“Lover”

The enigmatic Icelanders of ÁRSTÍÐIR have partnered up with Prog Magazine to premiere their spectacular new video for the track “Lover”, which is taken from the band’s latest album, ‘Nivalis’. Watch the video via Prog magazine at THIS LOCATION.

ÁRSTÍÐIR comment on the video: “When making an album the simplest songs can often prove to be the most captivating ones in the end, and ‘Lover’ is one of those little gems that almost got over-looked when we were in the process of making our album ‘Nivalis.’ At the outset the song was a simple ballad played on a single acoustic guitar in a laid back tempo. Then someone in the band had the idea to speed it up and try a funky beat over it. The next day we started to play around with vintage synthesizers, like the Moog and Juno 106, and suddenly we had the version that you hear in this video. The video is recorded in our unique rehearsing space in Reykjavik (an old disused coal power plant). This is where most of our music is conceived and so it felt right do shoot the video there. And of course we’re playing on the same synthesizers that shaped the sound of ‘Lover.’ Enjoy!”

ÁRSTÍÐIR have furthermore are currently on another European tour leg, after their successful shows in support of the mighty SÓLSTAFIR last November, and their “Special Holiday Concert” run in December. A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.

02/02: Paris (FR) @ Le Klub
02/03: Madrid (ES) @ Wurlitzer Balroom
02/04: Barcelona (ES) @ Razz 3
02/05: Marseille (FR) @ Molotov
02/08: Ilirska Bistrica (SI) @ MKNZ
02/09: Ljubljana (SI) @ Orto Bar
02/10: Budapest (HU) @ Durer Kert
02/11: Bucharest (RO) @ Quantic Club
02/12: Cluj Napoca (RO) @ Subform
02/13: Prague (CZ) @ Klub Modrá Vopice
02/14: Solothurn (CH) @ Kulturfabrik Kofmehl
02/16: ST. Gallen (CH) @ Nordklang Festival
02/17: München (DE) @ Zehner
02/18: Salzburg (AT) @ Rockhouse
02/19: Kraków (PL) @ Klub Studencki Zaczeck
02/20: Vienna (AT) @ Arena
02/21: Poznan (PL) @ Meskalina
02/22: Nürnberg (DE) @ Club Stereo
02/23: Dresden (DE) @ Scheune Dresden
02/24: Berlin (DE) @ Frannz Club
02/25: Ascheberger (DE) @ Landgasthof Langenwarde
03/02: Gothenburg (SE) @ Sticky Fingers
03/03: Stockholm (SE) @ Fryshuset Klubben

ÁRSTÍÐIR will be playing in support of their recently released album ‘Nivalis.’ Details of the album can be viewed below and it can be purchased in various formats HERE. Listen to the album in full via the official Season of Mist YouTube channel here!

Track-list

1. While This Way (3:11)
2. Lover (2:53)
3. Please Help Me (3:06)
4. Entangled (2:51)
5. Like Snow (3:34)
6. Þar sem enginn fer (sjálfviljugur) (4:00)
7. Circus (3:10)
8. Órói (3:32)
9. Mute (4:38)
10. Conviction (3:38)
11. In the Wake of You (3:35)
12. Wasting Time (3:21)
13. Passion (4:38)

Line-up
Daniel Auðunsson: guitar, vocals
Gunnar Már Jakobsson: baritone guitar, vocals
Ragnar Ólafsson: keyboards, vocals

Guest musicians
Magnús Magnússon: drums and percussion on all tracks
Hálfdán Árnason: bass on track 2, 5
Arnar Guðjónsson: bass on track 4, 6, 9, 12
Guðrún Hulda Pálsdóttir: double bass on track 7
Sigrún Harðardóttir: violin and viola on all tracks except 8
Guillaume Lagravière: cello on track 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13
Jean-Samuel Bez: violin on track 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13
Unnur Jónsdóttir: cello on track 1, 6, 11, 12
Margrét Soffía Einarsdóttir: violin on track 1, 6, 11, 12
Þórunn Harðardóttir: viola on track 1, 6, 11, 12