Ólafur Arnalds – Þau hafa sloppið undan þunga myrkursins

Iceland’s Ólafur Arnalds has completed his score for Another Happy Day, and has more on the way with Blinky TM and Órói. Arnalds first came onto my radar when he played dates with Sigur Ros in 2008, and next week he’ll be embarking on his first US tour with a string quartet to boot. It’ll be his first appearance stateside in several years and will be songs off of his second album & They Have Escaped The Weight of Darkness. If you didn’t already buy the album last June, download its uplifting title track and stream a song from the new movie:

Ólafur Arnalds - Þau hafa sloppið undan þunga myrkursins

Lynn’s Theme by Olafur Arnalds

Jan 24 – The Modern Theatere at Suffolk University – Boston, MA
Jan 25 – Highline Ballroom – New York, NY
Jan 26 – St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI
Jan 27 – Southgate House Ballroom – Newport, KY
Jan 28 – Midtown Scholar Bookstore – Harrisburg, PA
Jan 29 – The Toby – Indianapolis, IN
Jan 30 – Preston Bradley Hall @ Chicago Cultural Center – Chicago, IL (3pm)
Jan 30 – Museum of Contemporary Art – Chicago, IL (8:30pm)
Jan 31 – Covenant Fine Arts Center @ Calvin College – Grand Rapids, MI
Feb 1 – Cedar Cultural Center – Minneapolis, MN
Feb 3 – Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA
Feb 4 – Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA

& They Have Escaped The Weight of Darkness is available now via Erased Tapes