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.

In the Silence
Studio album by
Ásgeir
Released27 January 2014
28 October 2013 (online)
RecordedHljóðrita Studios, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
GenreFolktronica[1]
Length39:20
LanguageEnglish
LabelOne Little Indian Records
ProducerGuðmundur Kristinn Jónsson
Ásgeir chronology
Dýrð í dauðaþögn
(2012)		 In the Silence
(2014)		 Afterglow
(2017)
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[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash8/10[3]
Drowned in Sound8/10[4]
The Guardian[1]
Line of Best Fit8.5/10[5]
musicOMH[6]
NME7/10[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 titleLengthIcelandic 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 titleLengthAppears on version
-
"Soothe This Pain"
4:27
iTunes
-
"Lupin Intrigue"
4:42
Australia deluxe

Charts
Chart (2013–2014) Peak
position
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
  1. Empire, Kitty (26 January 2014). "Ásgeir: In the Silence – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. "In the Silence Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  3. James, Gareth (2014-01-16). "Asgeir - In The Silence". Clashmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  4. Faller, Paul (2014-01-20). "Album Review: Ásgeir - In the Silence". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  5. Day, Laurence (2013-10-22). "Asgeir - In The Silence". Thelineofbestfit.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  6. O'Douglas, Ceiri (2014-01-24). "Asgeir - In The Silence". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  7. Huggett, Stuart (2014-01-24). "Asgeir - In The Silence". Nme.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  8. "Ásgeir – In the Silence". Australiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  9. Ultratop.be/nl/ Ásgeir - In the Silence album page (Belgian (Vlanders) Albums Chart
  10. Ultratop.be/fr/ Ásgeir - In the Silence album page (Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart
  11. DutchCharts.nl Ásgeir - In the Silence album page (Dutch MegaCharts Albums Chart
  12. DutchCharts.nl Ásgeir - In the Silence album page (French Albums Chart
  13. "Asgier | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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