Danish quartet Iceage have a new album coming out next month, but the band has just released two new singles.


While you’re waiting for the new album, Plowing Into the Field of Love, to come out October 7, Iceage’s offered up two new songs and little bit of insight into their music.

Frontman Elias Bender Rønnenfelt told Pitchfork that the band, ideally, “should not only cover the emotions that come with a clenched fist, but everything that comes with living our lives.”
That said, it’s still an album that’s full of the darker side of human emotionality. On that note, Rønnenfelt says: “Some people have mistaken this record for being more positive or lighthearted, but opening up the songs actually just enhances the yearning and the anxiety. We’ve never really been a band that’s stated anything. We’re only raising questions.”

As for the cover art? “It doesn’t have any big symbolism.” The funny story behind it is that the leg is actually bassist Jakob’s little brother, and came together rather haphazardly after their original cover art idea (a painting) failed miserably.

“How Many” is passionate and a bit chaotic. Its instrumentals are fast paced and clanging, with layers of sound that add to the frenetic feel and almost urgency of the song.

“Glassy Eyed, Dormant, and Veiled” from the get go sounds darker. It’s drawn out; Rønnenfelt’s vocals are heavier, with more of a melancholic anger. The instrumentals are similar in pace and layering to “How Many” but the song has an entirely different feel thanks to the difference in the vocals.

Check out the new songs below.