Agnes Obel debuts new single

2019-10-30 by Trifolium | 25 Comments
Danish singer-songwriter Agnes Obel has just shared the lead single from her upcoming album, Myopia, which is scheduled for release on February 21st, 2020. It will be her first studio album since signing to German classical juggernaut Deutsche Grammophon.

Obel on the new single: "The song is made up of pitched-down piano and cello pizzicato and vocals, all choirs are pitched down and up… In my experience when someone close to you dies it is simply impossible to comprehend that you can’t ever talk to them or reach them somehow ever again".

The single, entitled 'Island of Doom', is available here:



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Trifolium
October 30th 2019
41141 Comments


Hype!

Josh D.
October 30th 2019
18130 Comments


Great.

Dewinged
Emeritus
October 30th 2019
33015 Comments


Oh dear

Pikazilla
October 30th 2019
32373 Comments


Nice!

DoofDoof
October 30th 2019
17284 Comments


Island of Doom? So it's about Brexit?

Trifolium
October 30th 2019
41141 Comments


That and the title of the album, Myopia (= nearsightedness), do kind of point in that direction, agreed...

Egarran
October 30th 2019
36858 Comments


"The song is made up of pitched-down piano and cello pizzicato and vocals, all choirs are pitched down and up… In my experience when someone close to you dies it is simply impossible to comprehend that you can’t ever talk to them or reach them somehow ever again".

Well that escalated quickly.

Josh D.
October 30th 2019
18130 Comments


Explain this song.

Well, it has this soft piano intro, then builds different choir sounds. Delicate strings accentuate the vocals to build ambience. Someone died. It's on my new album.

Aerisavion
October 30th 2019
3764 Comments


“Someone died. It's on my new album”

Not exactly uncommon

Trifolium
October 30th 2019
41141 Comments


Haha, yeah, thought so too! It came as lightning from a clear sky. Boooom.

Josh D.
October 30th 2019
18130 Comments


wasn't my point, m8

Trifolium
October 30th 2019
41141 Comments


Ok. It was Egarran's point at least!

Josh D.
October 30th 2019
18130 Comments


I meant that for the post above you. I was just joshing about her description. There must be context for the quote, like how a question was posed to elicit that response. But on its own it looks goofy.

Egarran
October 30th 2019
36858 Comments


It was an understandable mistake, but that 'm8' was frankly uncalled for.

Josh D.
October 30th 2019
18130 Comments


lol what

dmathias52
Emeritus
October 30th 2019
1799 Comments


The BEST news. And song is amazing as well

Trifolium
October 30th 2019
41141 Comments


Ah yeah, that could be the case, that we've just got a snippet of the interview. I got it from Wikipedia, checked the source material but they didn't have a longer quote either.

Trifolium
October 30th 2019
41141 Comments


Agreed dmathias, I've been waiting for so long and I'm super glad she just takes her time and keeps releasing gold when she's satisfied. Can't wait to dig into this and spend some time with it, it seems like there's so much to discover in this track alone.
Like how the vox are layered at the start and when the plucked cello/viola is introduced. Hmmm.

Mythodea
October 31st 2019
7459 Comments


hyped af. Agnes has been a favourite the past three years, after Citizen of Glass. Album title reminds me of Rachel Sage's last album with the same name.

Trifolium
October 31st 2019
41141 Comments


Oh man agreed. Loved her a lot based on Philharmonics/Aventine, but when Citizen sunk in she became one of my absolute faves.
This track is super promising, very happy with it. The album is going to be another gem, I'm sure.

Josh D.
October 31st 2019
18130 Comments


Guess I need to listen to that then.

Josh D.
October 31st 2019
18130 Comments


This also makes me want to get back to making slightly more orchestral based music instead of the guitar based stuff I've been doing all year.

Atari
Emeritus
October 31st 2019
28079 Comments


excellent news, can't wait to hear

combustion07
November 2nd 2019
12879 Comments


Favorite lady voice for me. It's going to rule

Trifolium
November 16th 2019
41141 Comments


Songs still rules. Gorgeous atmosphere. Actually really dig the warped vox too.



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