Myrkvi releases new studio album "Early Warning"

Nov 1

Nov 1 Myrkvi releases new studio album "Early Warning"

Icelandic artist Myrkvi is back with his brand new album “Early Warning”.

Featuring the singles Miserable People, Self-Pity and Draumabyrjun, “Early Warning” represents the conclusion of the past and the transition into something wholly new for Myrkvi (formerly of the band Vio). Created with his long-time collaborator Yngvi Holm, the record ushers in a dazzling new dawn for the pair and serves as a reflection on their ‘90s roots, wasted years, and their common sense of lunacy.

Recorded in a studio nestled amongst the quiet Icelandic valley Mosfellsdalur — a space that has become something of a second home for the pair over the last decade — The name “Early Warning” alludes to something brewing under the surface, and the spectacular things still to come.

Made up of a guitar-driven collection of songs, the album sees Myrkvi and Yngvi Holm carve out a soundscape more vivid and extensive than any of their previous releases. The product of intense development over a long period of time, “Early Warning” is a culmination of ideas that the duo have long sought to express.

Check out the video for Miserable People below.

Written during the difficult period where Myrkvi found the dust of his early musical success had began to settle, the album grapples with a diverse range of topics including the feeling of not knowing where to go, the lunacy of choosing to spend your life chasing an evasive dream, and the looming break-up of the artist’s original band Vio. It also features tracks that touch on friendship, revelry and the desire to forget your troubles, as well as a cheeky ridicule of the race for prosperity and a handful of allusions to love and depression.

The album also features warped artwork comprising paintings by Freydís Halldórsdóttir, inspired by a childhood nightmare.

With “Early Warning” already attracting praise from the likes of Sound Kartell, Icelandic Times, Reykjavik Grapevine, and more, Nordic Music Central enthused: “With each track they present themselves as true professionals who have the ability to catch the spirit of the moment… [they] remind us of what guitar bands used to sound like.”

Having spent the past year touring extensively across Germany, the Netherlands and Poland, Myrkvi will celebrate the new album’s release with an appearance at Iceland Airwaves this November - find details of the set here.