Bury the Moon is the English-language version of the fourth studio album by Icelandic singer-songwriter Ásgeir, released on 7 February 2020 through One Little Indian Records. The Icelandic version, titled Sátt, was released a week earlier, on 31 January 2020. The albums were issued both separately and packaged together. The project received average reviews from critics, with Bury the Moon charting across Europe and in Australia.
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 Bury the Moon cover. The artwork for Sátt is a black-and-white version of the same image | ||||
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| Released | 7 February 2020 | |||
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| Length | 42:07 | |||
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| Label | One Little Indian | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Evening Standard |   [1] |
| The Music | [2] |
| MusicOMH | [3] |
Double J described the album as "quiet, intelligently crafted and beautifully executed indie folk".[4] Nick Smith of MusicOMH found it to be "more of a return to the folky and atmospheric sonic blueprint of his debut" as well as "an ambiently powerful and a brilliantly immersive album".[3]
The Music's Guido Farnell opined that while Bury the Moon is "another accomplished album with plenty of depth from a talent who aims to reward his listeners" and "a very heartfelt affair", he felt that "wallowing in this much emotion does at times leave us wishing Ásgeir would break out a few party tunes".[2] Harry Fletcher, reviewing the album for the Evening Standard, called it "an album of introspective, emotive folktronica" and compared the album to the works of James Blake, James Vincent McMorrow and Bon Iver, calling this sound "the album's weakness as well as its strength" as "there's little to differentiate it from the influx of sensitive folktronica over recent years". He concluded that it "isn't the album to make Ásgeir stand out from the crowd".[1]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pictures" | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Youth" | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Breathe" | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Eventide" | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Lazy Giants" | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Overlay" | 2:53 |
| 7. | "Rattled Snow" | 3:38 |
| 8. | "Turn Gold to Sand" | 4:07 |
| 9. | "Living Water" | 4:33 |
| 10. | "Until Daybreak" | 4:23 |
| 11. | "Bury the Moon" | 4:24 |
| Total length: | 42:07 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Myndir" | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Bernskan" | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Heimþrá" | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Minning" | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Upp úr moldinni" | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Andann dregur" | 2:53 |
| 7. | "Glæður" | 3:38 |
| 8. | "Sátt" | 4:07 |
| 9. | "Lifandi vatnið" | 4:33 |
| 10. | "Hringsól" | 4:23 |
| 11. | "Vaðandi þurrt" | 4:26 |
| Total length: | 42:09 | |
Charts
edit| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 88 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 162 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[7] | 118 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 89 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 39 |
References
edit- ^ a b Fletcher, Harry (7 February 2020). "Ásgeir, Bury the Moon review: Icelandic singer-songwriter fades into sensitive folktronica's background". Evening Standard. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ a b Farnell, Guido (4 February 2020). "Album Review: Ásgeir – Bury the Moon". The Music. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ a b Smith, Nick (6 February 2020). "Ásgeir – Bury the Moon | Album Reviews". MusicOMH. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Ásgeir – Bury the Moon". Double J. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ Cashmere, Paul (16 February 2020). "Australian Charts: Green Day Father of All Motherfuckers Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Ásgeir – Bury the Moon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Ásgeir – Bury the Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ásgeir – Bury the Moon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Ásgeir – Bury the Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2023.