LIFE'S TOO GOOD [LP]

Reinventing the wheel of alternative pop, Icelandic group Sugarcubes (that boasted the mighty Bj rk within its ranks) burst onto the international music scene with their debut, featuring the unforgettable track 'Birthday'. A brilliant 1988 album from the band that made Bjork world famous. The Sugarcubes were undisputedly, breathtakingly different and when Life's Too Good dropped in April '88, its wild jumble of raucous pop, skewed jazz, punk, absurdist rock'n'roll, menace, sarcasm and sublimity lived up to expectations. By the end of the year it had clocked up nearly half a million sales and The Sugarcubes had almost singlehandedly established Icelandic music in the popular consciousness. It still sounds fantastic today.