Agnes Obel releases new single Familiar

Familiar is the new single from Agnes Obel, available to stream now. The video for Familiar, directed by Alex Bruel Flagstad, is available to view here

Familiar is Obel’s first new material since her UK breakthrough album Aventine (2013), which yielded the BBC 6Music playlisted singles Dorian, Words Are Dead, and title track Aventine, and saw the Berlin-based Dane headline gigs at Somerset House, Shepherd’s Bush Empire and Barbican in 2014.

Familiar was recorded, produced and mixed by Obel at Aventine-Neukölln and BrandNewMusic-Studios in Berlin. Featuring violin by John Corban and cellos by Kristina Koropecki and Charlotte Danhier, Obel provides keys, rhythms and the song’s mesmerising vocals. By altering the tone of her voice in the chorus, Obel is in effect duetting with herself. A stunningly original return, Familiar sounds anything but familiar.

Established as a major star across Europe, Agnes Obel has sold almost a million copies of her first two albums, Philharmonics (2010) and Aventine (2013), and has had over 250 million track streams worldwide. She will embark on an extensive European tour this coming Autumn.

European Tour 2016

• Oct 29: New Fall Festival, Johanneskirche, Dusseldorf Germany
• Oct 30: New Fall Festival, Liderhalle Mozart-Saal, Stuttgart Germany
• Nov 01: Den Atelier, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
• Nov 02: Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
• Nov 03: Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Nov 06: Falconer, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Nov 08: Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway
• Nov 09: Kagelbanan, Stockholm, Sweden
• Nov 11: Stary Manez, Gdansk, Poland
• Nov 12: Stodola, Warsaw, Poland
• Nov 14: Admiralspalast, Berlin, Germany
• Nov 15: Theaterfabrik, Munich, Germany
• Nov 17: Volkhaus, Zurich, Switzerland
• Nov 18: Salle Metropole, Lausanne, Switzerland
• Nov 20: Amphi, Lyon, France
• Nov 21: Cite De Congres, Nantes, France
• Nov 22: Casino De Paris, Paris, France
• Nov 24: Colisee, Lille, France
• Nov 26: Anson Rooms, Bristol, UK
• Nov 27: Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK
• Nov 29: Town Hall, Birmingham, UK
• Nov 30: Albert Hall, Manchester, UK
• Dec 01: Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland