Iceage today announce their sixth studio album, “For Love of Grace & the Hereafter”, will be out on May 29th, 2026, via Mexican Summer and release the new single “Ember”.
Produced and mixed by the band and Nis Bysted, “For Love of Grace & the Hereafter” is Iceage’s tightest album to date, even glossy at times, but not tight enough to dull its pulse. With wordless howls, nastily detuned riffs that bend into harmony, breakdowns, handclaps, and a chaotic choral break seemingly played on pennywhistles, “For Love of Grace & the Hereafter” is a showcase of the band’s fundamental curiosity and trust in their instincts. There is no affectation or prescription to this record – no palette of curated influence or sought sound. It is the sum total of inspirations, shared openly in the name of playing and playing’s pleasures.
Following the acclaimed lead single “Star”, today’s single and album opener “Ember” formally introduces “For Love of Grace & the Hereafter”. The track begins as a louche warmup, a sliding run-through of chords without particular direction follows, while a glockenspiel picks out a lead line. Suddenly, we’re off, barreling down the street. The song is an extended hand with a raised eyebrow, inviting its subject to race through the city in love, catching breath in an alley and then going again. Vocalist Elias Rønnenfelt’s “I love you in an ominous way” is a direct moment of clarity, until the rose-tinted melody spills into controlled mayhem. The accompanying video was directed by the band and Ira Rønnenfelt.
Over 18 years and five studio albums, Iceage – Rønnenfelt, guitarist Johan Suurballe Wieth, drummer Dan Kjær Nielsen, guitarist Casper Morilla Fernandez, and bassist Jakob Tvilling Pless – have worked inside the idea of collapse. It is a way of playing, singing and songwriting, almost falling apart and pulling together at once – a tumbling through life in song, catching it as it goes.
“For Love of Grace & the Hereafter” was recorded last year at Silence Studio, a modest house in rural Sweden near the Norwegian border. Twelve years ago, they recorded 2014’s “Plowing Into the Field of Love” at the same studio; it’s no coincidence that it’s the only time they have returned to a studio to cut a record. The band wanted to capture the same intense energy. “The songs needed to be immediate, urgent, raw, and fast”, Rønnenfelt reveals. “We wanted to try to shed any unnecessary weight. Catching outlets of energy is what excites us the most”.
The band leaned on their experiences and the thousands of hours on stages they’ve shared since they were teenagers. The setup was as minimal as possible: making decisions live and not overthinking, patient full takes with minimal overdubs. The lyrics were written only a few weeks before entering the studio to prevent the overall picture from being too fragmented and to increase the sense of risk and urgency.
“For Love of Grace & the Hereafter” is bright and energetic. It’s both fun and as serious as ever, growing and glowing through love. Across six albums, Iceage have found salvation, notably through the throes of true love, both romantic and brotherly. Everything has been leading up to this moment for the band: a communal, cathartic collapse, and a full circle moment where contentment and chaos can live in clarity.
Watch the official video for “Ember” below.
Pre-order & pre-save “For Love of Grace & the Hereafter” here.
Tracklist:
1. Ember
2. Match Head Girl
3. The Weak
4. No Fear
5. Salve for Every Sore
6. mother-of-pearl
7. Tender Blades
8. 1835
9. Star
10. Lifetime
11. Holy Water
12. True Blue
Live Show 2026:
Fri. Aug. 14 – Copenhagen, DK @ Syd For Solen
Weblinks:
iceage.dk
www.facebook.com/IceageCopenhagen
