Internationally, some of his most popular songs include, king and cross, going home, torrent, stardust, and more. Asgeir torrent stay positive remix by asgeir music free. This session was recorded at eurosonic noorderslag in groningen, the netherlands on january 16, 2014. Born asgeir trausti einarsson in the diminutive hamlet of laugarbakki, icelandic singersongwriter asgeir specializes in soulful and intimate, electronictinged indie folk songs in the vein of artists like ben howard, bon iver, and jose gonzalez. Listen to this icelandic singersongwriter in the sun. The main release to coincide with the release of the album was torrent, an englishlanguage version of nyfalli. At just 21 years of age, icelandic singersongwriter asgeir is a sensation in his domestic music scene with almost 10% of the icelandic population now owning his debut album, dyrd i dau. Only an icelander could make a song about cold weather among other things sound warm and energetic. Icelandic singersongwriter who specializes in soulful indie folk songs in the vein of artists like ben howard and jose gonzalez. Hes a bit bon iver meets a bit more of james taylor, with the vocal talent of sam smith. Born asgeir trausti einarsson in the diminutive hamlet of laugarbakki, icelandic singer songwriter asgeir specializes in intimate, soulful songs that span indie electronic and atmospheric folk. At the tiny desk, his raw, sloweddown arrangements bring a sense of. Both singles belong to his just released debut album dyr.
Gods of iron clashing, wind in battle through the night tears will fa. In 20, asgeir quickly regained his composure and toured europe supporting fellow icelandic act, of monsters and men. Asgeir trausti einarsson born july 1st, 1992, better known simply as asgeir, is an icelandic singersongwriter, born in laugarbakki and based in the capital of reykjavik. Asgeir trausti xvoice wiki fandom powered by wikia. It was nominated for best nordic album of the year. It was, and continues to be, one of my favorite albums. An album originally recorded in icelandic, with lyrics by the singers elderly father, now translated for an englishlanguage release with the help of american musician john grant. He grew up in a tiny icelandic island where silence reigned.
Asgeir trausti einarssons original bestselling album, in the silence, was completely recorded in icelandic, and due to its wide popularity he translated it into english. Asgeir trausti is an icelandic singersongwriter and musician. Asgeir trausti einarsson born 1 july 1992 is an icelandic singersongwriter and musician. Think justin vernon of bon iver, think jonsi of fellow icelandic band sigur ros, think james blake. After all, before signing a record deal at 20, asgeir had never even set foot. It marks a move away from the largely acoustic indie folk of his 2010 debut early in the morning, towards a more soulful direction, and the inclusion of electronic instruments such as a roland tr808, brass and strings, combined with hiphop beats and 1960s soul influences. This old house is full of leaks and mold on the walls. Asgeir trausti was a contestant on season 4 of xvoice. Overview v biography v discography v songs v credits v related v song highlights. Asgeir is the 21 year old icelandic singer asgeir trausti, whose debut album dyr. Though im not icelandic the nordic sound of his authentic folkinspired singer songwriter makes my mind go back to a quite afternoon in the sun in copenhagen. This year he rereleased it in english but he says the. He discovers music by johnny cash, dylan and other nirvana.
At the tiny desk, his raw, sloweddown arrangements bring a sense of grace to what were already elegant songs. Torrent by asgeir lyrics damnlyrics all lyrics is here. I wanted to take the music back to its roots, in a way, and make i. In the silence is the second studio album of icelandic singersongwriter asgeir and is his first. Icelandic singersongwriter, born 1 july 1992 in laugarbakki, iceland. Watch icelandic musician asgeirs 24h live recording session. During one of my visits to iceland last year i learned that he was rereleasing the album in english in 2014 with the help of american artist john grant. An overnight success in his native iceland, where the then 21yearold released his 2012 debut album, dyr. Sep, 2017 it took a couple songs into his tuesday night show at the troubadour for me to piece it together, but i think i pinpointed what icelandic singersongwriter asgeirs vibe is. Meet asgeir, the icelandic musician you need to know. The icelandic singers voice is angelic and yearning, his songs simple and universal. Mar 01, 2016 though im not icelandic the nordic sound of his authentic folkinspired singer songwriter makes my mind go back to a quite afternoon in the sun in copenhagen. I want it to be all natural, explains director jonatan gretarsson about the accompanying visuals for asgeir s new single torrent. Home bury the moon news shows music home media straight to vinyl shop.
