Choir of Young Believers, led by Jannis Noya Makrigiannis, garnered an imposing number of accolades in their Danish homeland for a debut full-length, 'This Is for the White in Your Eyes'. Rolling Stone said "Founding songwriter Jannis Noya Makrigiannis, manages to sound utterly alone — singing in cold echo with the high, keening melancholy of the Zombies' Colin Blunstone and the Neil Young of ‘A Man Needs a Maid,’" whileUnder The Radar says "With one foot firmly planted in the realm of orchestral pop, the other dipping its toe into ‘50s pop-song structures, Makrigiannis crafts a Spartan but cinematic world of melody and melancholy." 'This Is For The White In Your Eyes', signalled the arrival of a powerful new talent, possessed of a fully formed vision, arch compositional ingenuity and a tenor to die for. 'While White in Your Eyes' racked up overwhelmingly positive international press, it can practically be seen as a soft launch for Choir of Young Believers’ masterful 'Rhine Gold' out now on Ghostly International. 

UK & Europe live dates
16th May Zurich, SW @ PAPIERSAAL
18th May Paris, FR @ CAFE DE LA DANSE
19th May Brugge, BE @ CACTUS CLUB
21st May London, UK @ BIRTHDAYS
22nd May Leuven, BE @ STUK

Praise for 'Rhine Gold':

"Fans of the Bon Iver school of album mythology will like the style of indie veteran Jannis Noya Makrigiannis." The Guardian

"Choir of Young Belivers will likely make believers out of listeners who may come to depend on them for the rare kind of fearless, emotionally raw but musically soaring pop." Prefix

"…majestic and haunting in the best sense." The Onion’s AV Club

"This is an album rich in ideas, heavy on emotion. It feels like the soundtrack to an intimate film, sounds gently lapping around you until you’re swallowed up by them." Music OMH

"Ambition, surprise and innovation." Drowned in Sound

"An ambitious, thoughtful and rewarding album." 7.5/10 Bowlegs Music

"An intrepid new album that becomes more poignant and edifying with each listen." The Line of Best Fit