Iceage's Elias Rønnenfelt announces debut solo album, Heavy Glory

Heavy Glory first took shape in the spring of 2022, during the curious coda of the pandemic, when the world felt neither open nor closed. Rønnenfelt, “sick and tired of not being able to do what I do,” announced to his fans and friends that he would play shows anywhere in Europe, in any venue, to whoever wanted to hear his music. On the road, Rønnenfelt would write songs and play them the next day. These songs, which form the heart of Heavy Glory, were designed to be played anywhere, and they had to be: they were christened in forests and living rooms, bookstores and chapels.

Co-produced by Rønnenfelt and Nis Bysted, Heavy Glory was recorded in Copenhagen in chapters and moments over the course of a year. Collaborators include Iceage’s Dan Kjær Nielsen, Danish punk godfather Peter Peter, and singers Joanne Robertson (Elias and Joanne have collaborated before, on a number of recent Dean Blunt releases) and Fauzia. “I’ve done this so many times,” Rønnenfelt explains, speaking of the process of crafting a long player, “but capturing and crystallising an album remains a singular ritual, just with different circumstances. We are capturing something that is hard to hold down.”

Tracklist:

1. Like Lovers Do
2. Another Round
3. Doomsday Childsplay
4. Close (featuring Fauzia)
5. No One Else
6. Stalker
7. Worm Grew a Spine
8. Soldier Song (featuring Joanne Robertson)
9. Unarmed
10. River of Madeleine
11. Sound Of Confusion (Spaceman 3 cover)
12. No Place to Fall (Townes Van Zandt cover)