Dýrð í dauðaþögn

Dýrð í dauðaþögn is the debut album by the Icelandic singer-songwriter Ásgeir Trausti. The album was recorded in three or four months in the summer of 2012.^[1] Most of the original Icelandic lyrics were written by Ásgeir's father.^[1]

Dýrð í dauðaþögn
Studio album by Ásgeir Trausti
Released	September 2012
Recorded	Hljóðrita Studios, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Genre	Indie folk
Length	39:58
Language	Icelandic
Label	Sena
Producer	Guðmundur Kristinn Jónsson
Ásgeir Trausti chronology
Dýrð í dauðaþögn (2012) In the Silence (2013)
Singles from Dýrð í dauðaþögn
"Sumargestur" "Leyndarmál" "Dýrð í dauðaþögn" "Nýfallið regn" "Hærra"

The album reached number thirty-four in Denmark,^[2] and number one in Iceland where it has since been awarded triple platinum certification.^[3][4] It became the best selling debut album ever in Iceland.^[5] It is also reported to be owned by one in every ten people in Iceland.^[6]

As well as being nominated for the Best Album of the Year award at the 2012 Nordic Music Prize,^[7] the album won the Album of the Year at the 2012 Icelandic Music Awards and it received a Kraumur Award.^[8][9]

In the Silence, an English language version of the album, translated by the American musician John Grant, was released online on 28 October 2013, and physically on January 27, 2014.^[4] Only the vocal part is different from Dýrð í dauðaþögn.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hærra"		3:29
2.	"Dýrð í dauðaþögn"	Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson, Júlíus Aðalsteinn Róbertsson	3:57
3.	"Sumargestur"		3:57
4.	"Leyndarmál"	Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson, Einar Georg Einarsson, Júlíus Aðalsteinn Róbertsson	3:39
5.	"Hljóða nótt"	Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson, Júlíus Aðalsteinn Róbertsson	3:58
6.	"Nýfallið regn"		3:39
7.	"Heimförin"		4:53
8.	"Að grafa sig í fönn"		4:13
9.	"Samhljómur"	Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson, Júlíus Aðalsteinn Róbertsson	4:25
10.	"Þennan dag"		3:49

All tracks are written by Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson and Einar Georg Einarsson except where noted

Personnel

Musicians^[10]

• Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson – vocals (all tracks), backing vocals (all tracks), guitar (all tracks), bass guitar (tracks 6, 9, 10), keyboards (tracks 1–9), piano (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
• Sigurður Guðmundsson – keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9), piano (track 2), bass guitar (tracks 2, 3, 4), backing vocals (track 3), harmonium (track 5)
• Kristinn Snær Agnarsson – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9), percussion (track 3)
• Þorsteinn Einarsson – guitar (tracks 2, 3), backing vocals (tracks 3, 10)
• Samúel Jón Samúelsson – trombone (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 9)
• Kjartan Hákonarson – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 9)
• Óskar Guðjónsson – saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 9)
• Valdimar Kolbeinn Sigurjónsson – bass guitar (track 1)
• Ingi Björn Ingasson – bass guitar (track 4)

Recording personnel^[11]

• Guðmundur Kristinn Jónsson – producer, recording, mixing
• Sigurður Guðmundsson – recording
• Kristinn Snær Agnarsson – recording
• Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson – recording

Other personnel^[11]

• Svarti Hrinhurinn – cover art
• Jónína de la Rosa – photography
• Bobby Breiðholt – design

Charts

Weekly charts 2012–2013 weekly chart performance for Dýrð í dauðaþögn Chart (2012–2013) Peak position Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[12] 34 Icelandic Albums 1

Year-end charts 2016 year-end charts for Dýrð í dauðaþögn Chart (2016) Position Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[13] 12 2017 year-end charts for Dýrð í dauðaþögn Chart (2017) Position Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[14] 17 2018 year-end charts for Dýrð í dauðaþögn Chart (2018) Position Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[15] 28 2019 year-end charts for Dýrð í dauðaþögn Chart (2019) Position Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[16] 33 2020 year-end charts for Dýrð í dauðaþögn Chart (2020) Position Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[17] 32 2021 year-end charts for Dýrð í dauðaþögn Chart (2021) Position Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[18] 22 2022 year-end charts for Dýrð í dauðaþögn Chart (2022) Position Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[19] 8 2023 year-end charts for Dýrð í dauðaþögn Chart (2023) Position Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[20] 11 2024 year-end charts for Dýrð í dauðaþögn Chart (2024) Position Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[21] 11

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Iceland (FHF)[22]	4× Platinum	40,000[23]

References

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9. "Kraumslistinn 2012". Kraumur Music Fund (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 November 2013.
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22. "Tónlistinn – Plötur" [The Music – Albums] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on August 24, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
23. "Söluviðurkenningar" (in Icelandic). Félag hljómplötuframleiðenda. Retrieved August 24, 2024.