AGENT FRESCO is an Icelandic band of startling originality known for volcan… Read Full Bio ↴AGENT FRESCO is an Icelandic band of startling originality known for volcanic performances of music spanning the jazz, pop, rock & hardcore genres. At the heart of their sound is a lyric intensity that flows through finely crafted lyrics, soaring rhapsodic melodies, sideways-pulling polyrhythms and spasmodic eruptions of aggressive guitar, supported on drums by a rhythmic ribcage varying in style from spiffy jazz to muscular rock.
This is emotion-soaked music projected with a stylistic confidence that earned this band the highest rating (KKKKK) from Kerrang! magazine. These four musicians are the real deal, impressive at any scale: electric or unplugged, on the stage or in the studio. And it is their studio work that is most in the news today.
In November 2010 Agent Fresco released their first full-length CD, an ambitious 17-track concept album entitled A Long Time Listening. Recognized as “an amazing album by the best rock band in the country today” (Morgunblaðið), it was immediately shortlisted for best album of the year by Icelandic music critics of both national newspapers, as well as for a Kraumur Award, and for the Nordic Music Prize, not to mention climbing to #1 on the charts of the gogoyoko music download site. And the respect of their fellow musicians is reflected in the number of front-ranking Icelandic performers who volunteered to sing back-up chorus on the title track of the album.
Plans are now underway for an upcoming tour of Europe to capitalize on the publicity the album has generated, and to strengthen the recognition they acquired from previous concert & festival appearances in England, France (ClassEu’Rock 08’), Netherlands (Eurosonic 10’) Denmark & Czechoslovakia.
Recognition was not slow in coming to this group of music students when they formed Agent Fresco back in 2008 to compete in the annual Musíktilraunir (Battle of the Bands) competition, which they swept convincingly, winning not only the grand prize, but also individual prizes for best guitarist, best drummer and best bassist. Since then they have received a Kraumur Award for their 2008 EP Lightbulb Universe, and were declared Best New Band (Bjartasta Von) at the Icelandic Music Awards in 2009.
The strength of their performances at the Iceland Airwaves music festival has brought them to the attention of international media such as KEXP radio (Seattle) and Kerrang! magazine (London), who have posted online interviews and performances of Agent Fresco on their websites. More impressive still, they have attracted the attention of filmmakers Bowen Staines and Gunnar B. Guðbjörnsson, who included considerable footage of the band in their Iceland Airwaves documentary Where´s the Snow?! which premiered at the Reykjavík International Film Festival in 2010. The band received additional international publicity as the focus of two episodes in Bowen Staines´ Don´t Panic TV web series.
Critical attention is still sharply focused on this band in 2011 with their nomination for a prestigious DV Culture Award and three nominations for the Icelandic Music Awards: Performer of the Year (Agent Fresco), Vocalist of the Year (Arnór Dan Arnarson) and Rock Album of the Year (A Long Time Listening).
But what the critics now proclaim audiences have known ever since they heard Eyes of a Cloud Catcher on the radio 3 years ago. Before it was even released, the band played this song at their first Iceland Airwaves in 2008, staring out in disbelief at a sea of swaying hands as the entire audience sang the chorus back to them, a cappella. That tribute of affection, now a ritual at every performance, caused a blogger at Airwaves 2010 to write:
"Seriously, this band is so impressive and the way the entire room sings along to their stunning Eyes Of A Cloud Catcher is a moment that'll live long in the memory of all here." (Kerrang blog, Airwaves 2010)
Agent Fresco are:
Arnór Dan Arnarson: vocals
Hrafnkell Örn Guðjónsson: drums / percussion
Vignir Rafn Hilmarsson: bass / upright bass
Þórarinn Guðnason: guitar / piano / programming
Official Website: www.agentfresco.is
This is emotion-soaked music projected with a stylistic confidence that earned this band the highest rating (KKKKK) from Kerrang! magazine. These four musicians are the real deal, impressive at any scale: electric or unplugged, on the stage or in the studio. And it is their studio work that is most in the news today.
In November 2010 Agent Fresco released their first full-length CD, an ambitious 17-track concept album entitled A Long Time Listening. Recognized as “an amazing album by the best rock band in the country today” (Morgunblaðið), it was immediately shortlisted for best album of the year by Icelandic music critics of both national newspapers, as well as for a Kraumur Award, and for the Nordic Music Prize, not to mention climbing to #1 on the charts of the gogoyoko music download site. And the respect of their fellow musicians is reflected in the number of front-ranking Icelandic performers who volunteered to sing back-up chorus on the title track of the album.
Plans are now underway for an upcoming tour of Europe to capitalize on the publicity the album has generated, and to strengthen the recognition they acquired from previous concert & festival appearances in England, France (ClassEu’Rock 08’), Netherlands (Eurosonic 10’) Denmark & Czechoslovakia.
