wednesday wake up call

New Ólafur Arnalds video (directed by Harald Haraldsson) for the track, "Only the Winds", taken from the album For Now I Am Winter.



Also, watch his April 18th sold-out (Le) Poisson Rouge show in NYC over at NPR.

thursday wake up call

Gorgeous Song ... probably one of the best songs I've heard this year! — "Old Skin" by Ólafur Arnalds, featuring vocals by Arnór Dan and orchestral arrangements by Nico Muhly (video directed by Magnús Leifsson.)



"Old Skin" is from the upcoming album, For Now I Am Winter, out on April 2nd through Mercury Classics.

friday wake up call

Check out this animated video by Lam Ho Tak for Ólafur Arnalds' "Near Light"; from the album Living Room Songs, out now on Erased Tapes Records.

slowly, the light comes

Here's a beautiful video for your Monday morning:



This is the official music video for "Hægt, kemur ljósið", taken from Ólafur Arnalds' sophomore album, ...and they have escaped the weight of darknes.

song of the moment

photo by Lisa Roze

Icelandic neo-classical artist Ólafur Arnalds has recently made his ultra soothing new single, "Þú ert sólin", available as a free download! The song, which translates to "You Are The Sun" is the first track off his forthcoming sophomore album entitled ...And They Have Escaped The Weight Of Darkness, due out on Erased Tapes in June.

Ólafur Arnalds: Þú ert sólin