![]() Ágætis byrjun is worthy of every grandiose adjective you could throw at it. “Great” would also be selling it short, as would “awesome,” “excellent,” “terrific,” and just about any other pedestrian expression of positivity. ![]() ![]() That’s the other reason Ágætis byrjun is a misnomer: “Good” doesn’t begin to do it justice. But soon enough it would be inciting rapture around the world. Ágætis byrjun did not immediately reach a large audience either when Smekkleysa released it 20 years ago today. As the story goes, Von only sold 313 copies in its first year on sale. Their debut, Von, was released into obscurity in 1997 by Smekkleysa (translation: Bad Taste), the Icelandic label previously best known for launching the Sugarcubes. The LP that broke Sigur Rós and blew millions of minds in the process was not technically the band’s beginning. ![]() That’s an accurate translation of the title Ágætis byrjun, and yet in precise terms it does not fit the album it belongs to. ![]()
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