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The ''other'' famous band from [[Iceland]], Sigur Rós are an [[Alternative Rock]] band commonly classified as "[[Post Rock|post-rock]]", known for their ethereal sound and frontman Jónsi Birgisson's distinctive falsetto voice.
The ''other'' famous band from [[Iceland]], Sigur Rós are an [[Alternative Rock]] band commonly classified as "[[Post Rock|post-rock]]", known for their ethereal sound and frontman Jónsi Birgisson's distinctive falsetto voice.
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* ''[[Heima]]'' (2006), which follows the band through Iceland as they play free concerts to their compatriots.
* ''[[Heima]]'' (2006), which follows the band through Iceland as they play free concerts to their compatriots.
* ''[[Inni]]'' (2011), which was filmed at a concert they did in London in 2008, [[Le Film Artistique|shot in black-and-white with arty camera angles]], and interspersed with some archive footage of the band.
* ''[[Inni]]'' (2011), which was filmed at a concert they did in London in 2008, [[Le Film Artistique|shot in black-and-white with arty camera angles]], and interspersed with some archive footage of the band.

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* [[Album Title Drop]]: "Hjartað hamast (bamm bamm bamm)" has not only a title drop for its parent album, but also the two previous ones: ''með '''von''' að vin ég vinn upp smá tíma/leita að '''ágætis byrjun'''/en verð að '''vonbrigðum''''' ("With hope as my friend I make up some time/I look for an alright beginning/But I will be disappointed").
* [[Album Title Drop]]: "Hjartað hamast (bamm bamm bamm)" has not only a title drop for its parent album, but also the two previous ones: ''með '''von''' að vin ég vinn upp smá tíma/leita að '''ágætis byrjun'''/en verð að '''vonbrigðum''''' ("With hope as my friend I make up some time/I look for an alright beginning/But I will be disappointed").
** The liner notes to the album "Ágætis byrjun" also contains the line: ''Ég gaf ykkur '''von''' sem varð að '''vonbrigðum'''. Þetta er '''ágætis byrjun'''.'' ("I gave you hope which became a disappointment. This is a good beginning") The second sentence is also used in the track of the album with the same name.
** The liner notes to the album "Ágætis byrjun" also contains the line: ''Ég gaf ykkur '''von''' sem varð að '''vonbrigðum'''. Þetta er '''ágætis byrjun'''.'' ("I gave you hope which became a disappointment. This is a good beginning") The second sentence is also used in the track of the album with the same name.