{"id":368275,"date":"2026-04-07T18:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/368275\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T18:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:54:13","slug":"iceage-announce-new-album-for-love-of-grace-the-hereafter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/368275\/","title":{"rendered":"Iceage Announce New Album For Love of Grace &#038; the Hereafter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/29540-iceage\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iceage<\/a> are back with a new album\u2014their first since 2021\u2014next month. For Love of Grace &amp; the Hereafter is out May 29th via <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/mexicansummer.com\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/mexicansummer.com\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/mexicansummer.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mexican Summer<\/a>, and its announcement arrives alongside a music video for a new song, \u201cEmber,\u201d directed by the band and frontman <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/elias-ronnenfelt\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elias R\u00f8nnenfelt<\/a>\u2019s sister, Ira. The clip captures a solid day of shenanigans, which include dirt-biking, graffitiing, flying a kite, brandishing various plushies and smoke flares, and befriending a herd of sheep. Check it out below.<\/p>\n<p>For Love of Grace &amp; the Hereafter was recorded in 2025 at Silence Studio in rural Sweden, the same space where Iceage made their 2014 album <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/19806-iceage-plowing-into-the-field-of-love\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Plowing Into the Field of Love<\/a>. Longtime friend-of-the-band Nis Bysted assisted with mixing and producing the LP. \u201cThe songs needed to be immediate, urgent, raw, and fast,\u201d R\u00f8nnenfelt said in a press statement. \u201cWe wanted to try to shed any unnecessary weight. Catching outlets of energy is what excites us the most.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmber\u201d is the second single Iceage have shared from For Love of Grace &amp; the Hereafter, following last month\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/tracks\/iceage-star\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Star<\/a>.\u201d Its release marked the group\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/iceage-return-with-first-single-in-5-years\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first new music<\/a> since 2021\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/iceage-seek-shelter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seek Shelter<\/a>. In the interim, R\u00f8nnenfelt in particular has stayed busy, releasing his debut solo album, <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/elias-ronnenfelt-heavy-glory\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heavy Glory<\/a>, in 2024 and following it up with another LP, <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/elias-ronnenfelt-speak-daggers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Speak Daggers<\/a>, last year.<\/p>\n<p>Revisit Madison Bloom\u2019s 2021 profile <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/features\/interview\/iceage-interview-seek-shelter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iceage\u2019s Ruthless Evolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For Love of Grace &amp; the Hereafter:<br \/>01 Ember<br \/>02 Match Head Girl<br \/>03 The Weak<br \/>04 No Fear<br \/>05 Salve for Every Sore<br \/>06 mother-of-pearl<br \/>07 Tender Blades<br \/>08 1835<br \/>09 Star<br \/>10 Lifetime<br \/>11 Holy Water<br \/>12 True Blue<\/p>\n<p><a tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-offer-retailer=\"Rough Trade\" data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.roughtrade.com\/en-us\/product\/iceage\/for-love-of-grace-and-the-hereafter#56972421235019\" class=\"external-link BaseLink-haTOKm ProductEmbedImageLink-jFLWFI irzgnn EImPI\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/cna.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&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/cna.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\" rel=\"sponsored noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain: Art, Painting, Adult, Person, Modern Art, and Wedding\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Iceage%20-%20%20For%20Love%20of%20Grace%20&#038;%20the%20Hereafter%20-%20album%20art.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Iceage: For Love of Grace &amp; the Hereafter<\/p>\n<p>Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated Ira R\u00f8nnenfelt\u2019s relationship to Elias R\u00f8nnenfelt. It has been updated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Iceage are back with a new album\u2014their first since 2021\u2014next month. 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