Last . fm . 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