Ásgeir, Tusks
Stoughton Opera House 381 E. Main St., Stoughton, Wisconsin 53589
press release:
Other-worldly, emotional, soul-searching and beautiful are just a few words used by fans to describe the music of Icelandic indi-folktronica sensation Ásgeir. Since his 2012 debut release Dýrð í Dauðaþögn (In the Silence) Ásgeir has become a sweeping success in his native country where it is estimated that about ten percent of the population owns the album. Thanks to the English language release a year later and the 2017 follow-up, Afterglow, Ásgeir has gained a world-wide audience.
Currently on a tour that takes him through Canada, the U.S., Europe and Japan, Ásgeir will stop at the Stoughton Opera House on Wednesday, September 20 at 7:30 pm. Along with Ásgeir’s hypnotic vocals and his haunting instrumentation fans will enjoy lyrics written by the poet Einar Georg Einarsson, Ásgeir’s father, and Steini his brother. This is a rare opportunity to see a rising international star on the historic stage of the Stoughton Opera House.
TUSKS Supports
TUSKS aka Emily Underhill was an “imaginative child” growing up on the south coast of England, where she’d fantasize about “other worlds to run around in” and experiment on her family’s household piano. Now, rising producer, singer and multi-instrumentalist TUSKS is touring with Ásgeir sharing songs from her latest album, Dissolve, which she describes as “Evolving dark pop”. It’s the purest distillation of Emily as a person, and it strikes a uniquely human chord through its melodies, which are at once comfortingly familiar and refreshing.
Tickets are available for Ásgeir, supported by TUSKS at the Stoughton Opera House Box Office. Stop in during office hours, order by phone at (608) 877-4400, or online at www.stoughtonoperahouse.com.