Recognition was not slow in coming to this group of music students when they formed Agent Fresco back in 2008 to compete in the annual Musíktilraunir (Battle of the Bands) competition, which they swept convincingly, winning not only the grand prize, but also individual prizes for best guitarist, best drummer and best bassist. Since then they have received a Kraumur Award for their 2008 EP Lightbulb Universe, and were declared Best New Band (Bjartasta Von) at the Icelandic Music Awards in 2009.
The strength of their performances at the Iceland Airwaves music festival has brought them to the attention of international media such as KEXP radio (Seattle) and Kerrang! magazine (London), who have posted online interviews and performances of Agent Fresco on their websites. More impressive still, they have attracted the attention of filmmakers Bowen Staines and Gunnar B. Guðbjörnsson, who included considerable footage of the band in their Iceland Airwaves documentary Where´s the Snow?! which premiered at the Reykjavík International Film Festival in 2010. The band received additional international publicity as the focus of two episodes in Bowen Staines´ Don´t Panic TV web series.
Critical attention is still sharply focused on this band in 2011 with their nomination for a prestigious DV Culture Award and three nominations for the Icelandic Music Awards: Performer of the Year (Agent Fresco), Vocalist of the Year (Arnór Dan Arnarson) and Rock Album of the Year (A Long Time Listening).
But what the critics now proclaim audiences have known ever since they heard Eyes of a Cloud Catcher on the radio 3 years ago. Before it was even released, the band played this song at their first Iceland Airwaves in 2008, staring out in disbelief at a sea of swaying hands as the entire audience sang the chorus back to them, a cappella. That tribute of affection, now a ritual at every performance, caused a blogger at Airwaves 2010 to write:
"Seriously, this band is so impressive and the way the entire room sings along to their stunning Eyes Of A Cloud Catcher is a moment that'll live long in the memory of all here." (Kerrang blog, Airwaves 2010)
Agent Fresco are:
Arnór Dan Arnarson: vocals
Hrafnkell Örn Guðjónsson: drums / percussion
Vignir Rafn Hilmarsson: bass / upright bass
Þórarinn Guðnason: guitar / piano / programming
Official Website: www.agentfresco.is
Mono No Aware
Agent Fresco Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Mono No Aware' by these artists:
Eight Gates Everything will disappear with the wind Ohhh radiant stars h…
Great Grandpa You severed the stone intently thrown At the bird in the…
The Odious Treading open water In a sea of selective memory The days…
The Smoking Room I'm ashamed by the things I've seen inside of my…
Walk the Moon Still awake, eyes still closed The feel of your face on…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Agent Fresco:
A Long Time Listening Skylines drew lines under my eyes How the chime came quickl…
Above These City Lights Pull my heart out My memories of him i fail To feel…
Angst These words wear subtle wreaths of sweat When will they reac…
Bemoan I don′t know if I know you all But our blood…
Dark Water We hold by skinny hands Trying to warm what age has…
Destrier Sweat is thick on hide Setting sun alights I've combed each …
Eyes of a Cloud Catcher Try to sleep you should try to sleep you're in every sing…
Howls I've escaped Sundering the face of cadence Impatient to find…
In The Dirtiest Deep Of Hope Keep your head down This won't last us for long Keep your…
Let Them See Us I don't know if I know you all but our blood…
Of Keen Gaze Swim Have to swim Lips are leaking Speaking oily trench rem…
Paused I've seen enough Had to fall with weight of water I am…
Pianissimo With a cannibal love tongue Leaving the mouth long Cavernous…
Pyre I see your ghost It finds no rest Leaning close From crest o…
See Hell I woke up with charcoal hands Clouds of grime crimes crown…
Silhouette Palette Keep resting on my arm the seething sparkles numb your shi…
Translations Pulsating through Wary dew Summer loss Coughs Carry through…
Wait For Me I've lost control. Had the heaviest heart on hold with the…
Yellow Nights Flay Open up Let swirl through In mute Flay Open up …
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Manuel Tavares
This song is pure perfection, simply put. Sounds like a bundle of jewels, precious sonic parts that united make a beautiful journey. The composition and the way it grows and progresses is simply genius. So delicate, so mysterious, showing off slowly, growing on intensity The discovery of every next part and how this song mutates and evolves is such a delicious surprise. Just want to loop it forever. Just brilliant Agent Fresco!!
Dinna
Perfect use of a leitmotif to round off the album! The way it plays the intro to the first track at the end is an awesome way of bookending the whole thing!
Milk
This album is like a soundtrack to a movie, but it precedes any visuals. It's the only album I can put on at any time and fully become immersed in it.
TheGuy
First time I actualy really listened this song with good headphones... The title of this song makes just perfect sense now, brilliant
MiscDisc
The song that keeps on giving. Absolutly the most powerfull track of the album IMO.
Josh R
Agent Fresco has to be the most loveable band i've ever listened too. I haven't heard a single song that hasn't impressed or soothed me in one way or another <3
Sidney Smith
Wow, I'm amazed, This is a true epic.
Gabri
One of my favorite songs...
Rajat Srivastava
I wish the song never ends
ulfingvar1
Now this is massively impressive..