Danish Singer/Songwriter Agnes Obel coming to Chicago on November 1, 2014
The talented and extraordinary Danish singer/songwriter/musician Agnes Obel will bring her magical chamber/pop music to Chicago’s Park West on Saturday, November 1, 2014.
The Chicago date is part of several North American concerts she is playing this fall to support the October 7 release of her Aventine deluxe edition (that includes a song remixed by iconic film director and Agnes fan David Lynch), and a limited edition, double vinyl LP release of Aventine and her first album, Philharmonics. Both albums have received tremendous reviews and achieved either Gold or Platinum status in numerous countries across Europe.
PBS NewsHour’s Art Beat recently did a fabulous piece on Agnes Obel that gives a quick and excellent look at this amazing performer: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/agnes-obel-taps-into-the-pianos-dreamy-nature/
While Agnes is indeed a Danish singer/songwriter/musician, the Austin Chronicle noted that she “is far out on the edge of that genre, sculpting ethereal soundscapes that at times float near the classical realm.”
Obel started playing piano when she was about six, and grew up in an unconventional home. She was raised by a mother who was a brilliant musician and a father who collected exotic musical instruments, and who together filled their family’s home with music, fine art and encouragement.
Obel’s musical influences were varied – Swedish jazz pianist Jan Johansson, PJ Harvey, Claude Debussy, Joni Mitchell and Roy Orbison. She was discovered on MySpace, and her 2010 debut album, Philharmonics, has been certified five-times Platinum in her native Denmark, Platinum in Belgium and France and Gold in Holland, as well as winning her five major awards at the 2011 Danish Music Awards: Album, Pop Release, Debut Album, Female Artist, and Songwriter of the Year.
Aventine, her sophomore release that was released in late 2013, has already been certified Platinum in France and Gold in Denmark and Belgium and won her critical praise throughout Europe, the U.K., Canada and now the United States. Obel lives in Berlin. Learn more about this talented performer at www.agnesobel.com.
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