Artist Close Up: Icelandic Ásgeir Brings Love’s Heat in “Afterglow”
I am totally feeling Ásgeir’s “future sex, love sound” vibe. His smooth synths and slowly paces instrumentals feels like candle-wax being dripped upon a romantic scene. He makes love and lust feel exactly like his upcoming album: Afterglow. After hearing his songs, “Unbound” and “Stardust”, you get a shine to you in how cool and crisp his voice makes you seem.
Ásgeir – Stardust (Official Audio Stream)
Stardust
Iceland’s Ásgeir has a voice that resonates with classic R&B icons like Maxwell, where they aim for the high-pitched range to makes their scintillate and shimmer with the idea of feeling so high in love. When Ásgeir sings you would think an angel gets its wings with how high his notes can go. Moreover, with themes that are all about relinquishing yourself to love, rather than resisting it, people will flock to his music for that sense of lustful liberation. By adding beats that have afuturistic feels and playing with abstract images/lyrics, Ásgeir only builds his aura as man seeking the mystical nature of love connections: from physically to spiritually. Hence, Afterglow plans to be a record that dives into melancholic electronica in its purest form, and balances icy electronic shades of Bon Iver, James Blake and Anohni with soul, R&B, and even gospel influences from different eras and places with these new songs. For More Information On Ásgeir Click Here.
Ásgeir – Unbound (Official Video)
Unbound