Icelandic singer-songwriter Ásgeir has today shared the first single & video from his forthcoming new album - premiered with KEXP, "Youth" is a reflection of the artist's childhood. He also announces his third album Bury The Moon will be released on February 7, 2020 on One Little Indian Records, with a full UK/EU/US tour to coincide.
Ásgeir returns to his Icelandic folk roots for lead single 'Youth' - written in collaboration with his admired poet father Einar Georg Einarsson and translated by John Grant, the song documents his childhood growing up in a small Icelandic town, unburdened by worry and full of unbridled joy. The stunning track swells with horns and hushed acoustic guitars, Ásgeir's unmistakable honey-soaked vocal soaring across weaving instrumental melodies, culminating in an anthemic peak that exudes nostalgia. The enigmatic artist makes music that penetrates a little deeper than most. His debut album soared to success in his native land, before English language edition In The Silence connected with an entirely new audience. An artist of rare scope, sincerity, and emotion, his next step might well be his bravest, and his most enduring. The story of Bury The Moon - or Sátt, to give the record its Icelandic title - begins with heartbreak and escape. Ásgeir watched a long-term relationship disintegrate, and decided that he needed to get away, to lose himself in the endless Icelandic countryside. Retreating to a summerhouse - a tiny rural home used by those on the island - he spent the winter writing, just him, his guitar, and those endless reflections on love and loss.
2/7: Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
2/8: Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
2/9: Glasgow, SCT @ Classic Grand
2/11: Bristol, UK @ SWX
2/12: London, UK @ O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
2/14: Brussels, BE @ Botanique - Orangerie
2/17: Paris, FR @ Le Trianon
2/18: Rotterdam, NL @ Stadsschouwburg
2/19: Groningen, NL @ Stadsschouwburg
2/20: Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
2/22: Malmo, SE @ Babel
2/23: Stockholm, SE @ Vasateatern
2/24: Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller Music Hall
2/26: Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
2/27: Aarhus, DK @ VoxHall
2/28: Hamburg, DE @ Mojo Club
2/29: Berlin, DE @ Passionskirche
3/4: Vancouver, BC @ Imperial Vancouver
3/6: Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
3/7: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
3/9: San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
3/10: Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram
3/12: Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
3/14: Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
3/15: Denver, CO @ Bluebird
3/17: Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
3/18: Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
3/20: Nashville, TN @ Exit In
3/21: Durham, NC@ Motorco Music Hall
3/22: Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
3/24: Washington, DC @ Union Stage
3/25: Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
3/27: Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
3/28: Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall
3/30: Quebec, QC @ Le D'Auteuil
3/31: Montreal, QC @ L'Astral
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