Up until now, Vök, an Icelandic three-piece we've covered many times before on the site, has mainly rooted their sound in a folk-tinged, slow-paced acoustic vibe. However, with their brand-new track, "Waiting", it seems the band might be taking a new direction—one we're all for. The new effort is faster-paced, glossed-out electronic-pop, and, as far as appealing to a wider audience goes, we really think they're on a better track here. Alongside the new release, Vök has announced an upcoming tour through Europe and the UK. We've the dates for that all below. Vök's 2016 live dates: Feb 18 Sónar Reykjavík, Iceland Feb 20 Nordklang Festival, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Feb 21 Stock, Basel, Switzerland Feb 22 Papiersaal, Zurich, Switzerland Feb 23 Mahogany Hall, Berne, Switzerland Feb 24 Bleu Lézard, Lausanne, Switzerland Feb 25 Salzburg Rockhouse, Salzburg, Austria Feb 26 Fluc Vienna, Austria Feb 27 Palác Akropolis, Prague, Czech Republic Feb 28 Cafe Kulturalna, Warsaw, Poland Feb 29 Klub Firlej, Wroclaw, Poland Mar 01 Blue Note, Poznan, Poland Mar 03 Musik & Frieden, Berlin, Germany Mar 04 Häkken, Hamburg, Germany Mar 05 Artheater, Köln, Germany Mar 06 Het Burgerweeshuis, Deventer, Netherlands Mar 08 Muziekgieterij, Maastricht, Netherlands Mar 09 Gebr de Nobel, Leiden, Netherlands Mar 10 Mezz, Breda, Netherlands Mar 11 Effenaar/Cafe Altstadt, Eindhoven, Netherlands Mar 12 Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands Mar 15 Beursschouwburg, Brussels, Belgium Mar 16 Abstrakt, Gent, Belgium Mar 17 LA Peniche, Lille, France Mar 18 Le Pop Up du Label, Paris, France Mar 21 The Lexington, London, United Kingdom
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