Faroese multidisciplinary artist and driving force behind critically acclaimed band AGGRASOPPAR Silvurdrongur announces experimental new concept album ‘nú æt eg eftir ánni’, which is out on 17th of July via Tutl Records. He’s also releasing the double single Spælidrongur and Shamandrongur.
About the singles, Silvurdrongur said “These two new singles are both dance/club oriented, but in quite a different way. Spælidrongur has a brainmeltingly fresh synth mixed with watery drums and shouting vocals about “my God sings / my God plays / my God dances”, while Shamandrongur is earthly with a steady beat that explodes into two seperate crescendos – with a lot of lyrics in different styles of singing and rapping.”
The album is performed entirely in one of the world’s smallest languages, Faroese. Its title means “Now I was named after the river”, and it reflects a poetic and symbolic throughline in the album, as all the song titles refer to different names of creatures that reside by the river, and the starkly alien sounds of the music inspire new genre definitions such as ‘Extinction Punk’, ‘Doomer Pop’, and ‘Haunted Club’.
It promises to be a strange and inspiring journey through alien soundscapes with unexpected combinations of genres and themes. Like a dark fairy tale that journeys along the riverbank of the Faroese forest, the concept comes with its own breathtaking visual universe too, combining Gwenael A. Helmsdal’s photography of the artist in a classroom of fossilised wildlife, with illustrations by late, great Faroese ornithologist and artist, Mikkjal á Ryggi as designed by Heidi Andreassen.
Silvurdrongur (Silver boy) made his debut in 2018 with the album Silvurpláta (Silver album) which was released in unison with the poetry collection Silvurbók (Silver book) and the short film 111 góðir dagar (111 good days). The multi-release harvested a host of awards: A Faroese Music Awards title for Best New Act, a Geytin Short Film Award for Best Short, and a Ebbu Hentze Award to gifted young writers.
Since then, Silvurdrongur has released six singles, including collaborations with Eivør and GFD Collective.
Now he is ready with his next album: nú æt eg eftir ánni (now I was named after the river). It promises to be a strange and inspiring journey through alien soundscapes with unexpected combinations of genres and themes. It is constructed like a fairy tale with a dangerous trip along the river in the dark Faroese forest, all told in one of the world’s smallest languages.