In the Silence

In the Silence
Studio album by Ásgeir
Released 27 January 2014
28 October 2013 (online)
Recorded Hljóðrita Studios, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Genre Indie folk
Length 39:20
Language English
Label One Little Indian Records
Producer Guðmundur Kristinn Jónsson
Ásgeir chronology
Dýrð í dauðaþögn
(2012)		 In the Silence
(2013)
Singles from In the Silence
  1. "King and Cross"
    Released: August 2013
  2. "Going Home"
    Released: October 2013
  3. "Torrent"
    Released: 14 December 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound8/10[2]
Line of Best Fit8.5/10[3]
MusicOMH[4]
Clash Magazine8/10[5]
NME7/10[6]

In the Silence is the second studio album of the Icelandic singer-songwriter Ásgeir (known name Ásgeir Trausti, full name Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson) and is his first all-English album.

The album has the same songs of his highly successful debut album Dýrð í dauðaþögn in 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 from the album "Going Home" has charted in France.

Tracklist

Track
# 		Song title Length Icelandic original song title
from album Dýrð í dauðaþögn 		Length
of Dýrð í dauðaþögn version
1.
 "Higher"
3:22
"Hærra"
3:25
2.
 "In the Silence"
3:54
"Dýrð í dauðaþögn"
3:56
3.
 "Summer Guest"
3:44
"Sumargestur"
3:51
4.
 "King and Cross"
3:32
"Leyndarmál"
3:39
5.
 "Was There Nothing?"
3:48
"Hljóða nótt"
3:58
6.
 "Torrent"
3:36
"Nýfallið regn"
3:40
7.
 "Going Home"
4:50
"Heimförin"
4:53
8.
 "Head in the Snow"
4:14
"Að grafa sig í fönn"
4:16
9.
 "In Harmony"
4:18
"Samhljómur"
4:25
10.
 "On That Day"
3:45
"Þennan dag"
3:46

Bonus tracks

Track
# 		Song title Length Appears on version
-
 "Soothe This Pain"
4:27
iTunes
-
 "Lupin Intrigue"
4:42
Australia deluxe

Charts

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA))[7] 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 42
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 102
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[10] 36
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 32
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 40

References

  1. ↑ "In the Silence Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  2. ↑ Faller, Paul (2014-01-20). "Album Review: Ásgeir - In the Silence". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  3. ↑ Day, Laurence (2013-10-22). "Asgeir - In The Silence". Thelineofbestfit.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  4. ↑ O'Douglas, Ceiri (2014-01-24). "Asgeir - In The Silence". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  5. ↑ James, Gareth (2014-01-16). "Asgeir - In The Silence". Clashmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  6. ↑ Huggett, Stuart (2014-01-24). "Asgeir - In The Silence". Nme.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  7. ↑ "Ásgeir – In the Silence". Australiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  8. ↑ Ultratop.be/nl/ Ásgeir - In the Silence album page (Belgian (Vlanders) Albums Chart
  9. ↑ Ultratop.be/fr/ Ásgeir - In the Silence album page (Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart
  10. ↑ DutchCharts.nl Ásgeir - In the Silence album page (Dutch MegaCharts Albums Chart
  11. ↑ DutchCharts.nl Ásgeir - In the Silence album page (French Albums Chart
  12. ↑ "Asgier | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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