After performing a series of amazing shows this spring with Bjork and Dirty Projectors at Housing Works & Blonde Redhead at Celebrate Brooklyn, Ólöf Arnalds returns stateside with series of shows in NYC and West Coast dates in Seattle and Portland. She will be joined on stage with Davíð Þór Jónsson, who also accompanied Ólöf on her Spring tour. She’ll also stop by KEXP for a performance.
A-SIDE: Maria Bethânia (from Caetano Veloso's 1971 London London LP)
B-SIDE: Sveitin milli sanda (The title means "The land between the sands" and was written by Magnus Blöndal and made famous by Elly Vilhálms)
Her second full-length album, Ókídókí, where she again teamed up with Kjartan Sveinsson from Sigur rós will be out in early 2010.
Icelandic folk chanteuse Ólöf Arnalds has been a prominent figure in her native music scene for several years playing with Múm, Mugison, and Skúli Sverrisson. Ólöf has also been active in mixing aural and visual arts, taking a solo turn in and providing hypnotic vocals for Steingrímur Eyfjörð's video contribution to the 2007 Venice Biennial. The piece also won the 2008 Icelandic Visual Arts Award. Her University graduating musical video piece Eins og sagt er ( or "As they say” in English) has also been exhibited widely.
However, it is Ólöf's solo debut Við og Við that continues to garner widespread acclaim. Produced by Kjartan Sveinsson from Sigur rós, it won Best Alternative Album at the Iceland Music Awards as well as Record of the Year at Iceland's largest daily newspaper, Morgunblaðið.
2008 saw Ólöf play festivals throughout Europe. Highlights include sharing a three-way bill with Björk and Sigur Rós at Iceland's Náttúra concert, and opening for Björk in Athens, Greece. In September, Ólöf performed a sold out showcase at NYC's Le Poisson Rouge that was featured as the music pick for the day in the New York Times UrbanEye, Time Out New York, The Onion, and Flavorpill. The show in which Ólöf debuted Við og Við in full was the subject of a Dig For Fire TV documentary. In October, Ólöf became the first Icelandic musician to play a prestigious showcase slot at WOMEX, the world music expo.
Ólöf has just finished recording her second album which was once again produced by Kjartan Sveinsson from Sigur Rós.
Ólöf Arnalds on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
The tour will coincide with the 7” release featuring two coversBrazilian singer Caetano Veloso and an Iceland's Elly Vilhálms.
A-SIDE: Maria Bethânia (from Caetano Veloso's 1971 London London LP)
B-SIDE: Sveitin milli sanda (The title means "The land between the sands" and was written by Magnus Blöndal and made famous by Elly Vilhálms)
Her second full-length album, Ókídókí, where she again teamed up with Kjartan Sveinsson from Sigur rós will be out in early 2010.
Icelandic folk chanteuse Ólöf Arnalds has been a prominent figure in her native music scene for several years playing with Múm, Mugison, and Skúli Sverrisson. Ólöf has also been active in mixing aural and visual arts, taking a solo turn in and providing hypnotic vocals for Steingrímur Eyfjörð's video contribution to the 2007 Venice Biennial. The piece also won the 2008 Icelandic Visual Arts Award. Her University graduating musical video piece Eins og sagt er ( or "As they say” in English) has also been exhibited widely.
However, it is Ólöf's solo debut Við og Við that continues to garner widespread acclaim. Produced by Kjartan Sveinsson from Sigur rós, it won Best Alternative Album at the Iceland Music Awards as well as Record of the Year at Iceland's largest daily newspaper, Morgunblaðið.
2008 saw Ólöf play festivals throughout Europe. Highlights include sharing a three-way bill with Björk and Sigur Rós at Iceland's Náttúra concert, and opening for Björk in Athens, Greece. In September, Ólöf performed a sold out showcase at NYC's Le Poisson Rouge that was featured as the music pick for the day in the New York Times UrbanEye, Time Out New York, The Onion, and Flavorpill. The show in which Ólöf debuted Við og Við in full was the subject of a Dig For Fire TV documentary. In October, Ólöf became the first Icelandic musician to play a prestigious showcase slot at WOMEX, the world music expo.
Ólöf has just finished recording her second album which was once again produced by Kjartan Sveinsson from Sigur Rós.
Ólöf Arnalds on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
