Elias Rønnenfelt announces his debut solo album Heavy Glory, will drop on October 25th via Escho, and presents the new single “No One Else.” Heavy Glory is the sound of growing up in the world by throwing oneself into the world, made by someone whose only constant companions have been a pen and a guitar. The album tells tales of isolation, excess, and perseverance in the face of chaos.“No One Else” explores the feelings of love that arrive too late, leaving only memories. The self-directed video features a blindfolded Rønnenfelt riding a horse in the Wyoming plains, wandering the Las Vegas strip, and floating down a lazy river.

The Danish musician/poet best known as the lead singer and lyricist of Iceage first took shape in the spring of 2022, during the pandemic, when the world felt neither open nor closed. Rønnenfelt, “sick and tired of not being able to do what I do,” announced to his fans and friends that he would play shows anywhere in Europe, in any venue, to whoever wanted to hear his music. On the road, Rønnenfelt would write songs and play them the next day. These songs, which form the heart of Heavy Glory, were designed to be played anywhere, and they had to be: they were christened in forests and living rooms, bookstores and chapels.

Co-produced by Rønnenfelt and Nis Bysted, Heavy Glory was recorded in Copenhagen in chapters and moments over the course of a year. Collaborators include Iceage’s Dan Kjær Nielsen, Danish punk godfather Peter Peter, as well as singers Fauzia and Joanne Robertson (who Rønnenfelt has collaborated with before on numerous Dean Blunt releases). “I’ve done this so many times,” Rønnenfelt explains, speaking of the process of crafting a long player, “but capturing and crystallizing an album remains a singular ritual, just with different circumstances. We are capturing something that is hard to hold down.”

Elias Rønnenfelt will be performing on September 26 in New York, NY at Giorno Poetry Systems

Elias Rønnenfelt
Heavy Glory
Tracklist

1. Like Lovers Do
2. Another Round
3. Doomsday Childsplay
4. Close (featuring Fauzia)
5. No One Else
6. Stalker
7. Worm Grew a Spine
8. Soldier Song (featuring Joanne Robertson)
9. Unarmed
10. River of Madeleine
11. Sound Of Confusion (Spaceman 3 cover)
12. No Place to Fall (Townes Van Zandt cover)

Elias Rønnenfelt Live

Thu. Sept. 26 – New York, NY @ Giorno Poetry Systems

Purchase Rønnenfelt’s Poetry Book Sunken Heights HERE

Pre-order Heavy Glory HERE