Vök Shares New Single “Erase You” + Announces UK Headline Dates
January 14, 2019 BY Nettwerk
“Vök makes a lot of sense in a country (Iceland) with such an amazing landscape.” – Stereogum
“The hype around Margrét Rán and co isn’t the result of any high school hangover but in fact completely justified.” – Clash
“Easy-listening songs that have unexpected, plunging depths.” – Consequence of Sound
Icelandic electronic dream-pop trio Vök have shared “Erase You“, the latest single from their second full-length LP In The Dark, slated for release on March 1st via Nettwerk Music Group.
As with previous singles (“Autopilot” and “Night & Day“), “Erase You” sees the band exploring their ‘pop sound’ even further than before. An exciting catchy R&B number, it’s a song about “a person who pushed me off the edge to a point when all I wanted to do was to erase them from my life“, explained singer Margrét Rán. “The lyrics are a bit naive but really straight forward which it was the intention. I co-wrote it with James Earp and we had a great fun writing the song because we could definitely relate to this frustration so we exaggerated the immoral lyrics a bit.”
Listen & Share – “Erase You”:
These singles are the trio’s first new material since the release of their critically acclaimed debut album Figure in 2017, which last year won Album of the Year in the Icelandic Music Awards (a category that also featured Auður and Kiasmos).
Written and recorded by Margrét Rán & Einar Stef in collaboration with UK producer James Earp (Bipolar Sunshine, Fickle Friends, Lewis Capaldi), their forthcoming new album In the Dark sees Vök creating their most immediate sounding and most accessible album yet. Recorded in the band’s home studio in Reykjavík, Iceland and in Notting Hill, London in early 2018, each song on In the Dark has its own definable character or theme, from Night & Day’s ‘obsession’ to the crushing ‘disappointment’ in Autopilot.
After a successful tour with Editors throughout Germany & Poland late last year, the band will be returning to Europe next month for a huge 21-date headline tour, including 5 UK dates. Full list of shows below.
In The Dark Headline EU Tour:
11th Feb – Prague, Czech Republic @ Futurum Music Bar
12th Feb – Brno, Czech Republic @ Kabinet MÚZ
13th Feb – Budapest, Hungary @ A38
14th Feb – Zegreb, Croatia @ Tvornica Kulture
15th Feb – Pordenone, Italy @ Capitol Pordenone
16th Feb – Innsbruck, Austria @ Treibhaus
18th Feb – Leizpig, Germany @ Neues Schauspiel
19th Feb – Warsaw, Poland @ NIEBO
20th Feb – Wroclaw, Poland @ Stary Klasztor
21st Feb – Poznan, Poland @ Próżność
22nd Mar – Reykjavik, Iceland @ Iðnó
23rd Mar – Akureyri, Iceland @ Græni Hatturinn
27th Mar – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg
28th Mar – Groningen, Netherlands @ VERA
29th Mar – Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Rotown
30th Mar – Utrucht, Netherlands @ EKKO
1st Apr – Koln, Germany @ Yuca Club
2nd Apr – Hamburg, Germany – Knust
3rd Apr – Kobenhavn, Denmark @ Hotel Cecil
4th Apr – Grünerløkka, Norway @ Krøsset
5th Apr – Stockholm, Sweden @ Obaren
7th Apr – Berlin, Germany @ Gretchen
8th Apr – Munich, Germany @ Ampere
9th Apr – Milan, Italy @ Arci Ohibo
10th Apr – Fribourg, Switzerland @ Fri-Son
11th Apr – Paris, France @ Le Pop-Up du Label
13th Apr – Brighton, UK @ Komedia
14th Apr – Birmingham, UK @ The Cuban Embassy
15th Apr – Glasgow, UK @ Broadcast
16th Apr – Manchester, UK @ YES
17th Apr – London, UK @ Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen
