As the leaves started to grow back on the trees and the honey birds rose up from the dead, the band Sykur was formed by Stefán Finnbogason and Halldór Eldjárn. They had been making music together for three years, mainly jazz fusion and hip hop, and decided to do something new. Something fresh. After a busy summer of writing songs and playing at various venues, a third member, Kristján Eldjárn, joined the band.