Iceage’s Plowing Into The Field Of Life Starts October 7th

ICEAGE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, PLOWING INTO THE FIELD OF LOVE, OUT OCTOBER 7TH ON MATADOR

Plowing Into The Field Of Love is the third album from Copenhagen’s Iceage. It is new, bold and forceful. Channeling the rage and emotion of their tempestuous early releases into finely honed musicianship, Plowing Into The Field of Love features piano, mandolin, viola and organ atop Johan Suurballe-Wieth’s razor-sharp guitars and the lolloping, synchronized rhythm section of Jacob Tvilling Pless and Dan Kjær Nielsen. The record has a clear, uncompressed sound, and Elias Bender Rønnenfelt’s desperate vocals are out front, nakedly accountable for the words.

On this album, Rønnenfelt sings of what it is like to be out in the world, dizzy with its offerings, perched on a plateau of false confidence, bliss, fantasy and delirious self-denial. The autobiographical “Forever,” for which Iceage have shared the video today, begins with a pretty repetitive motif over the words, “I always had the sense that I was split in two,” and climaxes with a sunburst of horns recalling South African spiritual jazz great Mongezi Feza: “If I could dive into the other, I’d lose myself forever.” At the other extreme, the album evokes a sort of euphoria, especially in the unexpectedly upbeat country number “The Lord’s Favorite.” Yet desperation and loss lurks behind. This is an album about seeing, learning, and rejecting things, in a cycle that repeats and builds. The reference points are wildly varied, but the sound is uniquely and darkly Iceage as the record fights with itself, in the story it tells, and the sound it makes. It is not, however, a remotely difficult record. It is the anthemic sound of a band in motion, unafraid of change, filled with curiosity, musicality and ambition.

Plowing Into The Field Of Love is out October 7th on Matador Records. It is available for pre-order now. “The Lord’s Favorite” and “Forever” will be offered as instant downloads with all pre-orders via Amazon and iTunes. Watch the videos for those two songs below.

Iceage will tour Australia, North America and Europe this fall in support of Plowing Into The Field Of Love. All dates are below.

WATCH ICEAGE’S “FOREVER” VIDEO –

WATCH ICEAGE’S “THE LORD’S FAVORITE” VIDEO –

PLOWING INTO THE FIELD OF LOVE TRACKLISTING:
01. On My Fingers
02. The Lord’s Favorite
03. How Many
04. Glassy Eyed, Dormant and Veiled
05. Stay
06. Let It Vanish
07. Abundant Living
08. Forever
09. Cimmerian Shade
10. Against The Moon
11. Simony
12. Plowing Into The Field Of Love

PRE-ORDER PLOWING INTO THE FIELD OF LOVE:
iTunes – smarturl.it/FieldofLove
Amazon – smarturl.it/Field_of_Love
Matador Store – smarturl.it/mata.FieldofLove

ICEAGE TOUR DATES:
Wed. Sep. 17 – Syndey, AU @ Good God Small Club
Thu. Sep. 18 – Melbourne, AU @ Hugs & Kisses
Fri. Sep. 19 – Fortitude Valley, Queensland, AU @ The Brightside
Fri. Oct. 10 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church w/ Helm
Sat. Oct. 11 – Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery w/ Helm
Sun. Oct. 12 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Helm
Wed. Oct. 15 – Easthampton, MA @ The Flywheel Arts Collective w/ Helm
Thu. Oct. 16 – Boston, Ma @ The Great Scott w/ Helm and Rakta
Fri. Oct. 17 – Montreal, QC @ La Vitrola w/ Merchandise, Lower, Father Murphy
Sat. Oct. 18 – Ottawa, ON @ Gabba Hey w/ Father Murphy
Sun. Oct. 19 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe w/ Father Murphy
Tue. Oct. 21 – Detroit, MI @ PJ’s Lager House w/ Helm, Father Murphy
Wed. Oct. 22 – Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle w/ Helm, Father Murphy
Thu. Oct. 23 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock w/ Helm
Fri. Oct. 24 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown w/ Helm
Sat. Oct. 25 – Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Music Hall w/ Helm
Sun. Oct. 26 – Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive w/ Helm
Mon. Oct. 27 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court w/ Helm
Wed. Oct. 29 – Reno, NV @ Holland Project w/ Helm
Fri. Oct. 31 – San Francisco, CA @ Elbo Room w/ Helm
Sat. Nov. 1 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo w/ Helm + Rakta
Sun. Nov. 2 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo w/ Helm
Mon. Nov. 3 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah w/ Helm
Tue. Nov. 4 – Phoenix, AZ @ 51 West w/ Helm
Wed. Nov. 5 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sister w/ Helm
Sat. Nov. 8 – Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest
Fri. Nov. 21 – Utrecht, NL @ Le Guess Who? Festival
Sat. Nov. 22 – Hamburg, DE @ Uebel & Gefahrlich
Sun. Nov. 23 – Trier, DE @ Exhaus
Mon. Nov. 24 – Berlin, DE @ Berghain Kantine
Tue. Nov. 25 – Esslingen, DE @ Komma
Wed. Nov. 26 – Vienna, AT @ Arena
Thu. Nov. 27 – Munich, DE @ Strom
Fri. Nov. 28 – Zurich, CH @ Kinski
Sat. Nov. 29 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
Sun. Nov. 30 – Antwerpen, BE @ Het Bos
Mon. Dec. 1 – Paris, FR @ Nouveau Casino
Tue. Dec. 2 – London, UK @ 100 Club