“Arnalds is a fan of the musically esoteric (she plays a mean wine glass)” Flavorpill NYC
Bjork and and the Dirty Projectors have invited Icelandic chanteuse Ólöf Arnalds for a one-time benefit show at the Housing Works as part of their "Live From Home" series on May 8th.
Have a gander down yonder at Brooklyn Vegan for an Exclusive Mp3 of Við og Við
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009/04/olof_arnalds_a.html#more
Arnalds has just finished recording her second solo album, produced by
Kjartan Sveinsson (Sigur rós) along with Skuli Sverrisson (Laurie Anderson), Shahzad Ismaily (Tom Waits, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy), and Davíð Þór Jónsson (Mugison).
Performing Live (as opposed to dead):
May 5th- Union Hall- Brooklyn
May 6th- Sycamore- Brooklyn
May 7th- Scandinavia House (Volvo Hall), NYC
May 8th- Housing Works Bookstore Cafe w/Björk and The Dirty Projectors- NYC
Bio -
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. On May 8 she will join Björk and The Dirty Projectors for a one-time benefit show at the Housing Works Bookstore & Café as part of their "Live From Home" series.
More at http://www.olofarnalds.com and http://www.myspace.com/olofarnalds
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