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Ásgeir’s “King And Cross” Debuts
ICELAND’S ÁSGEIR KICKS OFF NORTH AMERICAN TOUR NEXT MONTH
Critically praised Icelandic musician Ásgeir kicks off his headline North American tour October 3 at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom, this as his single “King And Cross” continues to see fantastic airplay in markets like Chicago, Portland, Austin, San Diego and Nashville, where the song is currently #3 on Shazam’s chart.
Ásgeir’s debut album, “Dýrð í dauðaþögn,” is the fastest-selling debut EVER in Iceland, with more than 10% of the country’s population owning the album. He asked his 72 year-old father (a poet in his own right) to pen the lyrics to the album, and then worked with John Grant (of The Czars, Midlake) to translate the lyrics to English for the album’s English version, titled “In The Silence,” which was released this past March. The album hit #1 on Billboard’s Next Big Sound chart earlier this year.
Press are saying:
· “Soaring…irrepressible harmonies sure to win over audiences outside of Iceland in no time.” –TIME
· “Spellbinding.” –NME
· “Gorgeous.” –VOGUE
· “Wonderful textures.” –NPR World Café
· “Incredibly smooth falsetto and rich harmonic writing.” –Buzzfeed
· “His vocals are hushed, made even softer by his purring accent, but the laid-bare emotions amp up the drama. Somehow, Asgeir is simultaneously understated and over-the-top.” –Washington Post
· Boston Globe applauds Ásgeir for his ability to find “the sweet spot between warm acoustic textures and glacial electronic instrumentation.”
More to hear:
An Intro To Ásgeir EPK: http://smarturl.it/AsgeirIntro
“In The Silence” download: http://smarturl.it/InTheSilenceBox
“In The Silence” SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/columbiarecords/sets/asgeir-in-the-silence/s-1NpRv
“King And Cross” video: http://smarturl.it/KingAndCrossVideo
Nirvana “Heart Shaped Box” cover: http://youtu.be/g-HVwEcA00M
Tour:
10/3 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
10/5 Washington, DC – U Street Music Hall
10/6 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall
10/7 Montreal, QB – Cabaret Du Mile End
10/8 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
10/9 Ann Arbor, MI – Promo
10/10 Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe
10/11 Madison, WI – University of Wisconsin – Madi
10/12 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
10/15 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
10/17 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey
10/19 San Francisco, CA – Treasure Island
10/21 Seattle, WA – Columbia City Theater
10/22 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
10/24 Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
10/25 Las Vegas, NV – Life is Beautiful
10/26 San Diego , CA – The Irenic
http://asgeirmusic.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/asgeirtrausti