Description

As one of Iceland’s most successful exports, singer-songwriter Ásgeir has always pushed the boundaries of his thoughtful brand of folk-pop. On his new lo-fi interpretation of the album ‘Time On My Hands’, he’s captured an authentic style by recording acoustically, direct to a four-track tape recorder. The rework album is out on September 8^th on One Little Independent Records.

‘Time On My Hands’ saw Ásgeir in a state of self-reflection and experimentation, having spent much of the last few years in his home and in the studio deeply engrossed in writing, recording, translating and producing. It was praised by The Independent, MOJO, NME, The Line Of Best Fit, Clash Magazine, BBC 6 Music and Radio X.

Ásgeir tells us; “The idea was to do an acoustic lo-if version of the album and to detox from all the production and computer use. We used an old 4 track cassette recorder, sometimes recorded straight on to the cassettes and sometimes we ran audio from Pro Tools and through the recorder to get that flavour. It’s very lo-fi sounding and didn’t take a lot of time to make, which was the objective, not to overthink anything and just move on. Some of the songs sound almost like demos while others are more developed, with string arrangements written by Þórður Magnússon and some overdubbed guitars or synths.”

Tracklist

1. Time On My Hands (Lo-Fi Version)
2. Borderland (Lo-Fi Version)
3. Snowblind (Lo-Fi Version)
4. Vibrating Walls (Lo-Fi Version)
5. Blue (Lo-Fi Version)
6. Giantess (Lo-Fi Version)
7. Like I Am (Lo-Fi Version)
8. Waiting Room (Lo-Fi Version)
9. Golden Hour (Lo-Fi Version)
10. Limitless (Lo-Fi Version)