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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.
Its members are as follows:
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Hallmarks of the band's sound include: a wall of guitars, keyboards and violins, Jónsi's high-pitched, [[Cocteau Twins|Liz Fraser]]-sounding falsetto voice, use of bowed guitar, frequent use of a [[Singing Simlish|made-up nonsense language]] named "Vonlenska" ("hopelandic"), and success despite the fact that most of their audience most likely doesn't understand a lick of their lyrics. Yes, they're ''[[Crowning Music of Awesome|that good]]''.
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* ''Von'' (1997) - "Hope"
** ''Von brigði'' (1998) - "Hope Alteration", contains remixes of ''Von'' tracks. Nicknamed "Recycle Bin" due to its cover, and is also a pun in Icelandic, because ''vonbrigði'' in one word means "disappointment".
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