{"id":277498,"date":"2025-10-22T14:40:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T18:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/?p=277498"},"modified":"2025-11-14T13:40:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T18:40:58","slug":"asgeir-smoke-single-julia-album-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/asgeir-smoke-single-julia-album-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c1sgeir Explores Lost Inner Voices in New Single \u201cSmoke\u201d from Upcoming Album &#8216;Julia&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Icelandic singer-songwriter \u00c1sgeir returns with \u201cSmoke,\u201d the emotive second single from his upcoming album <em data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"114\">Julia<\/em>, set for release in February 2026. The track, featuring live band recordings layered with pump organ, delves into themes of lost inner voices and self-reflection, central to the album\u2019s narrative. With <em data-start=\"317\" data-end=\"324\">Julia<\/em>, \u00c1sgeir steps into entirely self-written lyrics for the first time, offering listeners a deeply personal and contemplative musical journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-0bac354d5e99b8932e7495f97d9b6c91\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:2px;background-color:#f8ce84;font-size:1.15rem;line-height:1.8\"><strong>Feeling inspired by \u00c1sgeir\u2019s creative evolution? <\/strong><br \/>Check out these <a href=\"https:\/\/mantelligence.com\/inspirational-quotes\/\">quotes that inspire success<\/a> for more perspectives on staying motivated through change.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>A press release from \u00c1sgeir&#8217;s management revealed that &#8220;Smoke&#8221;&nbsp;is out now, alongside a stripped-back <a href=\"https:\/\/obmefwcab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001vip2dQM64opdhxXxziG4avIT35VAV-_TcD1EY_dnSQH6g_ckA2l-QptjA-x_DsOPJ--s1JjzYN1jcOZ-hKA791HRyAyRugsEBNYpWp5rIyaDndYg43DKcDTOUJZVOcDDE6RfgZ240F70uYiSfMKFItdTyYoBGJ_R&amp;c=5x0pbVhzOcU-e9OMCDYn5empgnIDZNaIXRRgyYMxWNP5PamGhCt0zA==&amp;ch=9aemHq5dSSnzQzHGV8Y7yORHUqXAK9GS-Y8HRqEWJXXV7Mdj_eS2fQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">l<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/obmefwcab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001vip2dQM64opdhxXxziG4avIT35VAV-_TcD1EY_dnSQH6g_ckA2l-QptjA-x_DsOPJ--s1JjzYN1jcOZ-hKA791HRyAyRugsEBNYpWp5rIyaDndYg43DKcDTOUJZVOcDDE6RfgZ240F70uYiSfMKFInVI0Y-WIcGB&amp;c=5x0pbVhzOcU-e9OMCDYn5empgnIDZNaIXRRgyYMxWNP5PamGhCt0zA==&amp;ch=9aemHq5dSSnzQzHGV8Y7yORHUqXAK9GS-Y8HRqEWJXXV7Mdj_eS2fQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ive session video<\/a>&nbsp;that offers an intimate, candid glimpse behind the curtain, where the arrangement remains minimal, letting the melancholy and the ache of disconnect shine through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch &#8220;Smoke&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"&Aacute;sgeir - Smoke (Live)\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_Eu61CAwZjpk\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FEu61CAwZjpk%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Eu61CAwZjpk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M22S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-10-22T09:26:27Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Eu61CAwZjpk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FEu61CAwZjpk%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">\u00c1sgeir - Smoke (Live)<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Eu61CAwZjpk\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FEu61CAwZjpk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"&Aacute;sgeir - Smoke (Live)\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Taken from new album &#039;Julia&#039; out now Stream \/ buy \u2192 https:\/\/asgeir.lnk.to\/julia Follow \u00c1sgeir https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/asgeirmusic https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/asgeirmusic https:\/\/twitter.com\/asgeirMusic https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCEnUaMeimM9yffoktDB0B_w http:\/\/asgeirmusic.com Directed by Einar Egils DoP - Gestur Sveinsson Color grade - Einar Egilsson Lyrics: she used to tell me which way to go if i was standing on a dividing road a quiet whisper, a little clue was enough for me to know what to do but there\u2019s only the cold silence now everywhere i go and i don\u2019t know which way is up or down can somebody let me know i heard echoes coming from the night i went off the path and i paid the price felt unworthy and self sabotaged drowned out the voice within my heart and i only hear the silence now everywhere i go and i don\u2019t know which way is up or down can somebody let me know i hope she\u2019s waiting for me down the line i\u2019ll be listening when the chaos and the smoke subside she\u2019ll talk to me again\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px auto;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Eu61CAwZjpk\" target=\"_blank\">Watch this video on YouTube<\/a>.