The icelandic version of his latest fulllength, released internationally as in the silence with lyrics translated by american singer songwriter john grant, sold at record speed in his home country, with something close to a tenth of the population now owning a copy. I have owned asgeirs album in icelandic since it was released. Hire asgeir for a corporate event or performance booking. And rightly so, too as the icelandic folk singer complete with bearded eightpiece band steps onto the stage, the connection is immediate as is how much theyve grown as a live act this year. Asgeir musics stream on soundcloud hear the worlds sounds. Queen takes king, the pawns are falling onto the ground. He was an overnight success in his native iceland, where the then 21yearold released his 2012 debut album, dyr. The icelandic version of his latest fulllength, released internationally as in the silence with lyrics translated by american singersongwriter john grant, sold at record speed in his home country, with something close to a tenth of the population now owning a copy. Official site of icelandic singer songwriter, asgeir. Icelandic singer songwriter asgeir plays the song torrent from the album in the silence.
In the clip we get a study of the icelandic singersongwriters striking form alongside the track, taken from his debut long player in the silence, due for a january 2014 release. Oct 28, 20 post tropical is the second fulllength album by the irish singer songwriter james vincent mcmorrow. Asgeir has won numerous awards for the icelandic music awards including, album of the year, and best newcomer. The english language version in the silence is out now. It charted in several other countries, including the u. It took a couple songs into his tuesday night show at the troubadour for me to piece it together, but i think i pinpointed what icelandic singersongwriter asgeirs vibe is. Einarsson might not have been around for all that long, but theres plenty of evidence to suggest that hes the next in succession in a long line of intelligent and. Asgeir returns in 2017 with his highly anticipated brand new album, afterglow.
In 20, with his launching as an international artist, he has started using the mononym asgeir as a recording name. Oct 18, 2014 the icelandic singer s voice is angelic and yearning, his songs simple and universal. I was excited about the release and purchased it as soon as it came out. Asgeir trausti is an icelandic singersongwriter alternative and indie musician. He also plays guitar in the icelandic band the lovely lion. Gods of iron clashing, wind in battle through the night. Asgeir torrent by asgeir music free listening on soundcloud.
The album begins with escape, as i left reykjavik to go write at a friends summerhouse, i went with just a guitar and piano for a reason. For a sgeir trausti einarsson, better known simply by his first name, creating invigorating music from such chilly motifs has become something of a specialty, and a successful one at that. Asgeir trausti einarsson is an icelandic singersongwriter and musician. His debut album was originally recorded in icelandic, but in 20 the entire album was rerecorded in english for the purpose of reaching a broader audience. He was a part of team jay, but was stolen onto team foxy in the battle rounds. In 20, with the help of icelandbased american singer songwriter john grant, who helped to translate the lyrics, asgeir released an english version of dyr. Born asgeir trausti einarsson in the diminutive hamlet of laugarbakki, icelandic singersongwriter asgeir specializes in intimate, soulful songs that span indie electronic and atmospheric folk. Asgeir trausti einarsson is a 25yearold icelandic singersongwriter and musician. Asgeir stuns troubadour crowd into silence pass the aux. In the silence is the second studio album of icelandic singersongwriter asgeir known name asgeir trausti, full name asgeir trausti einarsson and is his first allenglish album. Icelandic singersongwriter, asgeir trausti, may only be 20 years old but he already last summer made his mark on the icelandic music scene with his two singles, sumargestur and the smashhit leyndarmal.
Jan 15, 2015 meet asgeir, the icelandic musician you need to know yes, really, there is a new icelandic artist you need to know, and hes selling big. In the clip we get a study of the icelandic singersongwriters striking form alongside the track, taken from his debut long player in. Jul 05, 2017 icelandic singersongwriter asgeir is right now in a studio where he will be recording as many 7 vinyl records as he possibly can in 24 hours. At the tiny desk, his raw, sloweddown arrangements bring a sense of grace to what.
I prefer no rules or references when making a video. Torrents wash away everything raindrops flowing all around. Asgeir performs with his own band, asgeir trausti band. Its a celebration show, really of an incredible year for the young singersongwriter. It just happens on set and none after effects are used. His style is a blend of acoustic folk, indie and electronica. In 20, he started using the mononym asgeir as his recording name. Icelandic troubadour asgeir is the next musician you need to hear. Official site of icelandic singersongwriter, asgeir. Tiny desk concert the icelandic singers voice is angelic and yearning, his songs simple and universal.
In his icelandic releases, he was credited as asgeir trausti. Sep 11, 20 asgeir torrent 20 scroll down to content at just 21 years of age icelandic singersongwriter asgeir has become a sensation in his domestic music scene staggeringly, almost 10% of the icelandic population now own his debut album dyrd i dau. The icelandic artist has spent three years honing and perfecting the eleven tracks that make up this. Official video for asgeir torrent, off the album in the silence order asgeirs new album afterglow here.
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