Silvurdrongur releases new singles 'Apudrongur + Mánadrongur', from forthcoming album "nú æt eg eftir ánni"

Faroese multidisciplinary artist and driving force behind critically acclaimed band AGGRASOPPAR Silvurdrongur is releasing today two new singles from his forthcoming new album "nú æt eg eftir ánni", 'Apudrongur Mánadrongur' (Ape Kid Moon Kid).

The album, performed entirely in one of the world's smallest languages, Faroese, will be released on July 17th via the local imprint Tutl Records.

Silvurdrongur, who was recently awarded the Steve Strange Prize at The Great Escape Festival with his band AGGRASOPPAR for breaking through creative boundaries within the music industry, explains that the singles have “very different stylistic approaches”.

“Apudrongur (Ape Kid) is a straight-up banger with an unhinged style of hip-hop featuring a verse from Ayphin, who is also the producer of the album,” - he continues – “while (Moon Kid) Mánadrongur is a more melodic, introvert, Mac Miller kind of vibe, the one song on the album that is produced by Karl Andrias Stórá.”

• Listen to 'Apudrongur Mánadrongur' HERE
• Pre-order / Pre-save "nú æt eg eftir ánni" HERE

The album’s title means “Now I was named after the river”, and it reflects a poetic and symbolic throughline in the album, as all the song titles refer to different names of creatures that reside by the river, and the starkly alien sounds of the music inspire new genre definitions such as ‘Extinction Punk’, ‘Doomer Pop’, and ‘Haunted Club’.

It promises to be a strange and inspiring journey through alien soundscapes with unexpected combinations of genres and themes. Like a dark fairy tale that journeys along the riverbank of the Faroese forest, the concept comes with its own breathtaking visual universe too, combining Gwenael A. Helmsdal’s photography of the artist in a classroom of fossilised wildlife, with illustrations by late, great Faroese ornithologist and artist, Mikkjal á Ryggi as designed by Heidi Andreassen.

Silvurdrongur (Silver boy) made his debut in 2018 with the album Silvurpláta (Silver album) which was released in unison with the poetry collection Silvurbók (Silver book) and the short film 111 góðir dagar (111 good days). The multi-release harvested a host of awards: A Faroese Music Awards title for Best New Act, a Geytin Short Film Award for Best Short, and a Ebbu Hentze Award to gifted young writers.

Since then, Silvurdrongur has released six singles, including collaborations with Eivør and GFD Collective.

Now he is ready with his next album: nú æt eg eftir ánni (now I was named after the river). It promises to be a strange and inspiring journey through alien soundscapes with unexpected combinations of genres and themes. It is constructed like a fairy tale with a dangerous trip along the river in the dark Faroese forest, all told in one of the world’s smallest languages.

Silvurdrongur 2024 Tour Dates:

• June 20th - Poetry Night in Hús Vigdísar, Reykjavík, Iceland
• September 26-28th -Transpoesi, Brussels (BE)
• October 17th-19th - Suns Europe, Udine (IT)