<\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><em>Julia<\/em>, the upcoming album, now <a href=\"https:\/\/obmefwcab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001vip2dQM64opdhxXxziG4avIT35VAV-_TcD1EY_dnSQH6g_ckA2l-QtY6BHELRPDULPXKkJZXnVuE269OZSvew4DJ8V1GL6rRcNkPbtBIyTjrWpj36JCWStx4G4l5w5SybjRmxp_b9ylmyCcaHTEHJriFTfyc-Jhd&amp;c=5x0pbVhzOcU-e9OMCDYn5empgnIDZNaIXRRgyYMxWNP5PamGhCt0zA==&amp;ch=9aemHq5dSSnzQzHGV8Y7yORHUqXAK9GS-Y8HRqEWJXXV7Mdj_eS2fQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">available for pre-order<\/a>\u2013sees \u00c1sgeir entering intriguing and uncharted territory: for the first time in his long and celebrated career, he penned the album entirely himself, after years of mainly using the poetry of his father (Einar Georg Einarsson) and friend (J\u00fal\u00edus A\u00f0alsteinn R\u00f3bertssonas) as his lyrics, and engaging translators such as John Grant. The result is a deeply contemplative body of work, steeped in nostalgia, which sees him meditating on past regrets as well as hopes for the future, guided by the spectre of the album\u2019s title character. \u200b&#8221;<em>Julia<\/em>&nbsp;is about losing my way, and the struggle to find it again. When I was deciding on a name for the album\u200b, this shapeshifting figure stood out as some kind of throughline for the \u200bsongs,&#8221;&nbsp;\u00c1sgeir explains.\u200b&nbsp;\u201c<em>Julia<\/em> is the namesake fictional character of one of the LP\u2019s songs, but she also takes on different forms throughout the record: an inner voice, a guiding motherly voice, a ghost, sometimes even an ex-girlfriend.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pre-order <em>Julia<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src = \"https:\/\/asgeir.lnk.to\/julia\" width = \"100%\" height = \"600px\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c1sgeir has long been lauded for his intricate folk-pop, lush production, and wistful, emotive falsetto.&nbsp;<em>Julia<\/em>&nbsp;marks a shift toward not just lyrical self-reliance, but cathartic directness\u2013songs that feel both exquisitely performed and comfortably lived in.&nbsp;\u201cThis was kind of the first time I was writing lyrics totally on my own,\u201d&nbsp;he shares.&nbsp;\u201cIt was scary. I\u2019m still trying to find myself within that. But I tried to open myself up and I learned a lot through that process, and it was definitely therapeutic for me.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/blogs\/music-blog\/exploring-emotional-depth-music-contemporary-society\/\">This new sense of vulnerability<\/a> threads through the album\u2019s ten tracks, written and recorded over the course of nearly two years. The production, co-developed with longtime collaborator Gu\u00f0m. \u201cKiddi\u201d Kristinn J\u00f3nsson, remains organic and understated, allowing \u00c1sgeir\u2019s voice\u2013most importantly his voice as a writer\u2013to come forward. Throughout&nbsp;<em>Julia<\/em>, \u00c1sgeir revisits the past with an unflinching eye, sharing moments of self-reflection, self-reclamation, disconnection, relationships, aging, and hope.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These recordings mirror the spirit of \u00c1sgeir\u2019s recent return to solo touring, over 70 shows across Europe, the Nordics and Iceland, often in small churches or quiet venues. Those performances reconnected him with the core of his music; storytelling, presence and shared stillness. Musically, the record leans into \u00c1sgeir\u2019s long-held love of folk and Americana. He cites influences ranging from Daniel Lanois, Leonard Cohen, and Nick Drake to contemporary artists like Adrianne Lenker, Dina \u00d6gon, Gregory Alan Isakov, and Saya Gray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of Iceland\u2019s most successful exports, \u00c1sgeir\u2019s first album&nbsp;D\u00fdr\u00f0 \u00ed dau\u00f0a\u00fe\u00f6gn&nbsp;became the best-selling debut in Icelandic history, leading to 2014\u2019s English-language version,&nbsp;In the Silence. He continued to refine his sound across 2017\u2019s&nbsp;Afterglow, 2020\u2019s&nbsp;Bury the Moon, and 2022\u2019s&nbsp;Time on My Hands\u2013earning praise from press and radio worldwide, including NPR\u2019s&nbsp;All Things Considered, NPR Music (Tiny Desk, All Songs Considered),&nbsp;Esquire, WNYC\u2019s&nbsp;Soundcheck,&nbsp;The Independent,&nbsp;MOJO,&nbsp;NME,&nbsp;The Line of Best Fit,&nbsp;Clash Magazine, BBC 6 Music, and Radio X.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fans of \u00c1sgeir can immerse themselves in the intimate world of <em data-start=\"63\" data-end=\"70\">Julia<\/em> by pre-ordering the album and watching the stripped-back live session for \u201cSmoke.\u201d With its heartfelt lyrics and evocative instrumentation, the album promises a deeply personal listening experience. 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