Ágætis byrjun

You're listening to 1001 Album Club, where each episode we discuss a different album from Robert Demery's book, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

For this episode, we'll be talking about Sigur Rós, August Bajoran.

In the room, I have Ben.

And Kyle.

Here I am.

August Bajoran is the second studio album by Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós, released on the 12th of June, 1999.

The producer was Ken Thomas, and the genre is post-rock, dream pop, ambient, chamber pop.

I'm going to read from the book.