Album: It's-It by The Sugarcubes (1992)
Genre: Alternative Rock | Style: Rock/Pop
Record Label: Rhino Atlantic
Format: Album

Related Artists: PJ Harvey, The Sundays, Kate Bush, Björk

Music Scene: Part of the Reykjavík music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Alternative Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Alternative Rock, Rock/Pop, 1990s, Album, Rhino Atlantic

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It's-It, released in October 1992, is a remix album by the Icelandic alternative rock band The Sugarcubes. After its release, the Sugarcubes disbanded, and Björk went on to have a successful solo career.

A limited edition double-disc set was released in Britain but is now long out of print.

Album: Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes (1988)
Genre: Alternative Rock | Style: Rock/Pop
Record Label: Rhino/Elektra
Format: Album

Related Artists: PJ Harvey, The Sundays, Kate Bush, Björk

Music Scene: Part of the Reykjavík music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Alternative Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Alternative Rock, Rock/Pop, 1980s, Album, Rhino/Elektra

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Life's Too Good, released in April 1988, was the first album by the Icelandic alternative rock-pop band The Sugarcubes, which brought fame to lead vocalist Björk. Through the first single, "Birthday", the Sugarcubes received attention in Europe and the United States.
"AmmÃ¦li", afterwards released in English as "Birthday", entered the charts outside Iceland, leading the band to put Icelandic music on world map. "Birthday" was chosen as "single of the week" by both NME and Melody Maker in August 1987 and was also selected Number 1 in John Peel's Festive Fifty for 1987. The album has been chosen as one of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Besides the regular green sleeve, the UK and American LPs were released in blue, yellow, orange, and pink.

Album: Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week! by The Sugarcubes (1989)
Genre: Alternative Rock | Style: Rock/Pop
Record Label: One Little Independent Records
Format: Album

Related Artists: PJ Harvey, The Sundays, Kate Bush, Björk

Music Scene: Part of the Reykjavík music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Alternative Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Alternative Rock, Rock/Pop, 1980s, Album, One Little Independent Records

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Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week! was the second album by the Icelandic alternative rock-pop band The Sugarcubes, released in October 1989.

The name of the album was inspired by Mr. Toad from the famous children's book by Kenneth Grahame The Wind in the Willows.

Contrary to their debut album Life's Too Good, Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week! was not well received by critics.

Album: Stick Around for Joy by The Sugarcubes (1991)
Genre: Alternative Rock | Style: Rock/Pop
Record Label: One Little Indian Records
Format: Album

Related Artists: PJ Harvey, The Sundays, Kate Bush, Björk

Music Scene: Part of the Reykjavík music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Alternative Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Alternative Rock, Rock/Pop, 1990s, Album, One Little Indian Records

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Stick Around For Joy released in February 1992 was the third and final album released by the Icelandic alternative rock band The Sugarcubes. In terms of quality fans usually rate the album somewhere between the band's acclaimed debut, Life's Too Good and the widely panned follow-up Here Today, Tomorrow, Next Week!. The album provided the band's first and only hit, aptly titled "Hit", which reached #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the U.S. and #17 on the UK Singles Chart.

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