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
Pyre
Agent Fresco Lyrics
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It finds no rest
Leaning close
From crest of bed
"So lonely is the night, pull me in tonight"
Loneliness has…
My best evades
Tongues will climb
And we taste escape
Own me for this night
Hold me close tonight
Loneliness has only shown me I can't let you go…
Tainted nails paint the red of tails
You're guiding gust through every trail
Writing lust through every trail
Deep screams underneath these sheets
Pull us tautly
Leave us thrown
Haunt inside me
Leave us thrown
We both belong to longings of past
Can you see the pyre below?
We both belong to longings of wrath
Can you feel the fire grow?
"Lonely is the night, pull me in tonight"
Loneliness has only shown me I can't let you go
This burning paints us wet with silhouette sweat
Own me for tonight
Hold me close tonight
Loneliness has only shown me…
Loneliness has only shown me I can't let you go
This burning paints us wet with silhouette sweat
We both belong to longings of past
Can you see the pyre below?
We both belong to longings of wrath
Can you feel the fire grow?
Loneliness has only shown me
I can't let you go
Slowly show me
How to let you go
The lyrics of Agent Fresco's "Pyre" conjure up vivid images of a haunted night with a ghostly presence looming over the singer. The singer describes seeing the ghost of a past lover that finds no rest, who is leaning over the crest of their bed. The loneliness of the night is palpable, and as the singer surrenders to it, they ask to be pulled in. The haunting image and feeling of loss and longing reverberate throughout the song, symbolized by the pyre burning below. The pyre is a metaphor for the grief and desire that the singer and their lost love share. The haunting lyrics gradually build together with the music to create a deeply emotional and moving experience.
Line by Line Meaning
I see your ghost
The memory of you still lingers
It finds no rest
It's still haunting me
Leaning close
The memory is vivid
From crest of bed
From the top of my bed where we used to lay together
So lonely is the night, pull me in tonight
I'm feeling lonely and I need you
Loneliness has...
The feeling of loneliness has taken over
Chest races
My heart is beating fast
My best evades
I can't think straight
Tongues will climb
We'll kiss passionately
And we taste escape
And forget our troubles
Own me for this night
Be mine for the night
Hold me close tonight
Embrace me tightly
Tainted nails paint the red of tails
Your red nail polish reminds me of passion
You're guiding gust through every trail
You're leading me through every path
Writing lust through every trail
Making passionate memories in every path we go
Deep screams underneath these sheets
Our lovemaking is intense
Pull us tautly
We're caught up in the moment
Leave us thrown
Let us surrender to our passion
Haunt inside me
The feeling of you is still inside me
We both belong to longings of past
We're both still longing for what we used to have
Can you see the pyre below?
Can you feel the intense passion burning inside us?
We both belong to longings of wrath
Our passion is intense and burning
Can you feel the fire grow?
Can you feel our passion growing stronger?
This burning paints us wet with silhouette sweat
Our passion is making us wet with sweat
Loneliness has only shown me I can't let you go
Loneliness has made me realize that I can't move on from you
Slowly show me
Teach me how
How to let you go
To move on from you
Contributed by Wyatt B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Lythience
Lyrics
I see your ghost
It finds no rest
Leaning close
From crest of bed
"So lonely is the night, pull me in tonight"
Loneliness has...
Chest races
My best evades
Tongues will climb
And we taste escape
Own me for this night
Hold me close tonight
Loneliness has only shown me I can't let you go...
Tainted nails paint the red of tails
You're guiding gust through every trail
Writing lust through every trail
Deep screams underneath these sheets
Pull us tautly
Leave us thrown
Haunt inside me
Leave us thrown
We both belong to longings of past
Can you see the pyre below?
We both belong to longings of wrath
Can you feel the fire grow?
"Lonely is the night, pull me in tonight"
Loneliness has only shown me I can't let you go
This burning paints us wet with silhouette sweat
Own me for tonight
Hold me close tonight
Loneliness has only shown me...
Loneliness has only shown me I can't let you go
This burning paints us wet with silhouette sweat
We both belong to longings of past
Can you see the pyre below?
We both belong to longings of wrath
Can you feel the fire grow?
Loneliness has only shown me
I can't let you go
Slowly show me
How to let you go
Ramiro Spinelli
This song has everything, catchy, dinamic, very original and technical
Artur Malachowski
Great album. Saw these guys opening for Leprous last saturday in Copenhagen... pure magic!
DioHard Reacts
Notice how the Drums match the Bass line with the Basedrum, every single hit. Also the top drums play along with the guitar. This shit is GENIUS!
Diego H
One of the best bands in this damned world right now, absolutly! c'mooooooooooon!!!
olli2591
Wow, thanks for uploading the whole album! This is my favourite song on this awesome album...these guitar sounds combined with the beat...so brilliant.
Neil Mac
I love the beats in this tune as a drummer myself polymeters and linear patterns boggle me abit this dudes got it down yet hes not robotic it's got feel and dynamics also....wicked stuff
Neil Maccannell
This album is just as impressive in 2019 I never heard of agent fresco till last year fakkk as a musician of many genres myself I can't pin them and that's awesome dark water and eyes of a cloud catcher stand out with pyre and that opethy track that reminds me of deliverence at the end lol
Demonstealer
What an incredible band!!!!
Princesa Tartaruga
Amazing song 👏👏👏
shirin seerwani
This is really amazing and awesome .Keep going.