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Pictures, pictures, lazy giants, youth, lifandi vatni. Asgeir trausti einarsson is a 25yearold icelandic singersongwriter and musician. Gods of iron clashing, wind in battle through the night. Asgeir trausti einarsson born 1 july 1992 is an icelandic singersongwriter and musician. Paroles musique is the best of music in lyrics and legal. Asgeir at only 21 years of age, asgeir has already released icelands biggest ever selling debut album by a domestic artist, won 4 icelandic music awards and. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Sign up for free to append your song lyrics or to facilitate musical culture. Album in the silence the deluxe edition, asgeir qobuz.
Official site of icelandic singersongwriter, asgeir. Our music community which gather together 3 814 members to keep a cultural database. Tears will fall, and strength is needed to overcome. Robertsson julius adalsteinn, einarsson asgeir trausti lyrics powered by. Torrent lyrics by einar georg einarsson music by asgeir trausti einarsson translated by john grant. Jan 25, 2014 p articularly assiduous fans of singersongwriter john grant will already know about icelands hottest new export, asgeir trausti einarsson, and his debut album. Torrent gods of iron clashing, wind in battle through the night. The official music video for pictures from asgeirs third album, bury the moon out now. He was an overnight success in his native iceland, where the then 21yearold released his 2012 debut album, dyr. Asgeir trausti einarsson is an icelandic musician within the melodic folk genre. Watch the video for torrent from asgeirs in the silence for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
In 20, he started using the mononym asgeir as his recording name. Asgeir trausti einarsson, john grant, einar georg einarsson, gudmundur kristenn jonsson. 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. Discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favorite tracks with your friends. 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. 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.
Asgeir becoming asgeir in this video, asgeir talks about what it was like to grow up in small town in rural iceland, his love for sport, and how injury and an encouragement from a friend and. Music profile for asgeir trausti, born 1 july 1992. Asgeir deluxe digitale edition is available on itunes. Asgeir, asgeir einarsson, asgeir trausti einarsson, asgier a3004421 artist. Listen to torrent by asgeir in the silence deluxe version. Icelandic singersongwriter who specializes in soulful indie folk songs in the vein of artists like ben howard and jose gonzalez. Like bjork, sigur ros, of monsters and men, and olafur arnalds, asgeir is beginning to garner a large following outside of his home country, and, with tracks like torrent, it may not be long before he is a household name.
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. Gods of iron clashing, wind in battle through the night tears will fall, and strength is needed to overcome this old house is full of leaks and mold on the walls dragons of the mind are lurking in the shadows torrents wash away everything raindrops flowing all around queen takes king, the pawns are falling onto the ground over you and me, there is rising the pink moon merciless though the wind. The lyrics for torrent by asgeir have been translated into 2 languages gods of iron clashing, wind in battle through the night. The main release to coincide with the release of the album was torrent, an englishlanguage version of nyfalli. Join facebook to connect with asgeir orri einarsson and others you may know. Youth, pictures, king and cross, dreaming mahogany sessions, i should live in salt the national cover live from spotify, london, biography. The lyrics complement the vibe of the track as well and asgeirs wonderful vocal. Asgeir trausti einarsson is an icelandic singersongwriter and musician. An overnight success in his native iceland, where the then 21yearold released his 2012 debut album, dyr. Torrents wash away everything raindrops flowing all around torrents wash away everything raindrops flowing all around submit corrections. Gods of iron clashing, wind in battle through the night tears will fall, and strength is needed to overcome this old house is full of leaks and mold on the walls dragons of the mind are lurking in the shadows torrents wash away everything raindrops flowing all around queen takes king, the pawns are falling onto the ground over you. After that won him album of the year from the icelandic music awards and a kraumur award, asgeir. Gods of iron clashing, wind in battle through the night tears will fall, and strength is needed to overcome this old house is full of leaks and mold on the walls dragons of. 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.
John grant, einar georg einarsson, gudmundur kristenn jonsson, asgeir trausti einarsson lyrics powered by. 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. Higher, higher far away and the glare of this world is small and humbled now the warmth of the sun has refreshed my soul she takes her leave, and she bows to the dreams of the night this deepest sapphire this feast for open ears the clouds have drifted away and everything becomes so clear higher, higher i must go and the glare of this world is. For a country roughly the size of pittsburgh, iceland has produced quite a few huge musical exports. Asgeir made his musical debut in 2012, with the single dyr. Asgeir lyrics torrent gods of iron clashing, wind in battle through the night tears will fall, and strength is needed to overcome this old house is full of leaks and mold on the walls. The grungy, i dont care attitude rose from the ashes of punk, heavy metal and altrock, and instantaneously went from an underground movement to a worldwide success. Icelandic singersongwriter, born 1 july 1992 in laugarbakki, iceland. His style is a blend of acoustic folk, indie and electronica. Only an icelander could make a song about cold weather among other things sound warm and energetic. Find asgeir trausti einarsson song information on allmusic.
At the tiny desk, his raw, sloweddown arrangements bring a sense of grace to what. In addition to his solo performances, asgeir has a band named after him and plays guitar for icelands the lovely lion band. Listen to in the silence extended deluxe edition by asgeir on deezer. Gods of iron clashing, wind in battle through the night tears will fall, and strength is needed to o. With the release of dyrd i daudathogn, icelandic singer songwriter asgeir has become something of an overnight sensation in his countrys music scene breaking all records to become icelands fast. Today were debuting unbound, the new song from afterglow, the 24yearold singers followup to in the silence. Asgeir trausti einarsson grew up in tiny village of laugarbakki pop. Bury the moon, satt, afterglow deluxe, afterglow, in the silence, singles.