1st July 2024
Book Tickets
Born and raised in the Northern fishing village of Húsavík, the world initially met Axel in 2015 when he unveiled his independent debut Forest Fires EP. The title track ‘Forest Fires’ eventually gathered north of 74 million Spotify streams and counting. He engaged audiences with his Quiet Eyes EP [2017], Tourist EP [2020], and full-length debut You Stay by the Sea [2021]. From the latter, ‘You Stay By The Sea’ tallied over 5.2 million Spotify streams followed by ‘Tourist’ with 4.7 million Spotify streams. His debut album was met with widespread critical applause, earning praise from The Line of Best Fit, Atwood Magazine, NPR and American Songwriter among many other titles. In 2022 he released the collaborative EP Coexist which featured collaborations with Tusks, Hayden Calnin, Plàsi, and Ciaran Lavery. Having now amassed over 100 million streams and counting, the future is looking exciting for the Icelandic musician.
Starting 2024 with a handful of successful headliner shows across The Netherlands and Iceland, Axel’s active touring schedule shows no signs of slowing down. Prior to the album’s release he played SXSW in Texas and has embarked on two support stints across Denmark and Germany. He will be playing The Folklore Rooms in Brighton on Monday 1st July.
