iceage
{{Short description|Danish punk rock band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{other uses|Ice age (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Iceage
| image = iceage_DSC04334.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Iceage in Aarhus in 2016
| origin = Copenhagen, Denmark
| genre = {{hlist|Post-punk|art punk|noise rock|post-hardcore}}
| years_active = 2008–present
| label = {{flatlist|
- Escho
- Posh Isolation
- Dais
- Big Love
- What's Your Rupture?
- Tambourhinoceros
- Matador
- Mexican Summer
}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
- Sexdrome
- Cult of Youth
- Lower
- Marching Church
- War (Vår)
- Lust For Youth
- Sky Ferreira
}}
| website = {{URL|http://iceagecopenhagen.eu/|iceagecopenhagen.eu}}
| current_members =
- Johan Surrballe Wieth
- Dan Kjær Nielsen
- Elias Bender Rønnenfelt
- Jakob Tvilling Pless
- Casper Morilla
| past_members =
}}
Iceage is a Danish punk rock band from Copenhagen.{{cite news|url=http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/now-slammin-iceage-in-brooklyn/ |title=Now Slammin' - Iceage in Brooklyn |publisher=New York Times Style Magazine|date= 16 June 2011|access-date=8 July 2011 |first=Christine |last=Muhlke}} The band was formed in 2008 and has released the albums New Brigade (2011), You're Nothing (2013), Plowing Into the Field of Love (2014), Beyondless (2018), and Seek Shelter (2021).
The band's frontman, Elias Bender Rønnenfelt, also released two albums, This World Is Not Enough (2015) and Telling It Like It Is (2016), under the name Marching Church.{{Cite web |date=17 August 2016 |title=Marching Church (Iceage's Elias Bender Rønnenfelt) Announce New Album, Share "Heart of Life" Video: Watch {{!}} Pitchfork |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/67605-marching-church-iceages-elias-bender-rnnenfelt-announce-new-album-share-heart-of-life-video-watch/ |access-date=29 November 2016 |website=Pitchfork.com}}
He released his first solo album, Heavy Glory in 2024 and the collaborative EP Lucre with Dean Blunt in 2025.
History
Iceage were formed in 2008, when the members of the band averaged 17 years old.{{cite web|last=Lymangrover |first=Jason |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/iceage-mn0002658277 |title=Iceage – Music Biography, Credits and Discography |website=AllMusic |date=7 January 2011 |access-date=20 February 2013}} They signed to Escho to release their debut 7" in 2009{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Iceage-Iceage/master/302572|title=Iceage - Iceage|website=Discogs.com|access-date=7 May 2021}} and later on also to Tambourhinoceros in Denmark and Dais Records in the United States. They were then picked up by What's Your Rupture? Records for international release,{{cite web |url=http://www.whatsyourrupture.com/iceage |title=Iceage |publisher=What's Your Rupture? |access-date=8 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627181629/http://www.whatsyourrupture.com/iceage |archive-date=27 June 2011 |url-status=dead }} and their debut album New Brigade was released in January 2011 in Denmark and on 21 June 2011, in the US.{{cite web|url=http://www.iceagecopenhagen.blogspot.com/ |title=Iceage |website=Iceagecopenhagen.blogspot.com|access-date=8 July 2011}}
In February 2013, Iceage released their second studio album, You're Nothing, after signing with the independent record label Matador Records.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/48615-iceage-sign-to-matador-for-new-album/|title=Iceage Sign to Matador for New Album |publisher=Pitchfork|date= 16 November 2012|access-date=7 March 2013}} It earned a four star rating (out of five) from Allmusic and four-and-a-half stars out of five from Humo.{{cite web|access-date=2020-01-27|title=Iceage - You're Nothing ★★★★½|url=https://www.humo.be/cd-reviews/231367/iceage-youre-nothing|website=Humo.be|date=7 March 2013 }}
Iceage's third studio album, Plowing Into the Field of Love, was released in October 2014 by Matador.{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/news/56147-iceage-announce-plowing-into-the-field-of-love-lp/ | title=Iceage Announce Plowing Into the Field of Love LP | publisher=Pitchfork | date=4 September 2014 | access-date=6 October 2014 | author=Beauchemin, Molly}}{{cite web|url=http://store.matadorrecords.com/plowing-into-the-field-of-love|title=Plowing Into the Field of Love|publisher=Matador|access-date=6 October 2014}} The album marked a shift for the band, moving away from their hardcore punk roots and embracing a broader sonic pallet, as well as influences like Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen. All three albums received a nomination for IMPALA's European Independent Album of the Year Award.{{cite web|title=23 albums up for European Independent Album of the Year Award|url=http://www.impalamusic.org/node/346|work=IMPALA|date=29 January 2015|access-date=26 February 2015|archive-date=26 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226140536/http://www.impalamusic.org/node/346|url-status=dead}} Iceage released their fourth album, Beyondless, on 4 May 2018 through Matador.{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/iceage-announce-new-album-beyondless-share-new-song-with-sky-ferreira-listen/ | title=Iceage Announce New Album Beyondless, Share New Song With Sky Ferreira: Listen | publisher=Pitchfork | date=1 March 2018 | access-date=5 May 2018 | author=Blais-Billie, Braudie}}
On 7 May 2021, Iceage released their fifth album Seek Shelter.{{cite web |last1=Coughlan |first1=Jamie |title=Post Punk: Iceage Share New Track 'Vendetta', Announce New Album 'Seek Shelter' |url=https://overblown.co.uk/post-punk-iceage-share-new-track-vendetta-announce-new-album-seek-shelter/ |website=Overblown.co.uk |access-date=27 February 2021}} It was their first album working with an outside producer (Sonic Boom of Spacemen 3), and their first album to feature guitarist Casper Morilla, who joined the band in 2019.
Band members
- Elias Bender Rønnenfelt – vocals, guitar (born 24 March 1992){{Cite web|url=https://politiken.dk/kultur/musik/art5433455/Dansk-punk-anno-2013-Drengene-fra-fritidsklubben-tog-p%C3%A5-tour-i-hele-verden|title=Dansk punk anno 2013: Drengene fra fritidsklubben tog på tour i hele verden|date=16 February 2013|website=Politiken.dk|access-date=7 May 2021}}
- Johan Surrballe Wieth – guitar, backing vocals (born 13 September 1991)
- Jakob Tvilling Pless – bass (born 10 November 1992)
- Dan Kjær Nielsen – drums (born 11 October 1991)
- Casper Morilla – guitar (Born 31 March 1985), joined in 2019
Discography
Studio albums
- New Brigade (2011)
- You're Nothing (2013)
- Plowing Into the Field of Love (2014)
- Beyondless (2018)
- Seek Shelter (2021)
Extended plays
- Iceage (2009)
- Lower / Iceage (2013; split)
- To the Comrades (2013)
Singles
- "New Brigade" (2010)
- "Broken Bone" (2011)
- "White Rune" (2011)
- "Ecstasy" (2013)
- "Wounded Hearts" (2013)
- "The Lord's Favorite" (2014)
- "Catch It" (2018)
- "Pain Killer" (2018)
- "Take It All" (2018)
- "The Day the Music Dies" (2018)
- "Hurrah" (2018)
- "Lockdown Blues" (2020)
- "The Holding Hand" (2021)
- "Vendetta" (2021)
Live albums
- Coalition (2011)
- Live, April Fools Day (2014)
- Live 2014 (2015)
References
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External links
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Category:Danish musical quartets
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Category:Post-punk revival music groups
Category:Danish indie rock groups
Category:Matador Records artists
Category:Musical groups established in 2008