In the Silence
In the Silence is the second studio album of Icelandic singer-songwriter Ásgeir (known name Ásgeir Trausti, full name Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson) and is his first all-English album.
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| Released | 27 January 2014 28 October 2013 (online) | |||
| Recorded | Hljóðrita Studios, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland | |||
| Genre | Folktronica[1] | |||
| Length | 39:20 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | One Little Indian Records | |||
| Producer | Guðmundur Kristinn Jónsson | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 8/10[3] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[4] |
| The Guardian |   [1] |
| Line of Best Fit | 8.5/10[5] |
| musicOMH | [6] |
| NME | 7/10[7] |
The album includes the same tracklist as his highly successful debut album Dýrð í dauðaþögn in the Icelandic language, but with translated or new English-language lyrics by John Grant (from original lyrics in Icelandic by Einar Georg Einarsson, Ásgeir's father).
The album has charted in Belgium and the Netherlands and the debut single, "Going Home", has charted in France.
Track listing
| Track # | Song title | Length | Icelandic original song title from album Dýrð í dauðaþögn | Length of Dýrð í dauðaþögn version |
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| "Higher" | "Hærra" | |||
| "In the Silence" | "Dýrð í dauðaþögn" | |||
| "Summer Guest" | "Sumargestur" | |||
| "King and Cross" | "Leyndarmál" | |||
| "Was There Nothing?" | "Hljóða nótt" | |||
| "Torrent" | "Nýfallið regn" | |||
| "Going Home" | "Heimförin" | |||
| "Head in the Snow" | "Að grafa sig í fönn" | |||
| "In Harmony" | "Samhljómur" | |||
| "On That Day" | "Þennan dag" | |||
Bonus tracks
| Track # | Song title | Length | Appears on version |
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| "Soothe This Pain" | iTunes | ||
| "Lupin Intrigue" | Australia deluxe |
Charts
| Chart (2013–2014) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA))[8] | 8 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 42 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] | 102 |
| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[11] | 36 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[12] | 32 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[13] | 40 |
References
- Empire, Kitty (26 January 2014). "Ásgeir: In the Silence – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- "In the Silence Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- James, Gareth (2014-01-16). "Asgeir - In The Silence". Clashmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- Faller, Paul (2014-01-20). "Album Review: Ásgeir - In the Silence". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
- Day, Laurence (2013-10-22). "Asgeir - In The Silence". Thelineofbestfit.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- O'Douglas, Ceiri (2014-01-24). "Asgeir - In The Silence". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- Huggett, Stuart (2014-01-24). "Asgeir - In The Silence". Nme.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- "Ásgeir – In the Silence". Australiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- Ultratop.be/nl/ Ásgeir - In the Silence album page (Belgian (Vlanders) Albums Chart
- Ultratop.be/fr/ Ásgeir - In the Silence album page (Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart
- DutchCharts.nl Ásgeir - In the Silence album page (Dutch MegaCharts Albums Chart
- DutchCharts.nl Ásgeir - In the Silence album page (French Albums Chart
- "Asgier | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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