For Now I Am Winter Out on April 2 With Mercury Classics 

“the same patient minimalism…almost regal… The best cuts find Arnalds unafraid to blend genres

and mix in the electronic flourishes.”- Pitchfork

Watch the ‘Old Skin‘ Video + Stream ‘Only the Winds’ mp3 (Available To Post) 

Watch Lil Buck Perform to Ólafur’s music on the Colbert Report Last Week

Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds has debuted his first ever live action video for the song ‘Old Skin‘ with PASTE, directed by Magnús Leifsson. The track features vocals from Icelandic singer Arnór Dan and is taken from Arnalds’ forthcoming studio album, For Now I Am Winter, due out on April 2nd with Mercury Classics. Composer Nico Muhly provided orchestral arrangements, and Arnalds introduces vocals to his songs for the first time through Arnór Dan. A 4-song sampler of the album, called The Winter EP, is available digitally this week on iTunes to tide fans over until the album release. After a lauded set at this year’s Iceland Airwaves, including an intimate KEXP live broadcast performance, Ólafur will return to the US with laptop and string section in tow for several live performances at this year’s SXSW [Dates Below].

Arnalds continues to steadily build a reputation as one of the world’s most bright and able young composers.  Purveying a neo-classical style with an array of influences which range from electronica to minimalism, Arnalds is an artist who draws from a variety of sources whilst maintaining his own unique sound. Since the release of his 2007 debut, Eulogy for Evolution, the 26-year-old, has put his name to a variety of projects. Since 2009 he has scored films and TV shows including Another Happy Day, ITV’s upcoming drama Broadchurch and the Vanessa Hudgens-starring feature film Gimme Shelter, as well as having tracks featured on the soundtracks to Hollywood hits The Hunger Games and Looper. He’s also released two EPs each composed in a week; Found Songs in 2009 and Living Room Songs in 2011. Both of these collections featured works written and recorded in a day, the former innovatively released through Twitter and the latter released to his fans with accompanying videos through his social media channels and website

For Now I Am Winter Tracklisting

1. Sudden Throw

2. Brim

3. For Now I Am Winter

4. A Stutter

5. Words of Amber

6. Reclaim

7. Hands, be Still

8. Only The Winds

9. Old Skin

10. We (Too) Shall Rest

11. This Place Was A Shelter

12. Carry Me Anew

Ólafur Arnalds at SXSW

Wed. 3/13 – Official Universal Music/Decca Label Group Showcase – 10pm

Thur. 3/14 – FILTER x Iceland Airwaves Day Party – 12:20pm

Thur. 3/14 – Equinox Mish Mash Party – 3pm

Thur. 3/14 – KEXP – 5:30pm

Fri. 3/15 – SONOS Performance House – 6pm

For more information, please visit:

http://olafurarnalds.com/

https://www.facebook.com/olafurarnalds

https://twitter.com/OlafurArnalds

https://soundcloud.com/olafur-arnalds