Altsounds - Ólöf Arnalds releases Við og Við on 11.17 w/One Little Indian

Icelandic folk chanteuse Ólöf Arnalds has been a prominent figure in her native music scene for several years as a member of Múm. 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 2007 Iceland Music Awards as well as Record of the Year at Iceland's largest daily newspaper, Morgunblaðið. Despite release only in Iceland, word of mouth earned Við og Við high profile plaudits in the U.S. including a #38 ranking in Paste Magazine's Top 100 Albums of 2007 and #81 in eMusic's editors Best albums of 2008 list.

Við og Við's recent Stateside popularity has seen Ólöf play with the likes of Blonde Redhead, Jonathan Richman, Björk and The Dirty Projectors. Ólöf's recent run of U.S. dates has been covered extensively with publication ranging from Vanity Fair, New York Times, Village Voice and Time Out New York chiming in with praise.

Ólöf recently finished recording her second album, Ókídókí at Sigur rós' Sundlaugin Studios with Kjartan Sveinsson producing once again. It's a more ambitious project than her debut featuring elaborate arrangements and vocals sung both in English and Icelandic.

Ólöf Arnalds announces the first US release of her debut album,
Við og Við through One Little Indian
FINALLY, in stores stateside on November 17th

Two fall performances include the opening of the Roni Horn Retrospective at
the Whitney Museum of American Art on November 6th where Ólöf performs with
Kjartan Sveinsson of Sigur rós & Rockwood Music Hall on November 9th

“She has a really idiosyncratic sense of chord structure and a voice somewhere between a child and an old woman! She has her own individuality, and the best is yet to come.”- Bjork After performing a series of amazing shows this spring with Bjork and Dirty Projectors at Housing Works & Blonde Redhead at Celebrate Brooklyn, Ólöf Arnalds returned stateside for her first West Coast tour popping by KEXP

Watch HERE! Brooklyn Vegan chat’s up ÓlöfCheck out her live performance of Caetano Veloso's "Maria Bethania" for Hooves on the TurfCheck out Bjork talking about & playing Olof on NPR's All Things Considered!
Stereogum featured the song that is set to kick off her second album, Ókídókí
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